As a mom of two very active boys, I am constantly searching for new ideas for day trips/cool activities/holiday destinations to take them to because I want them have the opportunities to explore new things and learn things in a fun way.
I created this blog to organise my notes on the places I’ve visited and the destinations I plan to explore, and to make the information easy to share. I’m often asked by friends for playground recommendations, day‑trip ideas, road‑trip routes, and overseas travel itineraries, so this serves as a central resource I can share whenever needed. 😊
Road Trip Ideas
Short Holiday Ideas around Melbourne
- Bright & Surrounds
- Warnambool & Surrounds
- Phillip Island & Surrounds
- Wilsons Promontory & Surrounds
- Western Coastal Areas
Day trip Ideas around Melbourne
Summer/Autumn
- Inner Melbourne Explorations
- Ballarat and Surrounds
- Western Coastal Areas
- Autumn in Bacchus Marsh
- Bayswater & Dandenong
- Baw Baw Shire & Surrounds
- Summer trip to Warburton and Surrounds
- Summer/Autumn in Macedon Ranges
- Summer Exlplorations around Mornington
Melbourne Playgrounds
Melbourne East Areas
Rockbank
The Goldfields Area
Water Play in Melbourne
Free Water Play Area
Metro
Regional
- Bright Splash Park
- Warburton Water World
- Seville Water Park
- Creswick Splash Park
- Long Gully Splash Park
Sydney Explorations
Day trip Ideas around Sydney
- Canberra
- Kiama
- Jamberoo
- Jervis Bay
- Woronora and Surrounds
- Wollongong and Surrounds
- Leura and Surrounds
- Blue Mountains & Surrounds
Japan Travel
- Autumn Travel to Japan
- Japanese Souvenirs
- Tokyo
- Yokohama
- Izu Peninsula
- Takayama
- Shirakawa Go
- Osaka
- Kyoto
- Arashiyama
- Himeji
- Amanohashidate
- Nagasaki
- Hiroshima
Indonesian Travel
- Indonesian Souvenirs
- Labuan Bajo
- Semarang
- Jogjakarta
- Jakarta
- Bandung