"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

We are an Australian family travelling with young kids and trying to keep things fun, easy and educational. Join us on our journey and learn about new destinations, travel tips and how to make long term travel affordable.

The Effect of Change

The Effect of Change

One of the lovely parts about our lifestyle up here is our ability to easily step back and really enjoy each day as it comes. It is something that I was really looking forward to, yet hadn’t counted on exactly how much effect it would have on me. When we lived in Australia, free time was our rarest commodity. We were always rushing around, doing odd jobs, running errands, shopping, fixing parts of the house, cooking, cleaning, washing, driving...

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The Gili Islands

The Gili Islands

As you can see, keeping up to date with my blog is not my thing! We have been so busy over the last few months I really haven’t had time to get around to it! However I am going to try and post once a week over the next month or so and try use my blog as more of a photo journal (as it is prettier) and a record of our life up here! In September our lovely...

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Going Home

Going Home

A few weeks ago we decided to head back to Australia for a quick trip to catch up with family and friends and secretly ….. to be cold for a few days! I love living in Ubud and I love being warm all the time, but sometimes I just crave jeans, boots, jumpers, roast lamb, a glass of red wine and a roaring fire!!! It was a whirlwind trip and we managed to catch up with so many people...

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A Little Extra Time

A Little Extra Time

One question I seem to get a lot is “What do you do with your time?” To be honest our life up here is pretty awesome. We have lots of time to play with the kids, swim in the pool, we get to spend time together, go to day spa’s and get massages, take the kids out and just enjoy a slower pace of life. This is a real treasure for me as I have young kids and spent...

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