Australia has been on our family travel bucket list for some years now. When a flight deal surfaced, my family and I jumped at the chance to take our first international family voyage to Australia.  We chose to start our Outback adventure in Sydney, also known as Australia’s Emerald City. [This post on Things to do with Kids to do in Sydney was originally published in December 2019, and updated in July 2022.] We were …

Looking for ways to learn about Aboriginal culture in Sydney? We have just the place to add to your Sydney itinerary.  When we first 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 …

We 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 five full days (we had three additional days already earmarked for day trips), we wanted to have the ease of …