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Katie Woolf spoke with Wotif Travel Expert Chris Mulligan · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Hello, Katie Wolfan three point sixty online at Mix one
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  Speaker 1: O four nine dot com. Now, speaking of travel, it's
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  Speaker 1: something that we all enjoy doing, but it's all changed
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  Speaker 1: a little bit in recent times, no doubt about that.
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  Speaker 1: But what if they have will? They've released their first
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  Speaker 1: ever Aussie kids bucket least the definitive list of thirteen
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  Speaker 1: things to do before you turn thirteen and it's all
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  Speaker 1: according to Ossie Kids. Joining us on the line to
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  Speaker 1: tell us a bit more about this as we lead
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  Speaker 1: into the school holidays. What if Travel expert Chris Mulligan,
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  Speaker 1: Good morning to you.
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  Speaker 2: Chris, good morning.
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  Speaker 1: How are you very well now? Chris? I like the
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  Speaker 1: idea of this. I've got two kids under the age
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  Speaker 1: of thirteen. So it's an Aussie kid's bucket list and
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  Speaker 1: it's been put together with some of the responses from
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  Speaker 1: Ossie Kids. How did you go about doing this list?
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  Speaker 2: It is look, we were sort of looking at how
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  Speaker 2: travel has changed this year, and we know kids under
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  Speaker 2: thirteen actually have the potential to become one of the
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  Speaker 2: most well traveled domestic generations. In recent times, we haven't
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  Speaker 2: been able to go for those overseas trips we're looking
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  Speaker 2: for reasons to travel around Australia and things to see.
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  Speaker 2: So we went out and we asked families around Australia
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  Speaker 2: to have those conversations with their kids and find out
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  Speaker 2: those really special Australian experiences that their kids wanted to
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  Speaker 2: do while they were still young.
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  Speaker 1: And the Northern Territory had a strong showing on this
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  Speaker 1: list with two experiences making it talk us through which
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  Speaker 1: ones it did.
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  Speaker 2: So Northern Territory great showing on the list and testament
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  Speaker 2: to the fact that kids are talking about this at school,
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  Speaker 2: they're talking about this with their friends and they want
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  Speaker 2: to get out to the MT and experience it. So
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  Speaker 2: we had learning about Aboriginal culture Ularu. Obviously heading out
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  Speaker 2: there is a massive Bucket list experience, not just for
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  Speaker 2: kids but for parents too, so it was great to
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  Speaker 2: see that make it onto the list. And the other
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  Speaker 2: one we had was Kakadoo, So getting out and spotting wildlife,
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  Speaker 2: seeing a croc in the wild in Kakadoo a great
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  Speaker 2: experience for kids of all ages.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, we enjoy that even when you've been living
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  Speaker 1: here for a while. Now, what's number one on this list?
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  Speaker 2: Number one? And look, I don't necessarily think it was surprising,
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  Speaker 2: but it was kicking off the Gold Coast theme parks
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  Speaker 2: in Queensland, something that I think all kids want to do.
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  Speaker 2: Get out there and experience dream World and Movie World
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  Speaker 2: and pick off those theme parks.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, which is fantastic. It is so much fun. And
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  Speaker 1: like you said, I'm really not surprised that that is
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  Speaker 1: on the top of the list. And what was number two.
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  Speaker 2: Look, so Queensland made a really strong showing on the list.
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  Speaker 2: Queensland actually had four on the list and number two
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  Speaker 2: with Queensland as well. Another one that I don't think
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  Speaker 2: is too surprising. It was about snorkling the Great Barrier reefs,
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  Speaker 2: so getting out there on the reef and seeing one
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  Speaker 2: of the natural wonders of the world.
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  Speaker 1: You know, when you look at these lists, there are
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  Speaker 1: so many wonderful things to do in Australia and I'm
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  Speaker 1: really lucky that I've actually done quite a number of
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  Speaker 1: these with my family. But you know, when we have
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  Speaker 1: just got some phenomenal, phenomenal locations. But I love the
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  Speaker 1: fact that even locations like Regional Queensland have made it
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  Speaker 1: to number seven on the list. Discovering Australia's Dinosaur Trail
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  Speaker 1: you know, some of these spots are really part of
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  Speaker 1: regional Queensland and part of regional Australia and it would
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  Speaker 1: be great if we saw more families heading out there.
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  Speaker 2: They are and that's what we want to do. We
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  Speaker 2: really want to inspire families that while they are looking
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  Speaker 2: at traveling domestically this year and next year and into
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  Speaker 2: the future, making sure they've got that inspiration they find
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  Speaker 2: something that are going to appeal not just to the
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  Speaker 2: kids but to the whole family and really encourage them
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  Speaker 2: to spend that time together. Other things we saw on
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  Speaker 2: the list was like sleeping undergrounding Trooper Pedi, not necessarily
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  Speaker 2: a big, expensive, massive trip, but something that's really special
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  Speaker 2: and something that kids find really exciting. So finding those
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  Speaker 2: little gems around the country and getting out and exploring
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  Speaker 2: them is really important.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, it is so true. And at the end of
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  Speaker 1: the day, it is about to spending that good quality
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  Speaker 1: time with our families as well, which is a wonderful
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  Speaker 1: thing to do. And a holiday and you know, it
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  Speaker 1: always provides a bit more opportunity for you to just
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  Speaker 1: not think about work and be a bit more engaged.
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  Speaker 2: It does, and that came through in all of the responses.
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  Speaker 2: It was very much about four kids finding that innocence
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  Speaker 2: in time together as a family, and we did see
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  Speaker 2: things like just spending time at the pool with their
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  Speaker 2: family and going and getting nice cream on the beach
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  Speaker 2: and those sorts of things come through as well, which
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  Speaker 2: was really nice to see.
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  Speaker 1: It is really nice to see. And it's funny you
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  Speaker 1: say that because my kids said to me, Mum in
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  Speaker 1: the school holidays, can we have a parents can't Say
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  Speaker 1: No Day? And I was like, oh, I'm not sure
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  Speaker 1: if I should say yes to this because you're really
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  Speaker 1: not sure what they're going to ask for. But then
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  Speaker 1: when they actually talk to you about it, they're not
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  Speaker 1: after those like really big ticket items that cost lots
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  Speaker 1: of money. They're like, can you just swim in the
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  Speaker 1: pool with us the whole day? You go, all right,
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  Speaker 1: we'll need lots of sunscreen, but we.
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  Speaker 2: Can exactly right. So it's really nice to see those
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  Speaker 2: things coming out and giving people that inspiration for doing
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  Speaker 2: stuff and having those holidays close to home.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely well, Chris Mulligan, lovely to speak with you
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  Speaker 1: this morning. I think this is fantastic putting together this
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  Speaker 1: kid's bucket list and some really wonderful places on that list.
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  Speaker 2: Great thanks for having me on and if you want
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  Speaker 2: to check out the full list, you can head to
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  Speaker 2: what if dot com ward slash kids list and get
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  Speaker 2: some inspirations for the next family holiday.
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  Speaker 1: Sounds like a plan. Good on you, Chris. That is
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  Speaker 1: what if travel expert there, Chris Mulligan, And yeah, some
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  Speaker 1: of these locations are fantastic. Like I said, you can
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  Speaker 1: tick off the Gold Coast theme parks in Queensland, Snorkel
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  Speaker 1: the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, learn about Aboriginal culture
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  Speaker 1: at Ularue. That's number three. Number four was seeing the
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  Speaker 1: Quakers on Rotneyst. Island. That is a lot of fun.
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  Speaker 1: Number five I haven't done this, but it sounds like
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  Speaker 1: it would be a cracker. And that's watching the Little
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  Speaker 1: Penguin Parade on Phillip Island in Victoria. Number six. Spotting wildlife,
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  Speaker 1: waterfalls and crocodiles in Kakadoo here in the territory. Number
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  Speaker 1: seven discovering Australia's Dinosaur Trail in Queensland. I did that
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  Speaker 1: when I was much younger. I'm sure they've actually reevevamped
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  Speaker 1: it to some degree comparatively to when I was there,
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  Speaker 1: but it is really pretty amazing to see some of
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  Speaker 1: those dinosaurs and things and those fossils that have been
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  Speaker 1: discovered in regional Queensland. This one sounds like it'd be great.
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  Speaker 1: Swimming with the whale sharks on Ningaloo Reef in Wa
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  Speaker 1: number nine, meeting the dolphins at Monkey Mea in Wa,
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  Speaker 1: that would be fantastic too. Visiting Australia Zoo on the
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  Speaker 1: Sunshine Coast, a Safarian overnight safari at Dubos Taronga Zoo
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  Speaker 1: would be amazing. And sleeping underground at Cooper ped as
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  Speaker 1: you heard from Chris a little while ago, as well
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  Speaker 1: as exploring Questa Con in Canberra. I've done that too
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  Speaker 1: when I was a kid. So some of those things
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  Speaker 1: are fantastic and lots of fun. But you know, like
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  Speaker 1: I said, it is all about if you can spend
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  Speaker 1: a bit of time over the holidays, which I know
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  Speaker 1: is difficult for all of us as parents trying to
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  Speaker 1: juggle everything, but it's always good to spend a bit
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  Speaker 1: of time hanging out with the kids.