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I had a message on my answering machine when I got home today from the "Department of Prosecutions" ringing on behalf of the Australian Tax Office. The caller said they had an arrest warrant out for me for tax avoidance and my home was under surveillance giving a phone number for me to rin...

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Hi all. Pick up our first van today, very excited, can't wait to get her home and set it up. It is a 14ft Jayco pop top (New) plenty of short weekends away to start off, and to get to know all about her. Looking forward to heading North in September. Hope to meet some of the team when we hit the road. Col & A...

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Can any body on here please tell me if there are any caravan parks( reasonably priced and with vacancies ) in or very close to Darwin. I have just had word that my mother in Brisbane is dying and I have to fly back. I am leaving hubby behind and he will need to stay close to Darwin as I don't know when I will be b...

Fishermen on the beach, Streaky Bay Caravan Park, after an afternoon of rains and storms -- Edited by TheHeaths on Wednesday 8th of July 2015 08:52:34 AM

Hi and thanks for adding us. We are both in our 50's and although not retired yet, we are certainly looking forward to joining the grey nomads travelling around this lovely country in the future. We love camping - we have an off-road pop-top caravan - and travelling and especially love anywhere we can t...

The annual International Firefighters Day Memorial was held at the Firefighters Memorial Grove in Kings Park Perth W.A. on Sunday 3 May.Families, friends and colleagues came together to pay their respects and honour firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty. The striking red of the vinta...

Hi to all. I have an inquire about oil coolers, I bought a 2007 Ford ranger auto 3lt turbo, oil cooler fitted, At that time I was pulling a 17ft pop top light weight van, We have now up graded to a full van 22ft 2.5t, It has been suggested that I fit another oil cooler for extra protection, Even though at no s...

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, wh...

On the 14 November 2012, we were lucky enough to see the Solar Eclipse at Ellis Beach, north of Cairns in Queensland.It went total darkness in the morning for approx 2 minutes, it was total quietness, even the birds stop singing. The only thing shining in the sky was the sun around the moon -- Edited b...

Tonight at new free camp, its great, lots of vans here., some pics from the road in today -- Edited by frangipani on Saturday 27th of June 2015 01:52:22 AM -- Edited by frangipani on Saturday 27th of June 2015 01:55:17 AM

bugger well that's the cleanest word I can use!!!! unhooking the van today and a car pulled up next to me that took my attention away from what I was doing. Result, the weight distribution hitch came crashing down on my toe art guy bugger and many more expletives!!!! Anyway I have released the pressure a...

The beautiful Flinders Ranges, afternoon delight

Country pubs are the best

Gday... Cheers - John

hi all can someone please tell me if this generator will run an ibis 3 airconGenTrax 3700W Max/3000W Rated Generator Pure Sine Inverter Portable Camping Gen III Model now with LCD! 2 x 240V outlets. thanks

Hello, I'm about to join you solos. Could you please give me 5 things you wished you had taken, heard of or prepared for, before you embarked on your adventures. I would appreciate learning from your lessons in advance of my own adventure. Cheers and thanks. Naomi

When I purchased my DMax I thought I could get away with the rubber squares you join together for the tray but it is not working as I intended, my work gear still slides about which means on my trip everything will slide about. My last ute came with a tray mat, nothing ever slid around on it. My question, sho...