Our first proper day out as residents was Taronga Zoo.
It was an easy family day and exactly the sort of thing we needed at that point. Not a huge mission, not a complicated…
One family · four passports · zero polished nonsense
Family.
Family.
Chaos.
Adventure.
We gave up everything to travel the world with two wild kids — meltdowns, magic, and memory-making mayhem in every country we visit.
yes, we really did it — meltdowns includedWe actually did this.
We sold up, packed the kids, and crossed Europe, Asia, South America and Australia — and learned what family travel really looks like when the wheels wobble. Every guide on this site was earned the hard way.
24+Countries visited
14mo+On the road
4Continents explored
325Stories & guides
2Wild kids
Explore the journey
Pick a corner of the map we’ve probably lost a shoe there
Real routes, real reviews, real family logistics — from Japanese trains to Bolivian salt flats.
16 countries explored · countries stamped
Europe
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7 countries explored · countries stamped
Asia
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2 countries explored · countries stamped
Americas
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2 countries explored · home base & beyond
Oceania
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The greatest hits
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Latest adventures
The End Of Our World Travels
The visa was granted quickly. Almost absurdly quickly. After all the talking, wondering, second-guessing and half-planning, the application…
Deciding to Apply for the Visa
Around this time, the Australia idea started to become more serious. On New Year’s Eve, what we were…
Australia Day
We spent Australia Day with family down by the water. Australia Day is held on 26 January each…
Dotty’s Birthday in Freshwater: Pool, Family and Australian Summer
Dotty’s birthday landed while we were staying in Freshwater, in an Airbnb with a pool that we had…
Freshwater for Four Weeks
After the house sit near Warringah Mall, we rented an Airbnb in Freshwater for nearly four weeks. It…
Night in the Blue Mountains
After sorting the car, we booked an Airbnb in the Blue Mountains for a night and took the…
Built by this family, tested by these kids
Make My Drive Fun
Kids don’t wait for toilets. Our free road-trip planner finds proper stops along your actual route — clean loos, playgrounds, beaches, hidden gems and “we survived” ice cream — before anyone in the back seat reaches critical mass.
- Toilet stops that pass inspection
- Playgrounds to burn off the backseat
- Hidden gems just off the motorway
- Fuel, food and sanity stops
Plan a drive — it’s free
works anywhere in the world
The toolkit
Guides we wish we’d had before we booked
Every guide comes from doing the thing — usually the hard way first, so you don’t have to.
Family travel with special needs
Planning layers, sensory considerations and flexible routines that make big trips genuinely doable.
Open the guide →Flying with kids
Airports, long-haul legs, snack strategy and what actually keeps small humans occupied at 38,000 feet.
Open the guide →Packing lists
Field-tested lists for every climate — including everything we packed and never once used.
Open the guide →World schooling
How the girls kept learning on the road — and why a night market beats a worksheet.
Open the guide →AI tools for travellers
The prompts, apps and shortcuts a tech-dad actually uses to plan smarter family trips.
Open the guide →SEN visual communication cards
Printable visual cards that lower the temperature at airports, restaurants and new places.
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For families like us
progress can look different and still be incredible
Travel that works for every kind of kid
One of our girls travels with extra planning needs. It hasn’t stopped us — it’s just changed how we prepare. We share what actually helps: the prep, the backup plans, the quiet exits and the wins.
No pity, no jargon, no pretending it’s always easy. Just practical, lived-in ways to make family travel more possible.
Explore the resourcesprogress can look different and still be incredible
- Preparation over perfectionVisual schedules, practice runs and knowing the exits before you need them.
- Sensory-aware choicesQuieter times, calmer routes and the kit that turns overwhelming into manageable.
- Flexibility as a strategyPlans A, B and “ice cream and regroup” — all equally valid outcomes.
- Tools that travelOur printable visual communication cards, made for real-world moments.
The crew
Meet the Trailblazers
Two adults, two kids, one shared talent for finding the best ice cream in any hemisphere.
Dennis
Planner · driverSolves the logistics, builds the tools, over-packs the gadgets, insists the plan was always meant to change.
Ali
Calm in the chaosAdventure partner and chaos manager. Keeps the whole show moving when the wheels wobble.
Georgia
Chief explorerTurns normal days into proper adventures and spots the magic the grown-ups walk straight past.
Dotty
Fearless & funnyTravels with extra planning layers and shows us that progress can look different and still be incredible.