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Getting around without car
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As a non car person i travel Australia like i travel anywhere by bus and train which i enjoy immensely!!! Are there many grey nomads that travel like me ?????
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Roadside assistance or lack of
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Hi all we have been off the air for awhile, stranded in adelaide with the inlaws, we are very lucky to still have them around but still can't wait to leave on Thursday. The question, we have been with RACV for many years but now that we have sold the car and bought the motor home they tell me they have NO memb...
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cunningham gap closed
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The gap is closed indefinately - rock-fall bloddy big boulder actually. Richo
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Places to stay
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What would be the best place for you stay in free camps Do we have a top ten of something like that Cheers John
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Cruising Cruze
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Do we take the caravan?-Tassie Top Tips please wonderful Grey Nomads!
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Morning! Thinking of booking our Tassie trip for late Feb / early March as I gather it gets heavily booked out. We're planning on staying about 6 weeks, perhaps longer. According to the calculations its going to cost us about $2,500 for the return trip (that's cheap!!) So, our options are, 1) take the c...
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A few observations
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Hi all, we have just completed a short (but long for us) trip through Vic, NSW & Qld. Covered 5500kms over that time and saw some wonderful sites and met some great people. We stayed in caravan parks, national parks and free camped. There were a few things that we noticed on our travels (most good...
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Van Weight
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A good mate of mine recently stripped his van of 12 months from new, back to " as it leaves the factory" and had it weight at the weighbridge. And yes, he added the net weight of the 2 large gas bottles and the weight came up 120KG above the Tare weight displayed on the van plate. He said it will cos...
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Battery Charger
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Hello all - this may be in the wrong place - if so I apologise. When I charge the battery in the camper 240 v. the charger itself gets rather warm - is this normal or should I contact the manufacturer?
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Need a dog friendly Caravan Park close to Port Melbourne
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Hi all, We have just booked our ferry crossing to Tassie for 29th Dec. Can anyone recommend a dog friendly caravan park near the port. Our departure is 9am so we are going to have to be close as possible. If anyone has some tips it would be greatly appreciated. We have been googling it but not much luck so f...
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Angaton south aus
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hi do anyone know of a caravan park jn or near angaston s/a thanks fw
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Copper's 1,2 &3 Depart Mallacoota
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Hi gang just a quick update on our time here in Mallacoota. Well Mallacoota is not a bad place unfortunately for us tho the weather has been erratic especially the wind. The park is huge with 740 sites. Regarding eating out we have dined at the Golf Club and the Mallacoota Hotel the Hotel, win's two fol...
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Finally, back to Green's Lakes
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Everything goes little bit adventurous this time. I started more than a week ago, and got my alternator blown just some 75 km from Lightning Ridge, where I now live most of time. As Murphy's law likes pairs, battery gone as well. Costed me a lot. But finally I got it all going now. I'm now halfway from Ligh...
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Heathers scooter gave birth
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all well as Norma has adopted it ,all well and good moving on Thursday rod
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Thanksgiving
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Spending US Thanksgiving with a great family here in the USA. Back in Aus next Friday 6th Dec. A happy Thanksgiving to all GN's, looking forward to catching up on the road. John
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Balmadar campground at moon an flat nsw
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Has anybody stayed at this campground and if so bean you tell me yet he correct rules for the campground, rgds gitsho
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Smart phone app to recognise speed limit signs?
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Hi all I'm wondering if anyone has seen an iphone app or stand-alone product with a camera that would be pointed out through the windscreen and recognise approaching speed limit signs, and display an alert and/or sound an audible alarm. Would be handy to have as it's easy enough to miss one and not be su...
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Sleeps till I put the order in..
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The Moneys from house appear in 16days and counting.. - The Order for the bus is Getting finalized With My wish List.. - I have decided that I will Allow extra Cash for a Bus that is 1999+ and Less than 100k's I have also slight relaxed My Rear door configuration.. I was main after a Boot type configuration...
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Two more sleeps...
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Hi everyone, I wrote in my intro around this time last month that we had ordered a Slideon & were waiting for it to be ready for pickup, They sent us an email to say all things are a goer, that it had arrived safe & sound. ....very exciting stuff... We are heading to Harvey Bay Sunday so it can be fi...
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Free WiFi
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I'm not 100% sure of the Australia free WiFi situation.. But I did find in The USofA that the Large Food chain's had Free Wifi.. - Macca's - starbuck coffee - Burger King they all had Free Wifi, which was not to bad to use.. In Australia I can't swear by it.. But check out Macca's and Hungry Jack's for free W...
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Copper1 in Mallacoota
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Well folks we moved on this morning from the Genoa free camp into Mallacoota till Monday. Everything is running fine with the van so happy with that. Ruby is absolutely exhausted by the days end with all the exploring to do. Weather has picked up a bit with a southerly and rain is predicted for the next tw...
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