Family Travel

Sharing adventurous worldwide family travel stories which promote responsible, eco and sustainable tourism ideals with slow travel fundamentals.

Queenstown is Open for ‘Snow’ Business #2 ‘Honey We’re Here – Where Do We Start?’

A family tradition is a family tradition and so it felt completely natural to book our very first holiday to Queenstown (back in 2009) with Cousins. What was completely random was unexpectedly running into original members of ‘The Red Brigade’ at the NZSKI Snow Centre, while we were organising our lift passes. One of the … Continue reading »

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Queenstown is Open for ‘Snow’ Business #1 – Getting There

The New Zealand (NZ) winter season has kicked off for 2014 and the 10 day Winter Festival is in full swing declaring – Queenstown is ready for ‘snow’ business. Coronet Peak, Mt Hutt, The Remarkables and Cardrona are all due to be officially opened by this weekend and Treble Cone on the 26th June. Snow lovers and … Continue reading »

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‘Must Do’ when visiting Perth, WA

This weeks story is a rundown on how our family enjoyed a spur of the moment trip to Perth for the Easter holidays. It includes warnings about crazy buskers with whips and ends with a recount of lessons learned. It is a bit of a long story so read the post now, remember it’s here … Continue reading »

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