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Guest blogger: Me, My Brother & His Chair – Take on Rome

August 16, 2015 By

We’re lucky to have guest blogging brothers Thomas and Tyler regularly reporting back on their adventures in Europe. This week’s update (written by younger brother Thomas) includes some valuable tips for wheelchair travel to some of Rome’s key sights. An exceptional update from our two inspirational jetsetting kids and their family is below: Thomas and […]

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Travel with a toddler. I lived to tell the tale.

August 13, 2015 By

An Instagram friend has asked for some tips of how to entertain her 18 month old on an upcoming flight. I remember all too well the joys of flying with a toddler and one particular trip stands out. We were travelling from Brisbane to Kuala Lumpur.  I remember having to be overly organised not just […]

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Guest Blogger: Me, My Brother & His Chair. Our Paris Top 10.

August 11, 2015 By

Our guest blogging brothers Thomas and Tyler from Me, My Brother  & His Chair, along with their family have been having an amazing time on their European vacation. Although Tyler is in a wheelchair it’s been so lovely to see the boys seeing all the same historical sights that any family would on their first […]

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A crafty way to entertain the kids

August 8, 2015 By

It’s no secret that our boys are crazy about Minions! This week we’ve been trialing Just Craft’s range of DIY craft kits for kids aged 4 – 10 years old.  Each activity is designed to keep little hands busy for up to 30 minutes and because they are all inclusive sticker based kits – you […]

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Guest Blogger – Me, My Brother & His Chair: 10 Planning Tips For Europe!

August 6, 2015 By

Our guest bloggers Me, My Brother & His Chair have been in Paris the last few days! Before they left, Thomas, Tyler and their mum Erin shared with me the preparation that they put in to get ready for their trip. Tyler is in a wheelchair so they new that they had to start planning […]

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This is how we roll! We’re talking luggage and packing tips

August 4, 2015 By

You can never have enough free hands when travelling with kids! Travel through airports with one child was ok, but when baby #2 came along we had to rethink our strategy. We were determined that International travel and holidays did not have to stop,  so here’s what we came up with.   1. We only […]

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Jetsetting Kids in the theme park capital – Orlando!

July 23, 2015 By

We recently returned from a mammoth adventure in the USA. We had our sights set on conquering the themepark capital of the world – Orlando! For fun we threw in a 7 night Royal Caribbean cruise and a stopover to Santa Monica on our way home Brisbane, Australia. Our itinerary went something like this: – […]

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Travel smart, travel light

June 15, 2015 By

Ask my husband and he’ll probably tell you another story, but I like to think that i’m the queen of packing light. When packing a bag, I try to include clothing that is useful, looks good and something that can literally be worn again and in different ways. I also factor in what washes well and […]

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