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extended stays
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dont know if some are aware but i do a weekly show on our local community fm stationie 60's to modern music, got a few shows on my website,my dream is to work in radio, ie either as audio work or on air,thinking of doing a course in Adelaide next year,for 6months etc but seeing i have my own house and h...
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Heading Off
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Well only one more sleep and we get to head off again. Hope we've covered everything on the 'to do' list. And if we haven't somebody else will have to do it. Housesitter moves in tomorrow. CAN'T WAIT!!!
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BULLS HEAD on / off
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Can I leave my Bulls Head on my car when I am not towing my van for a couple of months ..or how long can I leave it on .. being a solo atraveller I find it very hard to undo and do up but I am concerned that it might get rusty between the tongue and the bulls head ..also by leaving it on I think it makes for a quick...
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Back road
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Has anyone been from Braidwood to Nowra via Nerriga, looked it up on google and looks to be not to bad away to the coast from Canberra.
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How do you set up a BLOG please...anyone know?
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Ditto....title says it all. Thanks
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Online Map of Australia????
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I do an awful lot of reading and dreaming about planning the big trip, for when we finally are able. I try to note or remember all the fantastic places to visit but I havent yet come up with a really good way to record all this. I was wondering if anyone knows of an online map of Australia, that you can put th...
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on the road again.
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After 16 months in Adelaide we are on the road again, left the van park thursday morning and headed south through clarendon, meadows, then strathalbyn very windy and the road has lots of bends then over the ferry at wellington & we stayed at salt creek van park that night it was ok for a stop over ver...
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hmmm, how life changes ...
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I hope i dont scare any one but sometimes i can post some weird stuff.. Its kind of funny how life is, or isn't , i always said if I ever get to 40, ill be happy,im one month away...scary I grew up on a farm, well, hobby farm, 2 achers , loved it there, had animals most of our time there, I thought when i wa...
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Yamba
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Hi everyone we are hopefully starting our travels in july and our first stop was going to be yamba has anyone stayed there and did you have any problems have read some bad reports since the riot in early feb thanks heaps cheers rogngab
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Top Ten Tips for Caravanning
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From www.australiantraveller.com A humorous Australian Traveller piece on the Top Ten Tips for beginners to the world of caravanning. Thinking of joining the ever-increasing number of Aussies hitting the open road with a caravan in tow? Here, then, are the Top Ten things you should know before pu...
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In February 2010
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Here I am in Armidale. Too late to see much of the town, although what I have seen looks good. Have booked in into the cheapest Van Park I have ever been to. $16 for a powered Site.Where? 2kms up the hill from the centre of Armidale. It is fairly big, clean, spacious and quiet. Many biggish rigs here. They h...
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Cairns Sunlander Trip
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Hello!Brickies are back from Nth Qld, and catching up on GN forum again, only to find that we missed the Cairns Mini-gathering organised by Cruising Granny, Clazandaza and Gopedeler to greet us on arrival at Cairns Station. Travelling light, no luggage to collect, and family waiting in the car par...
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Fishing report websites
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Hi to all you folks that like to wet a line. As a keen fisherman, while travelling, I do like to challenge myself and try and find my own fishing spots and try my luck. However , when time is short, you can not beat local knowledge. Does anyone know of any websites that offer accurate and up-to-date fishin...
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BIG SUCKER
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For any aircraft buffs out there (I know there are a couple). This Antonov stopped over at Cairns yesterday for a couple of days for repairs. It has suffered minor bird strike but enough to put it on the ground for a while. Whilst not the largest aircraft in the sky it still amazes me how such a thing can...
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Theft...in parks or free camping...Experiences?
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I'm considering buying an oz tent as an adjunct to my campervan so I can leave it with stuff in and drive away...(obviously not freecamping) but I wondered how wise that is and what your experiences have been. The oztent is a mixed blessing,its easy to put up but probably easy to nick as well and the...
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computer Question how to cut and paste
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I would like to know how to cut and paste at least I think that is what I want to do. This is something I just can't master I'm sure it must be simple. I will explain what it is I want to do......Sometimes I come across some really great bits of info eg the Topic started by (the gnome) " WD-40..This may b...
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Is this how the Duck got here?
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In 1992, 29000 rubber ducks fell of a Chinese freight ship in the Pacific ocean. Thousands of them washed up on the shores of eastern Asia and Australia. Some even made it as far as the western shores of Noth & South America. But some have travelled even further; After a few years at sea they floated n...
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Fiat Ducato Suspension Issues
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Attention: Fiat based motorhome owners. We have a Fiat based MH with 4000 km on the clock. We were told by a suspension specialist that the vehicle was resting on the front bumper stops despite weighing in at less than front/rear weight specifications and total GVM and was actually bordering on unro...
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We finally decided on a new car....
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We fianlly decided on our new car, after many visits to car yards and test drives we have ordered a Mazda BT50. With all the optional extras we still come under budget and the salesman was not at all pushy! Now we just have to wait till April/May for delivery I am very excited and can't wait to get behind th...
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Hello from a new member
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G'day All I have just come across this forum and having been a "grey nomad" now for a bit over 7 years I thought I might join up and say "Hello". Lyn and I are members of the Australian Caravan Club, and I am also a member of the Touring Oz forum ( I see a couple of familiar names here). I h...
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