Australasia

Hilke and her partner took the opportunity to get away camping before their baby arrives in a few weeks time, we think she is an inspiration so we asked her all about it.

We went camping at a bush site near Tatong in Victoria at just on 32 weeks pregnant.

Alana travelled to Fiji earlier this year with her 2 year old son JJ. We were lucky enough to hear all about their fabulous island holiday:

We went to Fiji in July with our family and extended family (10 adults and 6 kids under 6). It was a great trip and very interesting as it’s the first time I have ever been overseas!

Kirsty and her husband were lucky enough to travel to Fiji for a holiday when their son Kobe was 5 and a half months old.

Kirsty kindly fills us in on their trip, what they did and where they stayed:

We travelled to Fiji when Kobe was 5 ½ months old. It was the perfect destination for our first family holiday.

Kobe was kissed, cuddled, and had his cheeks pinched, and we were all greeted with ‘Bula’ by the friendly locals. It was wonderful to holiday in a culture where children are so cherished.

Sarah Pye is the author of ‘Kids Welcome to Queensland’ the first in a series of family friendly guide books. Sarah recently travelled to Canberra with her daughters Cubs troop and was kind enough to share the group’s travel experiences with us.

Ah, Canberra. Say to a born-Aussie that you haven’t been to the national capital and they look at you as if you came from another planet…

It’s a tradition that Meg’s whole family spend 2 weeks camping at Coolum Beach on the Sunshine Coast every year. The first time Meg went along she was 8 months old, this year she had the very special experience of continuing the tradition with her own son, 6 month old Xander. Meg filled us in...