The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios California

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Universal Studios California

On our California trip we went to Universal Studios Hollywood and one of my main highlights was Harry Potter land (technically it’s called “the Wizarding World of Harry Potter”, but our family called it Harry Potter land” for short). Not only were the rides fun but going to each one of the shops was a … Read more

The Shows @ Universal Studios Hollywood

The Shows @ Universal Studios Hollywood

Intro In Universal Studios there are three shows, Water World, Special Effects and Animal Actors. These shows are all to show you different aspects of film making. Unfortunately, The Water World show was closed while we were there, so we didn’t get to see it. Special effects show During the special effects show, they sowed … Read more

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

In our Australia and New Zealand trip in 2018 we finished off our trip by going to China. We could not have gone to Beijing without visiting the iconic Great Wall of China. There are many different parts of the Great Wall, but se selected the Mutianyu for our visit. Even though the Mutainyu section … Read more

Port Douglas & The Great Barrier Reef

Port Douglas & The Great Barrier Reef

Drive from Cairns to Port Douglas For our ventures to visit the Great Barrier Reef, we flew into Cairns with a plan to visit two key attractions – snorkeling at the Agincourt Reefs and a visit to the Kuranda Rainforests.  We landed in heavy rain which was worrisome, and was very glad when we heard … Read more

Rotorua Fun Activities

Family Travel view from Skyline Rotorua New Zealand

Zorbing The next day was fun day!  To be honest, we were really pleased by how well behaved the kids were through the trip so far, but we wanted to build in some fun activities in the itinerary to cater to their needs as well. How did the day start?  How about rolling down a … Read more

Leisure Day in Auckland

Family Travel Auckland New Zealand

Taking it easy in Auckland Most of the trip planning research told us that Auckland itself was “just another city” and that the highlights of New Zealand was outside of the city. With that in mind, we planned to spend only one day in Auckland on the itinerary. Mount Eden Village We landed at 8:00am … Read more

Rotorua Geothermal Area

Family Travel Rotorua Geothermal Area

Rotorua About 3 hours south-east of Auckland, the Rotorua geothermal area is famous for its technicolor sulphur pools, bubbling springs, mud baths, and geysers.  It also offers a plethora of fun activities, from mountain biking to whitewater kayaking as well.  Our family stayed here for about 2 days in total, but could have easily stayed … Read more

Waitomo Glow Worm & Ruakuri Caves

Family Travel Waitomo Caves New Zealand

Waitomo Glow Worm Caves A visit to the Waitomo to see the glow worm caves were easily one of the highlights of our New Zealand itinerary. We felt like we truly went to a whole different world! The kids enjoyed seeing the variety of stalagmites and rock formations … and of course, the incredible little … Read more