Australia, dad-tested.
Breweries, bike trails, beaches, swimming holes and every playground worth parking at. Mapped, rated and roasted by a bloke who has packed the wrong bag, lost the hat and stepped on every Lego brick in the country.
A survival kit for Aussie dads.
A map of every brewery, pub, playground, beach, swimming hole, bike trail and brekkie spot worth loading the car for. A Day-Maker that plans your day around the nap. Dadvice that actually works. And the Survival Satchel, one bag that has your back for anything.
Dads. Mostly the ones winging it.
New dads, weekend dads, stay-at-home dads, grandads on duty and anyone who’s ever stood in a car park thinking “right, now what?”. Mums are welcome too. You’re probably better at this than us anyway.
Because every Saturday started with “where the hell do we go?”
I’m Jamie. Me and G-POD have been doing the Freestyle Tour for a while: some days the plan works, some days we end up in the sea at 3pm. I kept a list of what worked, the list got big and here we are. The full story →
Everything a dad needs. Mostly snacks.
The Dad Map
Breweries, pubs, beaches, playgrounds, brekkie and rainy-day bailouts, anywhere in Australia. Bringing the dog? One tap and it’s dog-friendly only.
Open the mapThe Day-Maker
Tell it when they nap. It builds a whole day out of the map, brekkie to bedtime, with the brewery landing right on nap time.
Make my daySuggest a spot
Know a brewery with a Ninja-Gym or a swimming hole nobody knows about? Tell me and I’ll go test it with G-POD.
Tell meThe Carffice
They nap in the back, you work in the front. How to turn the driver’s seat into the best office in the country.
Set it upDadvice
Car naps, brewery days, nappy changes on any floor, road trips and the dreaded 3pm witching hour. Ninety-odd tips.
Read the DadviceGear
Bike seats, trailers and carriers, explained by someone who has bolted on all of them wrong at least once.
Check the gearSomething for the kids within stumbling distance of a cold one.
Science has proven the happiest dads in the country are within 1.5km of both a slippery dip and a pub or brewery. Playground, beach, swimming hole, bike trail, whatever. We did the maths. Here are the winners.
The Dock Mooloolaba
+ Sunreef Mooloolaba (Fun stuff)
Mooloolaba
Coyote's Roadhouse
+ Holey Moley + Strike Bowling (Big Top) (Rainy day)
Maroochydore
Kings Beach Surf Club
+ Kings Beach Salt Water Pool (Swimming holes)
Kings Beach
Golden Beach Tavern
+ Jujuba Indoor Play & Cafe (Play centres)
Golden Beach
The Surf Club Mooloolaba
+ Mooloolaba Beach (Beaches)
Mooloolaba
Moffat Beach Brewing Co Production House
+ Rollerdrome Family Skate Centre (Play centres)
Caloundra West
No plans this weekend?
Let fate decide. One roll, one random spot from the map and one totally non-optional side quest.
Weekend sorted, every Thursday.
No logins, no rubbish. Pop your email in and every Thursday you get a ready-made weekend day near you, the forecast and one spot G-POD and I reckon is worth the drive. Bringing the dog? Tick the box and it’ll be dog-friendly.
The Weekend Dadventure
Every Thursday: a ready-made weekend day near you, the forecast and one Dad-tested spot. Free, two-minute read.
No spam, no account, unsubscribe any time. Just weekend ideas from Jamie and G-POD.
Know a spot I’ve missed?
A brewery with a Ninja-Gym, a playground with shade, a swimming hole nobody knows about. Tell me and I’ll check it out with G-POD.