Trips within 4 Hr Drive of Sydney with Young Kids

• 1
• 2

• 

  athuntershill on 09/03/2022 - 00:16

  Perhaps just use the money to get a baby seater and the rest to enjoy a few nights away

  • 

    jv on 09/03/2022 - 00:19

    +3

    get a baby seater

    To sit on the babies or for the babies to sit on?

• 

  Soosinboots on 09/03/2022 - 04:56

  Dependant on budget and once the rain stops.
  The Anchorage at Corlette (port stephens) is lovely. We usually do every year but they haven’t had good deals in a while.
  Used to get a bargain for $499 for 2 nights with daily buffet Brekky and a 2 course meal one night.
  They do an amazing Buffet Brekky by the water.
  There’s a park at the place and beach with tiny waves. Very nice and relaxing. Hope a relaxing trip takes the pressure off.

• 

  Misterpompom on 09/03/2022 - 06:28

  Like alot of the prior posts farm stays were great and keeping itinerary light/flexible really helps.

  Don't mean to steer you off your plans but would it be possible to try to organise a day off to pamper yourselves first in some way on a regular basis?
  I know it can be tiring looking after kids can be difficult but I try to keep a day of each week for a daddy "Sonday" with my toddler to find stuff we enjoy together to make it feel like a holiday every week and let the wife have a day off (maybe with the easier child in your case).
  Zoo membership and light hikes to find bugs can be enjoyable lol.

  Good luck and hope it all goes well!

• 

  kl2999 on 09/03/2022 - 14:55

  Try Jervis bay, it has nice lagoon, good for 2.5 yr with adult supervision. You can stop by Kiama for break/lunch.

• 

  mdavant on 09/03/2022 - 15:16

  Terrigal. Eat at one of the restaurants and watch other holidaymakers swim in seaweed and human excrement.

• 

  Oz em on 09/03/2022 - 21:52

  My kids travelled heaps at that age.
  2 days of 8 hour driving to get to the snow.
  It was a walk in the park. They were so easy.
  Now at 9 and 11 so much harder!!

• 

  GourmetFoodie on 09/03/2022 - 23:37

  +2

  Spend the money instead on a cleaner, meal delivery service, or night nanny/babysitter. You both need sleep and time away from kids spending time having fun together in order to reconnect. A family vacation is not going to be helpful I can assure you. A friend with older teenagers told me the years of 0-5 with kids are the “dark tunnel years”. Made me feel so much better to know others find those years hard too. The sleep deprivation and physical grind of young kids is hard work. Hope you can get through it.

  • 

    hothed on 10/03/2022 - 12:36

    ^^^^ This is the correct answer.

    If you know your marriage is in trouble and you/your wife are struggling, do not wait 3 months until you can have a "holiday". It'll be too late.

    Ask family to look after her for one a day/night, while you/your wife/both of you go out for some timeout/headspace/massages.

• 

  Yiddos on 10/03/2022 - 03:55

  Wherever you plan to go, just keep it simple and as less fuss as possible. A good break in routine does wonder to rejuvenate the mind and body. You have the best things in life with you, and that's your family. Enjoy the trip and every moment of it.

• 

  kokita on 10/03/2022 - 09:21

  Going south from Sydney for around 1.5-2 hours.

  Wollongong Early Start Discovery Space
  Symbio Wildlife Park
  HARS Aviation Museum - to see Qantas Boeing 747

• 

  spedohero on 10/03/2022 - 10:06

  +1

  It would be crazy to think going on travel with 1 baby and a young toddler on a rocky relationship would help. If possible, get someone to help look after the kids while you and your wife get couple of days alone together.

  Just a personal view, I reckon, if I may ask, is the rocky relationship caused by being a new parent, and I can see that you have the second kid while the first kid is almost 2 years. Honestly speaking, it can be really challenging after going through all the crazy nights for the first 2 years with the first kid and when the first kid starts to settle down a little, and next thing you know, you have another kid coming, and whole hell process is repeating.

• 

  Hangryuman on 10/03/2022 - 15:17

  +1

  'our marriage is in a real tough spot'

  maybe get someone to take the kids for a few hours, then try the TV show trick - sit facing each other, then gaze silently into each other's eyes for a few minutes (forget how long) - no words (get in the way) - just remember why you were attracted to them at first, and what you would miss if they were gone

  a lot of problems can be alleviated by simply listening to, without interrupting, the other person

  particularly with females - asking their thoughts/feelings, then sitting/staying silent, not saying a word for 5 minutes, just letting them speak, maybe nodding, etc. while giving them your full attention - often after 5 minutes they will feel better and will have forgiven you for being that a$$hole and might even like you again.

  • 

    IMadeYouReadThis on 11/03/2022 - 13:29

    great advice, also - leave the damn mobile phone behind. I find that to be a worse enemy between myself and Mrs, not one at fault - both of us are, but mostly its me.

• 

  ErlichBachman on 14/03/2022 - 11:34

  Hi all

  Thank you so much for all of the responses. I've read through all of them and taken a lot in. Will definitely take it all into account when trying to decide what to do with the upcoming leave. Thanks again!

• 1
• 2