Beecroft Peninsula is the spectacular northern headland of Jervis Bay. The Peninsula encompasses an area of about 5250 hectares just south of Currarong, a small coastal tourist village that is about…
Clifton Gardens at Chowder Bay in Mosman is one of our family’s favourite Sydney Harbour beaches… it’s right up there with Balmoral Beach for us. The kids’ annual primary school…
Caves Beach is a beautiful white sandy beach located at Lake Macquarie, just a two hour drive north of Sydney. There is actually a network of sea caves that can…
G’day and welcome to one of my family’s very favourite local beaches here in Sydney, the delightful Freshwater Beach on the Northern Beaches. We have twin friends who live near…
Blacksmiths Beach – or Blackies as the locals call it – is located at the southern end of Nine Mile Beach in the Lake Macquarie region, between Swansea and Belmont….
Bouddi National Park is located near Gosford in the Central Coast region, north Sydney. This coastal national park offers pristine beaches, secluded camping spots, some family-friendly walks and lookouts with…
Yes, these bluebottle stings were as painful as they look. I have had a few and have learned over the years the best way to treat a bluebottle sting. Here…
South Curl Curl has a special wee place in my heart. My big boys used to do Nippers there every Sunday when they were little. Nippers is such a great…
MacCallum Pool, you are a true Sydney hidden gem…. but easy to get to both for Sydneysiders and for visitors to our Harbour City. The views over Sydney Harbour are…
Patonga is one of the most secluded and delightful places on the Central Coast. Entirely surrounded by the Brisbane Water National Park, Patonga Beach is a great destination to relax…
Malabar Beach with its rock baths and terrific playground makes a wonderful place for Sydney families to explore. Malabar Beach is a very popular spot with residents that have young…
Shelly Beach Cronulla has a sweet little sandy beach plus a gorgeous ocean pool. It is much quieter and more intimate than its huge surf beach brother and this makes…
Just south of the millionaires’ playground of Palm Beach, around the lofty cliffs is Whale Beach. It’s a much smaller beach, nestled between two striking cliff faces and it has…
Some years ago, a friend of mine recommended against visiting Greenwich Baths, saying it was too crowded. But when Seana suggested we visit to write a post, I decided to…
Redleaf Pool, you are so gorgeous. If we lived within walking distance of Murray Rose Pool (as Redleaf Pool has been renamed), we’d come here ALL the time. But since…
Manly Waterworks has a new name: Manly Surf n Slide. The place hasn’t changed too much at all, still in the same location and with the same three thrilling slides. A…
Collaroy is a splendid spot for families, one of the really great places on the Northern Beaches. It’s the combo of family-friendliness that makes it special; the winning trifecta of…