When New Zealand skies are grey, tropical islands beckon. Former OHbaby! Editor, Ellie Gwilliam, packed up the family and made the dream a reality in beautiful Rarotonga. Arriving in Rarotonga is an assault on all your senses, in a good way. The …
Former flight attendant and new mum Alice Cranfield offers 13 tips for travelling long-haul with baby. Before becoming a mother, I had worked as a flight attendant and over the years I helped hundreds of parents who braved long-haul flying with …
Seeking some quality time before baby number two arrives, pregnant Shannon Taylor and her family head to the Gold Coast on a ‘toddler-moon’. At 28 weeks pregnant with an energetic two-and-a-half-year-old in tow, we jetted off on our first family …
Whether you're roughing it or taking a trailer-load of creature comforts, get out there and enjoy! Love it or hate it, camping is a Kiwi tradition that's cheap, fun and an experience for the whole family. Hardy souls still favour sleeping under the …
Rarotonga is the perfect destination for some quality mother-daughter time, writes OHbaby! Managing Director Angela Pedersen It's not every weekend you get to hang out on a tropical island with one of your kids. But the chance to have a dedicated …
Seeking an escape from winter's chill? Vicki Febery heads to sunny, tropical Samoa for the perfect family-friendly getaway. The winter was rather dire in New Zealand, and, having had a month of head colds making our family miserable, we were all …
Does the thought of long-haul travel with a toddler fill you with fear? Our former editor and husband took their toddler to Tokyo for a week - and lived to tell the tale! Here's how they survived. When most parents contemplate long-haul travel, …
Even as a teenager, I dreamed of travelling the country in a home on wheels. Back in my carefree, pre-children days, I had visions of buying a bus with some bohemian-dressed girlfriends and hitting the road for a summer. That trip never eventuated - …
Mum-of-two and photographer Tetu Wichman celebrated her 40th birthday in Vanuatu, with a week of luxury, complete with uninsurable plane rides and an active volcano. Well ahead of time, I let it be known that I wanted to celebrate my 40th …
A couple’s retreat may seem logistically impossible for new parents but is well worth the investment (and wait!), as Ellie Gwilliam discovers. It’s a strange feeling – dropping your children off at school, waving goodbye to the grandparents and …
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