Perth is the kind of city that lots of people ask about, but few actually end up visiting. Obviously, we are kind of isolated down here, but I'm sure that's why it's such a special place. To give you a taste, this post is all about how I recommend you spend a perfect weekend in Perth - and I hope I …
travel with kids
Garbage truck travel and keeping a travelling child happy in Penang
When you are travelling with a three-year-old boy, you do need to adapt your sightseeing expectations somewhat. After our trip to Vienna turned into an expedition to chase Viennese garbage trucks past Stephansdom, I thought I was fully prepared for this when we travelled to Penang a couple of months …
How to make an Egyptian mummy for your child and to encourage them to love travelling
I am big on encouraging my son to want to travel. First, there is the selfish reason - I want him to be keen to come on all the trips I have planned while he's still young enough to need to come with us. And the unselfish one, of course, is that travelling to different places can teach him SO …


