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Eating out with kids in Melbourne? Discover Little Eats

May 15, 2012

Little Eats - places to eat in Mlebourne with kids

Heading to Melbourne, let me introduce you to Little Eats. We’re on a roll with the child friendly cafes theme, but that’s the beauty of discovering websites is that they lead you to discover more sites. In any city, there are a tonne of great child friendly places to go, but as a new mum, [...]

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Taking small children to Adelaide – you need ‘Little Lattes’

May 8, 2012

Looking for somewhere to eat out with children, a cafe that loves kids in Adelaide, then we discovered a fantastic site with the best name: Little Lattes What I like about this site the most is focus. When you’re a parent you have give up a lot and  going out and enjoying a coffee and [...]

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Where to find the best child friendly cafes in NZ? – the really good ones.

April 29, 2012

For any parent that’s turned up at cafe with kids in tow, only to treated with disdain by the other patrons or indifference by the staff ; when you discover a place that not only caters but enjoys children you want to shout it from the rooftops.  Food blooging sisters Vanessa and Ingrid from Food [...]

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Need something to do? Try “planmyplay.co.nz”

April 19, 2012

It’s Saturday morning, the kids have already watched cartoons for an hour and you need something to do! But what? Ideally something inexpensive;  just a fun outing, an adventure, a little bit of nature. When your looking for inspiration, look no further than this fabulous site created by Julie Crean www.planmyplan.co.nz With over 2000 detailed [...]

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How to rent a car for free?

April 16, 2012

Some people are just tinny. Do you have that one friend who always seems to  get upgraded for free – just because they asked. Get invited into peoples’ homes…. lent cars  or given free tickets. But it never seems to happen to you!  - no freebies found here. The secret to getting freebies is all [...]

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10 best ‘expensive’ experiences in New Zealand

April 12, 2012

For many coming from the Northern Hemisphere, New Zealand is a trip of a lifetime, a once only journey.  If your only coming to NZ, once or twice then what are some of the best experiences, the ones that are worth spending some serious money on.  New Zealand of course, well known for amazing scenery [...]

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Melbourne: Dumpling Obsessed?

March 27, 2012

Guest post by Sophie Tan, Melbourne local,  blogger extraordinaire from Delivery Hero – home delivery solutions for Australians.   Photo credit: Charles Haynes http://flic.kr/p/7K7MnF It’s no secret that Melburnians have a dumpling obsession that borders on the fanatical. But perhaps that’s just how we roll. We have to be the best at coffee, sushi, organic baking [...]

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Introducing “Little Melbourne”

March 13, 2012

Live in Melbourne or planning a holiday to Melbourne  with the kids – you need to discover Little Melbourne.    Little Melbourne – the guide to all the latest happenings in and around Melbourne for babies, toddles and kids. Little Melbourne is a fabulous site for it’s focus;  children, kids and little people events, activities [...]

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Top 10 free things to do in Dunedin

March 8, 2012

Guest Blog by James Hacon; International Speaker, Writer & Entrepreneur in Travel, Marketing and Hospitality.  The jewel of the South, Dunedin is a city all too often overlooked by Kiwi’s as a great travel destination. As a Dunedin resident of three years, I can still see Dunedin from an outsiders perspective while also having a [...]

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Introducing Jayride – car pool and journey sharing site

March 7, 2012

Car pooling is an age old phenomena; the list on the work noticeboard or the team encouragement to share rides. Generally because parking was expensive and only the boss actually had a free carpark. With the advent of social tools and our ability now to meet and interact with all sorts of people – including [...]

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Armchair Travel: Everything, everywhere travel blog

March 6, 2012

Being an avid traveller I more than a little jealous of Gary Arndt site “Everything, everywhere“; somehow he managed to see the gap, technically execute it at the right time and build himself into a professional travel blogger – it helps that he’s an awesome photographer at the same time and comes across as a [...]

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10 best free things to do in Perth

March 1, 2012

When you arrive in a new city there are tourism brochures galore ready to tell you all about the activities with an entrance fee, but if you’re visiting Perth what are the free things to do in Perth? We asked Perth local Diane Riley for her list of the 10 best free things to do [...]

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The 10 best free things to Wellington

February 23, 2012

The thing I love most about Wellington is how small it is. With a population of under 1/2 million and we’re being generous,  the city is busting with things to do and lots of them free. I made a list of my favourite free things to do, which was pretty similar to the official list [...]

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