There’s nothing like activities outdoors to cure digital overload and savour family time.

Any opportunity to get the kids playing outdoors and away from their screens is a plus for us so when Vuly Play offered us the opportunity to review their Slam Pro Basketball Hoop we were in.

Everybody NEEDS some time out. Who agrees? But what is it with mums that they always place themselves last on the list?

Camping with kids can be one of the most rewarding things you can do as a parent. Watching their little faces light up when confronted with the wondrous bounty of Mother Nature truly is a sight to behold.

If you like your walks gradual, easing yourself into a state of exertion then the Smith’s Track is NOT for you. Think Glacier Rock on steroids and you have some concept of what this track has in store for you.

A couple of memories stand out for me as a kid holidaying in Cairns. Visiting the Great Barrier Reef, tubing down freshwater creeks and heading up Trinity Inlet on our very own ‘fishing’ boat.

It’s a thriving outback town in far west Queensland that has plenty to do and see, and oh don’t forget, it’s the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda.

When you arrive at Australia’s most iconic holiday destination, you’ll quickly realise that you’re spoilt when it comes to finding something that suits.

Drive into Kalgoorlie from the East and you can almost taste gold in the air – the roads get bigger and wider, the traffic larger and heavier and mine sites become liberally scattered on the side of the road

With the Commonwealth Games set to hit the Gold Coast this April, 2018 we got asked by Queensland Tourism to share our local secrets with visitors.

This outdoorsy mum is someone I stumbled across on Facebook thanks to our shared enthusiasm for adventures around Far North Queensland.

The longest shortcut.

It’s a 2,700km ‘shortcut’ through the Heart of Australia that links Queensland to Western Australia via a great central road and it will take you past iconic landmarks, through remote Aboriginal communities and isolated Outback Stations…

Now is the time to visit Explore Tropical North Queensland and head out with Behana Canyoning . The water is pumping and these guys run such a fun tour.

What do you love about Cairns?
That it’s like one big outdoor playground. Love our urban vibe with great spots to dine and listen to live music and yet we have such easy access to the great outdoors, its literally on our doorstep.

There is a family, Kate, Rob and kids Josh and Charlie who live in Tropical North Queensland, most of the time…

I went to Emerald Creek Falls the other day and always get a little upset if I find rubbish lying around beautiful parts of Tropical North Queensland.

The Yellow Arrow in Cairns is the perfect track to introduce your child to the thrills of bushwalking. As it meanders up the side of a sizeable hill there’s plenty of opportunities for views out to sea

“You give us Western Education. We give you Cultural Education” said Daisy Ward to the kids and I as we stood absorbing the words of Aborigines today in a remote roadhouse in Outback Australia.

I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and to remind you all that this is the time of year that should be all about ‘slowing down’ and ‘smelling the roses’