The Grey Nomads - General

pipes · pipes

G'day ! I have just been dragged, kickin' and screamin' into the 21 st century. So this is technology !? I have been, on and off, travellin' and workin' around this wonderful country since 1960, and am so glad I saw it before it all became "plastic." If you are new at travellin', and a bit uns...

Pam · Pam

Hubby and I have been away for a few days. We had tea at a pub in the hills out of Melbourne and asked if we could put our drinks on a tab with our meal. Sounds simple. The bar lady said yes we could and then asked for a credit card. Thinking she would do a swipe and give our card back we handed it over. To our ama...

chrismack · chrismack

Can anyone advise me of the following.1) Is there any flooding of road melbourne to adelaide via Horsham2) are there any road problems Melbourne to Adelaide via Hamilton and naracoorte.3) are there any locusts on either road. And the respective times please .hope someone can help. chris

russhenn · russhenn

Below was extracted from WA Sunday Times. We have checked the survey site listed and put in our 2 cents worth. If this proposal goes ahead the costs for insurance and crashs with animals on the roads will go through the roof. I am thinking of kicking off a Facebook group as well for support. We need as man...

blaze · blaze

If any body is interested my wife (Therese) has started a blog of our trip heres a link if interested cheers blaze

flasher · flasher

Met our first grey nomads since we started ouy trip in october . was at the beautiful riverglades c/p at tumut nsw on wednesday and had such a wonderfull nite so thanks to Biggles [ warwick & debby ] hope we will cross paths again it was a pleasure.

oldies · oldies

Hi all..firstly may l say what a pleasant and informative site this is. l have learnt so much and have had almost all of my questions answered. First question is are there any full time travellers with larger caravans ( 23-24 footers ) who have felt they were disadvantaged being a bit larger caravan in a...

DellieMay · DellieMay

Dero and I have decided we want to go to NZ, see the South Island, seals, Millford Sound etc, but aren't too sure on a lot of things. We are thinking, maybe fly over, hire a 4 man motorhome for a couple of weeks and see where we end up. We don't know anything about the caravaning side to NZ. Do any of you know i...

bill12 · bill12

I have just recieved a text saying I have won 900000 pommy pounds with nokia uk. This is a bit strange as I never entered the comp. Also, the text is from Indiana, usa. He wants my bank details, and a deposit to send the money. What a laugh!I am send the text to the AFI. I am sure the feds will know how to deal wit...

Gerty Dancer · Gerty Dancer

Re the editorial on the Grey Nomads front page ... how very, very sad! Its a reminder to us all, if we are in a remote area, to make sure we have a sat-phone, or epirb, and NEVER leave your vehicle.

milo · milo

My dad and i are officially booked on the P&O Pacific jewel on the 1st june for 14nights sailing across the sea.... to the fijian islands.... whoooo finaly something good happening , been a tough few months and I cant wait this is our cruise!! http://pocruises.com.au/findacruise/pages/Cruis...

gillyb · gillyb

I'm still a little nervous about towing my camper behind my car down the range to Brisbane, I would greatly appreciate everyones advice on the best option or is their another way that is less daunting..........I will be travelling from Melbourne

_wombat_ · _wombat_

(for newbies) real easy to do, go give it a try.

ozi2 · ozi2

Happy Australia Day everyone, and welcome to all our New Australians........we have I think the most wonderful country on this earth; lets enjoy it together. ozi2

Colls · Colls

Hi Everyone, Well I finally got away from Perth on my first trip. I thought there was lots to learn in the packing up to leave...now there's so much more. Interesting though. I'm still in "city" mode and thinking what I have to do today being my first thought, although its getting easier to qu...

Happywanderer · Happywanderer

In todays paper the tourism people are worried about people/tourists staying away from Echuca. It seems to be the opinion of anybody who lives away from here that we are under water and not accessible. Therefore the town has been dead since the beginning of last week and is starting to affect the busin...

ENTERPRIZE · ENTERPRIZE

Hi all, I am very excited. My husband and I just spent a fortune and bought ourselves a brand spanking new caravan. We are not at retiring age yet, but practice makes perfect, don't you think! Some of my questions are - Can anyone out there survive on just an age pension. Hubby has worked for himself...

Beth54 · Beth54

Hi all. I've been up to visit my sister and brother-in-law at Cooloola Cove Qld for a few days. It's east of Gympie, and just short of Tin Can Bay. It's one of those quiet seaside areas where the people are nice and friendly and life is pretty relaxed. I can highly recommend the Cooloola Cove Country Club f...

lilliput43 · lilliput43

Hi there everyone. Have started looking at your forum as we have just ordered our motorhome which wont be ready until mid April and would like some advice about insurance. We see there are a few companies that deal with this but could anyone give us a rought idea what it it likely to cost. We are both at...

_wombat_ · _wombat_

Hi Guys, I apologise if my wombat animation has upset some people, I aggree that the anim was misleading as it had .com on it and could have looked like a link to a web page, there was never a link to any web site, in fact if those that complained had bothered to click on the anim they would have discovered tha...

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	travelling (Preview) G'day ! I have just been dragged, kickin' and screamin' into the 21 st century. So this is technology !? I have been, on and off, travellin' and workin' around this wonderful country since 1960, and am so glad I saw it before it all became "plastic." If you are new at travellin', and a bit uns...	pipes	4	1524	01:13 PM Jan 30, 2011 by pipes
	running drinks tab in a pub (Preview) Hubby and I have been away for a few days. We had tea at a pub in the hills out of Melbourne and asked if we could put our drinks on a tab with our meal. Sounds simple. The bar lady said yes we could and then asked for a credit card. Thinking she would do a swipe and give our card back we handed it over. To our ama...	Pam	9	2209	11:41 AM Jan 30, 2011 by _wombat_
	Melbourne to Adelaide. (Preview) Can anyone advise me of the following.1) Is there any flooding of road melbourne to adelaide via Horsham2) are there any road problems Melbourne to Adelaide via Hamilton and naracoorte.3) are there any locusts on either road. And the respective times please .hope someone can help. chris	chrismack	3	764	10:21 AM Jan 30, 2011 by howdrink
	Bullbars bullbars safety (Preview) Below was extracted from WA Sunday Times. We have checked the survey site listed and put in our 2 cents worth. If this proposal goes ahead the costs for insurance and crashs with animals on the roads will go through the roof. I am thinking of kicking off a Facebook group as well for support. We need as man...	russhenn	16	13051	03:00 AM Jan 30, 2011 by russhenn
	Blog of our trip (Preview) If any body is interested my wife (Therese) has started a blog of our trip heres a link if interested cheers blaze	blaze	3	668	08:29 PM Jan 29, 2011 by Pam
	nomad meeting (Preview) Met our first grey nomads since we started ouy trip in october . was at the beautiful riverglades c/p at tumut nsw on wednesday and had such a wonderfull nite so thanks to Biggles [ warwick & debby ] hope we will cross paths again it was a pleasure.	flasher	3	733	04:17 PM Jan 29, 2011 by ken thomas
	Newbie with a couple of questions (Preview) Hi all..firstly may l say what a pleasant and informative site this is. l have learnt so much and have had almost all of my questions answered. First question is are there any full time travellers with larger caravans ( 23-24 footers ) who have felt they were disadvantaged being a bit larger caravan in a...	oldies	13	1360	12:49 PM Jan 29, 2011 by JRH
	Need info on NZ please. (Preview) Dero and I have decided we want to go to NZ, see the South Island, seals, Millford Sound etc, but aren't too sure on a lot of things. We are thinking, maybe fly over, hire a 4 man motorhome for a couple of weeks and see where we end up. We don't know anything about the caravaning side to NZ. Do any of you know i...	DellieMay	15	1359	08:42 AM Jan 29, 2011 by Gerty Dancer
	mobile phone scam (Preview) I have just recieved a text saying I have won 900000 pommy pounds with nokia uk. This is a bit strange as I never entered the comp. Also, the text is from Indiana, usa. He wants my bank details, and a deposit to send the money. What a laugh!I am send the text to the AFI. I am sure the feds will know how to deal wit...	bill12	26	2196	02:40 AM Jan 29, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	Outback tragedy (Preview) Re the editorial on the Grey Nomads front page ... how very, very sad! Its a reminder to us all, if we are in a remote area, to make sure we have a sat-phone, or epirb, and NEVER leave your vehicle.	Gerty Dancer	9	1788	01:53 AM Jan 29, 2011 by BushbabyandGumnut
	We are Sailing.... we are sailing ,across they sea ... lallalllalla lallalla.... darn i cant sing... (Preview) My dad and i are officially booked on the P&O Pacific jewel on the 1st june for 14nights sailing across the sea.... to the fijian islands.... whoooo finaly something good happening , been a tough few months and I cant wait this is our cruise!! http://pocruises.com.au/findacruise/pages/Cruis...	milo	11	1151	06:30 PM Jan 28, 2011 by Patto44
	Toowoomba Range or Cunninghams Gap ? ( 1 2 ) (Preview) I'm still a little nervous about towing my camper behind my car down the range to Brisbane, I would greatly appreciate everyones advice on the best option or is their another way that is less daunting..........I will be travelling from Melbourne	gillyb	47	10191	05:07 PM Jan 28, 2011 by ChiChi1
	How to start a new topic for newbies (Preview) (for newbies) real easy to do, go give it a try.	_wombat_	12	2268	11:00 AM Jan 28, 2011 by _wombat_
	Happy Australia Day (Preview) Happy Australia Day everyone, and welcome to all our New Australians........we have I think the most wonderful country on this earth; lets enjoy it together. ozi2	ozi2	23	1284	05:39 AM Jan 28, 2011 by lilly31
	Catch up in Albany WA (Preview) Hi Everyone, Well I finally got away from Perth on my first trip. I thought there was lots to learn in the packing up to leave...now there's so much more. Interesting though. I'm still in "city" mode and thinking what I have to do today being my first thought, although its getting easier to qu...	Colls	6	911	12:35 AM Jan 28, 2011 by jonathan
	Echuca/Moama is open for business....Please come (Preview) In todays paper the tourism people are worried about people/tourists staying away from Echuca. It seems to be the opinion of anybody who lives away from here that we are under water and not accessible. Therefore the town has been dead since the beginning of last week and is starting to affect the busin...	Happywanderer	20	2390	09:07 PM Jan 27, 2011 by Nicholstones
	PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT ? (Preview) Hi all, I am very excited. My husband and I just spent a fortune and bought ourselves a brand spanking new caravan. We are not at retiring age yet, but practice makes perfect, don't you think! Some of my questions are - Can anyone out there survive on just an age pension. Hubby has worked for himself...	ENTERPRIZE	12	1236	08:40 PM Jan 27, 2011 by Nicholstones
	COOLOOLA COVE QLD (Preview) Hi all. I've been up to visit my sister and brother-in-law at Cooloola Cove Qld for a few days. It's east of Gympie, and just short of Tin Can Bay. It's one of those quiet seaside areas where the people are nice and friendly and life is pretty relaxed. I can highly recommend the Cooloola Cove Country Club f...	Beth54	5	1072	04:18 PM Jan 27, 2011 by Beth54
	Insurance (Preview) Hi there everyone. Have started looking at your forum as we have just ordered our motorhome which wont be ready until mid April and would like some advice about insurance. We see there are a few companies that deal with this but could anyone give us a rought idea what it it likely to cost. We are both at...	lilliput43	7	1343	02:53 PM Jan 27, 2011 by freddiecarlson
	I Apologise ( 1 2 ) (Preview) Hi Guys, I apologise if my wombat animation has upset some people, I aggree that the anim was misleading as it had .com on it and could have looked like a link to a web page, there was never a link to any web site, in fact if those that complained had bothered to click on the anim they would have discovered tha...	_wombat_	43	2989	08:28 AM Jan 27, 2011 by _wombat_
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