Australian Bushfires The world has been watching as parts of Australia have been plagued with heartbreaking bushfires. According to Tourism Australia, most destinations remain safe and continue to welcome visitors.  All of the international airports in Australia are operating as normal. On their website, the Australian Tourism Board states, The best way to support Australia, Australian communities, and the tourism sector is to keep visiting. If you cannot travel to an affected area due to…

When we decided to visit Australia, I wanted to incorporate a lesson in Aboriginal culture and history into our itinerary.  But it was imperative that the education we received came through the prism of the people themselves.  I found a few aboriginal exhibits in museums but I was interested in something a bit more independent…a FUBU (for us, by us) version, if you will. After a bit of research, I stumbled upon this review of the…

We recently took our first international family trip to Sydney, Australia!  When we arrived, our son was 4 years old and our daughter was 14 months old. But getting around in Australia with two small kids was not the easy undertaking I thought it would be.  Since we were only planning to be in Sydney for 5 full days (we had 3 additional days already earmarked for day trips), we wanted to have the ease…