It’s not often you get wine tasting and family friendly in the same sentence. Read more…
Winter on the beach in Jervis Bay
My lovely friend Seana, who you might know…… she blogs over at Sydney Kids Food and Travel, offered me her gorgeous beach house in Jervis Bay last week. Mr D didn’t have any leave left and Josh just wanted to hang out with his friends at rugby camp, so it was just me and the girls who […] Read more…
8 Tips for flying long haul with kids
Quite frankly just the thought of travelling any longer than two hours in a confined space with three kids makes me want to lie down in a dark room with a glass of wine. I used to be cabin crew for Virgin Atlantic on all their long haul routes, so I am well acquainted with being on […] Read more…
Kids on Safari (Mrs D does Africa part 6)
There is no way we could have gone all the way to South Africa and not taken the kids on a safari. It just wouldn’t be Africa without a safari. As soon as we drove through the huge gates of the game reserve, the excitement rippled through the car. The kids had never seen an African […] Read more…
Nelson Mandela’s capture site (Mrs D does Africa part 5)
After 5 hours in the car we hit the last stretch before we reached my grandparents house. It was a long, windy old dirt road surrounded by lush green fields and rolling hills. I opened the window and breathed in the nostalgic scenery. If I closed my eyes I could have been 8 years old again. […] Read more…
Vineyards, mountains and the wedding of the year (Mrs D does Africa part 4)
This week is all about weddings on the blog. Yesterday I posted about how we took the kids to visit the venue we were got married and today I’m sharing photos of my sister’s wedding. One of the reasons for our trip South Africa last month was to see my beautiful little sister get married. They chose […] Read more…
A wedding anniversary and a trip down memory lane (Mrs D does Africa part 3)
Last month, in South Africa, Mr D and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary. It was a pretty uneventful celebration as it fell on Easter Sunday, so the day pretty much revolved around chocolate and kids. However, the sun was shining and we were surrounded by family, which made it pretty perfect. A week later, while visiting […] Read more…
Adventures with elephants. Mrs D does Africa part 2
Adventures with elephants came highly recommended. Everyone we spoke to said what a fantastic experience it was. It was a little on the expensive side, and I have to be honest, I was a quite sceptical. I wanted to see the elephants in the wild, not doing some silly tricks for tourists. I kept my reservations to […] Read more…
Jet lag and that Sydney storm
The last few days have been totally surreal. We landed back in Sydney from South Africa straight into what the local paper called ‘Stormageddon!’ They weren’t kidding either! High fives to our pilot who managed to get the plane on the ground with a limited number of whoozy stomachs. As the taxi drove us home, we all […] Read more…
16 hours in the air, mixed up time zones and a lost tooth. (Mrs D does Africa part 1)
Our flight to South Africa from Sydney was a little over 14 hours. I was excited about getting there, but if I’m totally honest, the thought of spending 14 hours in a confined space with three kids was making me feel a bit queasy! Josh and Hollie have both done long flights before, but they were […] Read more…