Rediscovering art, writing and raising grandchildren

  12 days in a caravan   Our great, family summer adventure north along Australia’s eastern coast commenced for the four of us with our hire of a lightweight 1600kg caravan through - Camplify ( https://www.camplify.com.au ) which in turn led us to our local provider – Outback 2 Sea ( https://outback2sea.com.au ) run by Greg and his family.     Despite Outback 2 Sea’s great website and images supplied, Greg permitted us to drop by for a firsthand look at what we might expect to hire.    We chose the Serendipity. All insurances are covered. Spacious bed & bunk beds. Greg was professional, friendly, thorough in his explanations, knowledgeable and made himself available to answers any questions by text or mobile after we collected our hire van.   Being first-timers hiring a caravan, what followed were new experiences, as was our intent. Our 2020 Mazda BT-50 easily pulled the van north to Emu Park outside Yeppoon, where we stayed for four nights at Fisherman’s Beach caravan park. Towing

Okay, so you’re considering travelling oversea’s with the grandchildren but, you’re a little unsure how you might keep up with the kids or, what steps to take. Hopefully, I can provide some opportunities to explore, making that decision easier. My experiences are out of Australia. However, if you are reading this from another country, the principles remain the same.  We have travelled to Phuket twice with our grandchildren now aged 5 and 8 with no bad experiences a year apart. Our criteria - safe, affordable, kid-friendly, edible food, health services, clean and services we’re used to.          Grandchildren, first trip The basic’s Research online according to your budget for the best travel experience you require. We have used Travelonline ( https://www.travelonline.com ) twice with great results. By this I mean, the packages offered looked great for Phuket - suited our budget. But, we wanted something tailored to our needs. A telephone call to Travelonline sorted that a