#1 Carry On Hard Case Luggage With Laptop Access

Having traveled the world for nearly four years pretty well continuously, we have become experts on functional, stylish, and practical luggage. I’ve been through many a bag, backpack, knapsack, suitcase, and rolling bag. And the quest has continued to find the most practical lightweight bag that suits both Exploramum and Explorason. We’ve found that the […]

A Rare Treat – Flying In A Tiger Moth

Being back in Australia means it is giving us an opportunity to explore our own homeland. A rugged and often barren land that I grew up in. With camping trips away nearly every school holidays, travel and exploring were birthed within me, in a way, by my parents. It’s school holiday time, so we’ve just […]

Home Away From Home Bayview Apartments Glenelg

Home Away From Home  with Bayview Apartments Glenelg, South Australia Adelaide is known as ‘The City of Churches’; ‘The City of Festivals’; and ‘The City of Beaches’. The most famous of those beaches being Glenelg, where the original tram line still runs from Adelaide city to the coast. Here the famed old ship “The Buffalo” […]

What is one thing you couldn’t travel without ?

What is in their backpack, rucksack, or suitcases? Have you ever wondered what top long-term travelers say they can’t live without? Here is an article where they feature what Exploramum has carted all over the world with her. READ IT HERE Traveling over many continents, and to 64 countries so far, here is our item […]

Latin American Newspaper REFORMA Tells Our Story

World-school Journey by Analine Cedillo Cd. De Mexico, Mexico (March 13, 2016) Translation of an article by Google Translate. …..Single Mother, with a home mortgage payable, two jobs that left her exhausted and very little time to share with your child, Ruth Johnston’s life change was raised. “I thought, this is not the reason why I […]

14 Family Travel Stories – Including Us

14 amazing educational family travel experiences Please take a look at a fabulous article written by Babyglobetrotters. Here 14 different families show some of how they educate through travel. We’ve been included in our recent time in Bali. In fact, we are the first family in the article, so right at the start, and it […]

Best Accommodation in McLaren Vale

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle…. Our sausages are grilling to perfection as we chat and drink with a lovely family from Wales, UK. The kids are playing ‘Hide and Seek’, and couples swim in the slightly heated pool behind us. We are staying at McLaren Vale Motel and Apartments, and it is the perfect place to stay, […]

Visiting McLaren Vale? Top 10 Kids Things To Do

Here’s my list of Top 10 Things To Do with Kids in McLaren Vale, South Australia. Plus I’ve added a few extra Time-Outs for the adults too! (These are not in any particular order). Many of these activities are also FREE! Number 10 – Ten Woodstock Winery – Feed Australian Wildlife By Hand And It’s FREE (including Soy […]

Pet And Housesitting In Australia

“OH MY GOSH! “    I look up as I’m drinking my coffee on a misty Summer early morning, to almost come face-to-face with a Koala, looking right back at me. We are housesitting in a hilly suburb about 20 km from the center of the city of Adelaide.  This is suburbia.  This is Australia. This […]

Thai Service With A Smile

Thailand prides itself on its excellent service.  The Thai’s are precise, punctual, and extremely helpful in most cases, and after a long flight from Kenya, Africa we were so pleased to finally arrive in Bangkok at our centrally located hotel in busy Bangkok. It was barely dinner time, but I hadn’t slept much in the […]

The Busy Travellers Perfect African Safari

Do you have a ‘bucket list’ of places you want to travel to and things you want to see and do in this wide and wonderful world? If you are a busy person; live the business or executive life; only have a day stopover on your flight; have a sporting or team commitments; or health […]

Salubrious Swanky Safari – Nairobi Kenya

Most travelers dream of going on safari in Africa, with their head poking out of a Land-rover, or sitting in a retro truck as it bumps over the orange dust giving their backs and buttocks an African massage. But like most travelers, we found ourselves seeking a little luxury as well.  We had roughed it […]