Family trip blog · Unhurried adventures with kids
🏆 Key to South Bank Award WinnerWelcome to our family trip blog: honest guides, real itineraries, and genuine family travel experience for parents who want to explore the world with young kids without rushing through it.
What we do
Whether you're a family planning your next trip or a tourism board or brand looking to collaborate, here's how our family trip blog can help.
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Wombats, a platypus creek and an aurora from a cabin deck. The trip that changed everything.
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Where we've been
All content is based on trips we've actually taken. If we haven't been there, we won't write about it.
Kangaroo PointSkipped the 107 steps, spent nearly two hours down by the river.
Sea WorldPaw Patrol in real life. Come back when she hits 120cm.
CaloundraA $10 Kmart boogie board and the ocean pool. Every single year.
HobartSalamanca Market twice, and a plan B for every public toilet.
Brisbane to Sydney900km, seven short days. Easier on her than one long haul.
South BankOur Friday spot. The kids run straight for each other, no hellos.
CairnsWhere she was born. Going back as tourists was better than expected.
HawaiiTwo islands, sixteen days, a two-year-old. It beat every expectation.Recognised by South Bank Corporation
In 2026, Really Traveling was named winner of the South Bank Local Guides competition, taking home the Key to South Bank, a prize package worth more than $14,000 in South Bank experiences, dining, museum passes, hotel stays, and more, across the full year. The award recognises local guides with lived knowledge of the precinct, built through dozens of visits, in different seasons, with a young child whose needs change every time. Every experience gets shared with our community, so families know what to expect before they visit.
that's us!About us
We're Murray and Jomana, Brisbane parents who left our social work careers in late 2025, once we realised time with our daughter mattered more than the version of success we thought we wanted. A 3 week Tasmania trip became the turning point, somewhere between the wombats and the coastal roads, we realised capturing slow travel was what we wanted to do.
Every article on Really Traveling comes from a trip we've actually taken with our own 4-year-old, who asks why we love everything and comes home with her trek backpack full of feathers, leaves, twigs, and rocks. We're also Brisbane locals building a comprehensive Brisbane family guide ahead of the 2032 Olympics.
read our story →Why Really Traveling
We cover what other travel sites skip, the honest details, the toddler-specific tips, and the slow moments in between.
We don't rush. We spend time in fewer places and actually experience them, at the pace of a 4-year-old who stops to look at every rock.
A lot of family travel content is written with older kids in mind. We focus on the under-5 crowd: nap schedules, pram access, and playground breaks.
We share what we've actually used, and when we point you to a similar product instead, we tell you. If something didn't live up to expectations, we say so. That's how trust works.
We're based in what we believe is one of the world's most family-friendly cities, and we travel the world to compare. Brisbane is our home base and our biggest story.
Our approach
Whether you're a family planning your next trip, or a tourism board or brand looking to collaborate, here's how Really Traveling works.
Our destination guides are written with toddlers front of mind, covering pram access, nap timing, travel distances, and hidden gems. We still cover the must-see attractions, but we take our time to find the quieter spots too, from parents who've been there with a 4-year-old.
Free guides and articlesGrab one of our free downloadable PDF itineraries as a starting point. Or, if you'd rather someone take care of the whole thing, our custom itinerary service is built around your kids' ages, pace, and travel style.
Free PDF or custom serviceWe've done the research on travel insurance, airlines, hiking gear, and packing lists so you don't have to. Check our reviews before you spend a dollar, and let us help you pack smarter for your next trip.
Reviews and buying guidesSlow travel with kids isn't about doing less, it's about experiencing more. Your toddler finds the wombat, discovers the hidden beach, and falls in love with a place in a way that lasts, and we help tourism boards and destinations tell that same story, through a family's eyes.
The Really Traveling philosophyLatest from the blog
Detailed guides, upfront costs, and the parts nobody else tells you about.
Our Huon Valley family guide from five slow days with a three-year-old: Tahune Airwalk, Hastings Caves, Hartz Mountains, platypus spotting and where to stay.
South Bank parking from a Brisbane family who park there for QPAC, BCEC and dinner. Real rates, which car park to use, and how to pay less.
Discover Worendo Cottages, a Scenic Rim farm stay near Brisbane featuring animal feeding, campfire nights, and practical tips for families.
Our home town
We live here. We know every park, museum, and hidden playground. We're building the definitive family travel guide to Brisbane, and ahead of the 2032 Olympic Games, there's never been a better time to discover this city with your kids.
Common questions
The stuff that kept us up at night before we started travelling with our own toddler.
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