Day trip to the historic gold mining town of Gulgong, NSW

During our week-long stay in Mudgee, we took a day trip to Gulgong, an old gold mining town 29km from Mudgee. It is also known as the birthplace of the famous Australian author Henry Lawson. Walking down the main street you can't help but feel like you have been transported back to the town's gold...

Duttons Trout Hatchery – who knew fish could be so much fun!

Arriving at the hatchery, we enter the visitor centre where we were warmly greeted by one of the staff from the Dept of Primary Industries and handed a map for the self-guided tour as well as the opportunity to buy a bag of fish food before being ushered upstairs to an aquarium display. This was...

Taking the scenic route from Tamworth to Armidale

We were now back on the road again, saying goodbye to Tamworth and heading for Armidale. One of the best things about going on a road trip is not only can you just throw everything into the car, but you also have the freedom to pull over and stop whenever something catches your eye. When you...

Eating out in Tamworth

Pig & Tinder Box -Loved the ambience of this restaurant. The staff were very attentive and friendly. We were seated in a booth, which gave us lots of space with the boys, important for all the colouring books & the feast that was to come. We ordered a pizza for the boys to share first while...

Tamworth – home to the Golden Guitar and awesome playgrounds!

From the day that we made the decision to go to the Commonwealth Games, it seemed like we had ages to wait. But as always, time snuck up on us & before we knew it, we were doing last minute packing. So on Good Friday, we packed the car, said our goodbyes to Miss J...

NSW & QLD Road Trip: countryside, beaches and Commonwealth Games!

Mr TTT loves his sports, so when it was announced that the 2018 Commonwealth Games would be held on the Gold Coast, that was it......he decided that we were going! This major sporting event became the driver for planning our road trip that would see us leaving Sydney and heading north inland through the New...

Orange Farmer’s Market – tasty delights straight from the farm

Orange is known as a 'foodie' destination for the amazing vineyards and restaurants but it is also well known for its local produce. So it was lucky that we chose to visit Orange on a weekend that the Orange Farmer's Market was on. The markets are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month at...

Orange Botanical Gardens – the perfect place for a relaxing stroll

As it was still a little early to go wine tasting, we decided to walk off our breakfast with a stroll around the Orange Botanical Gardens. It was very quiet when we got there and it did feel like we had the whole place to ourselves. At the entrance, we grabbed ourselves a map and...

A long weekend relaxing, wining and dining in Orange

Back in June during the Queen’s birthday long weekend, Mr TTT & I were lucky enough to spend a child-free weekend away – this was the first time being away from Master J. Mr TTT was celebrating a milestone birthday and we wanted to go somewhere we had never been before but could drive to...