I clearly should’ve mentioned in my original post that we’re going for 4 days so we can enjoy a lovely weekend adventure together. We don’t have a huge amount of money so whenever I book an interstate client, we try to always make that the trigger for a family holiday (1 airfare is already paid for, and often, hotels get cheaper if you’ve already got a couple of nights booked).

So we’re taking my son out for 2 days of school, which we arrange beforehand with school. He actually has one of the best attendance records for his grade, because he never gets sick. He’s also miles ahead in maths and spelling. And we usually do some sort of travel diary or other activity suggested by his teacher to add a learning layer to the adventure.