Dig IT is Australia's first excavator site designed for kids, located in Thunderbird Park on Tamborine Mountain, only an hour from Brisbane. It's a fantastic day out with the kids, perfect for the school holidays. Thunderbird Park Thunderbird Park is an adventure park...
We are lucky to have some wonderful animal experiences in South East Queensland. This guide to the best farms and zoos in the area includes family-friendly farms, zoos and animal encounters in and around Brisbane, including easy day trips to the Gold Coast and...
Located in the Pacific Fair shopping centre in Broadbeach, the new Hello Kitty Café is fast becoming a Gold Coast icon. This Japanese café is cutesy and eye-popping and will be a huge hit with the kids. It’s no wonder it’s attracting quite a buzz. The Cafe The Hello...
Tamborine Mountain, only an hour from Brisbane, feels like another world. Climb the mountain and enter the rainforest, and you'll be met with tranquil settings, stunning views and excellent food and drink. Here's how I'd spend a perfect day in Tamborine Mountain....
The QT Hotel is a modern, funky spot on the Gold Coast, so it stands to reason that their high tea offering would be just as contemporary and fun. I took my 9 year old daughter Rose with me to sample their Halloween high tea, "Trick or Tea", available daily throughout...
Just steps from the rainforest and a short stroll from Gallery Walk, Mountain Sanctuary B&B on Tamborine Mountain is a warm, welcome hideaway. This award-winning B&B offers a cosy base in the Gold Coast Hinterland, where you can expect a friendly welcome,...
Every winter the humpback whales migrate to the waters off the east coast of Australia. No, they don't come for the Ekka or the Medieval Festival - they come to breed and calve after spending their summers feeding in the Antarctic. Luckily for us Queensland residents,...
The Imperial Hotel is a 5 star luxury hotel on The Spit in the northern Gold Coast of Queensland. In the hotel's beautiful lobby they offer a Couture High Tea, which I sampled recently with my 9 year old daughter. Here's my full review of the Imperial Hotel high tea....
The Imperial Hotel, formerly known as the Palazzo Versace, is a luxury hotel on The Spit in Queensland. The Spit is a narrow strip of land on the northern Gold Coast, just up from Surfers Paradise and Southport. It has a long stretch of oceanfront beach on one side,...
Sea World Gold Coast is an aquatic zoo and theme park offering animal exhibits, rollercoasters and family-friendly rides. Located on the Gold Coast in Queensland and an easy day trip from Brisbane, here's my full review of this theme park. The Animals The highlight of...