"That's easy, just don't go" I hear a lot of you snickering as you read the title. Some cynics would say that the terms toddlers and theme parks should not even be mentioned in the same breath, never mind contemplated. Don't forget though, that there are many families out there with children of varying ages who are all clamouring for a family vacation day involving an amusement and theme park.

Taking the family on a road trip around Australia is for many families the great aussie dream.  Join the Curry family as they go on their around Oz adventure.  You'll read about the good bits the bad bits and the just damn ugly bits.  The Curry family will be hitting the highway in May 2009 and BYOkids will be following their adventure. 

The journey should be as good as the destination, so they say!  If only the kids could appreciate the road trip.  We've put together a few ideas to help on your next family holiday. If you are on the road with toddlers or babies try to work in with their routine if possible. Travel at times they would normally sleep, stop for a break when they wake up, feed and change them and let them have a play before moving on.

Sometimes during school holidays or on the weekends the kids will be looking for fun and interesting things to do.  Smart-Mums together with other Australian Mums we have compiled a list great activities and things to do with the kids. Have a look today! 1. Meet with friends at a park and play with the kids on the playground. Push them on the swings or catch them on the slides.

Now that children are travelling overseas more than ever before with parents, schools or sporting clubs, Dr Deborah Mills, Australia's foremost travel medicine specialist, has devised a list of the 10 most important travel health care tips for children.

Melbourne is an energetic, cultivated and cosmopolitan city with stunning architecture, world class facilites, bustling markets and an abundance of leafy parklands. Visitors flock to Melbourne for the Restaurants, Shopping, Sports Events and the many Cultural Activities. Kids and Adults alike, will love this lively city with it's remarkable choice of family friendly attractions

A Family travel insurance policy for the family holiday was formerly looked upon as a luxury.  Travellers need to be covered. Covermore are one of Australia's largest travel insurers and offer discounted travel insurance rates. Generally, a comprehensive travel insurance policy costs around 6% of the price of your trip.

House sitters needed worldwide.... Did you hear the one about the family that took a holiday in a Melbourne house, Villa in Tuscany, then a London apartment followed by a cabin in the Rocky's and paid nothing for accommodation?  Well its no laughing matter, its absolutely true.  To top it all off they had a free car too!! 

A guide for touring NZ in rental Campervans and Motorhomes - written by Adrian Tonks. A New Zealand motorhome holiday is arguably one of the best way to experience this popular travel destination; with stunning coastline, rivers and forests to isolated mountain passes all within easy reach of the independent traveller.

We made it! That's what I'm thinking as we arrive in Sorrento, southern Italy. It's not the end of our trip, hopefully far from it, but it's the end of most of the travelling that I actually planned. We set out from Australia 10 weeks ago, my 11-month old son, myself (a single mum), my backpack (mostly filled with my son's stuff), and our Quinny Zapp pusher.

Road trips with kids need a little bit of preparation, don't forget the following ....  1. Pillows – Never underestimate the value of a pillow for each child.  Pillows not only comfort the little bobbing heads of weary travellers, but they act as totally useful buffer zones when cranky moods overcome the back seat.  They're also good to use as ‘laptop raisers'.

Dreamworld and Whitewater World are action packed family theme parks with some of the wildest rides and attractions in Australia. Dreamworld and Whitewater World are side by side and are located on the Gold Coast, Australia.  In Dreamworld experience spine tingling, knee-knocking thrills, brave some of the tallest, fastest rides in the world including the Giant Drop, Tower of Terror, Wipeout, Cyclone rollercoaster and Dreamworld's latest scream machine, The Claw!

WWoof Australia - willing workers on organic farms.  If your family love to travel, enjoy meeting people, and dont mind a little bit of hard yakka, perhaps you should give wwoofing a go. Wwoofing stands for Willing Workers on Organic farms. The concept originated in England and has been operating successfully in Australia since 1981.

There is no better time than the present to grab your kids and head to a BIG4 Holiday Park in Victoria for a family getaway - with kids staying for just 1 cent at Victorian BIG4 Holiday Parks until September 2009.  To celebrate this fantastic offer, BIG4 Holiday Parks are giving you the chance to win one of two perfect family weekends away – a two night cabin stay for two adults and two children at any of BIG4’s 180 Holiday Parks across Australia. Enter here ... 

Have you ever been stuck in a foreign country with a baby and realised that you forgot the stroller? Run out of disposables? Discovered that your baby won't eat the tropical fruit that you thought they would love?  Well, luckily most international tourist destinations have shops that stock what you forgot to bring, and sometimes you may even come home with more than you left with. If you find yourself in Port Vila, Vanuatu, there's a charming little baby shop that will remain in your memory for quite a while.

Need a nanny, babysitter or aupair? Often when travelling parents just need a little time to themselves perhaps its a special occasion and a romantic dinner with your partner is just wait you desire.  Or maybe there is a day tour or some sightseeing that you'd love to do but they won't allow children. 

  Books, books everywhere.  Bookcrossing came to life in 2001 when Ron Hornbaker had an intriguing idea. It was to release books into the wild and track their progress. He decided the lives that books touched were fascinating, and that setting books free was more fulfilling than hoarding them on a shelf somewhere. What better way for a traveller to enjoy a book then leave it for someone else to enjoy.  So next time you go on holidays look out for "wild" books.

Hong Kong is a great family destination.  Hong Kong offers families an exciting culture, fabulous food, a range of accommodation and even a Disneyland.  Theres plenty to do for both kids and adults including plenty of free stuff. Whether you choose to stay in Kowloon or on Hong Kong Island its easy to get around.

The Food Coach Team headed by Judy Davie are sick of fast food outlets and truck stops offering unappetizing half-cold, greasy fare. If you're travelling around Australia or taking a road trip on your next family holiday then you'll love the food coach's "Healthy Eating on the Road".   

Completely surrounded by impressive parklands, gardens and the River Torrens, Adelaide is home to Culture, Arts, Food, and Festivals and has a diverse range of things to do and see. You can go shopping in the city, visit cosmopolitan café's in the suburbs or head to the coast to surf or swim. 

Voted Australia's Best Festival 2006, 2007 & 2008! Fun4Kids provides a truly extraordinary experience for kids aged up to 12 years. The festival delivers a world of children’s performance, hands-on fun, creativity and energetic activities.

There are probably too many historical sites in Beijing (and indeed, in China) to be able to list in one life time (unless you are a Buddhist monk who lives for 150 years). Here is a short list for Beijing and I dare you to come over here and discover your own.

The National Public Toilet Map (the Map) shows the location of more than 14,000 public and private toilet facilities across Australia. A very useful resource on your next family holiday or day out.  You won't have to search for a public dunny when you are next travelling with kids.

Beijing may be a relatively flat, grey city, but its myriad of green oases offer the illusion, at least for a short while, that you are somewhere far more exotic. Locals consistently attend the parks in Beijing, no matter the season. From the elderly and infirm to the tiniest tot, there is something for everyone and the entry fees are either non existent or nominal (2RMB).

It seems that when you have kids in tow nothing is simple, not even packing a bag for the beach!  Remember the days when you'd just grab a towel and jump in your car with a hot date (who's now your husband) and off you'd go for a day at the beach.

Want to travel Australia fruit picking - It's not just an ideal lifestyle but also an excellent way of claiming your basic living expenses as a tax deduction.   Julia Hartman CPA, Registered Tax Agent, Sunday Mail Columnist and Principle of BAN TACS Accountants Pty. Limited will be claiming her trip around Australia as a tax deduction by providing workshops to travelling workers on the subject.   

We've just recently returned from Malaysia and Borneo and found it a perfect destination to holiday with kids.  There's such a diverse range of activities to suit every member of the family.  English is widely spoken and Malay people are friendly, love kids and are never without a smile on their faces. 

We have to give credit to Mr.Walt Disney, whose ability to manifest his dreams is second to none. Walt, or out of respect, I should say Mr. Disney, opened Disneyland in Anaheim, California in the mid-fifties, at just about the time the Brooklyn Dodgers were leaving their fans in Brooklyn and heading for Los Angeles, California.

School kids across Melbourne are donning their warmest winter woollies in anticipation of a blisteringly cool 2009 winter school holiday program. Escape the cold and warm up in the City of Melbourne with an exciting calendar of events covering everything from ice skating and exhibitions to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the circus!