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Gday... Here's a Normandy Beach landing photo they don't show you in textbooks. Brave women of the Red Cross arriving in 1944 to help the injured troops. Cheers - John

I have owned my 1974 Vw Kombi for some years and have travelled regularly in it. Last year wife and I went from Melbourne to Adelaide, put it on the Ghan to Darwin then drove from Darwin to Perth and then back to Melbourne. This year its back to Tassie for a few weeks or more for the third time and planning f...

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Greetings fellow Grey Nomads. If you are heading to the Fraser Coast Hervey Bay, Queensland and looking for free or budget camping you'll find there is not much on offer. However, there is an alternative. We are "parked up" at home for the next year and have room for one RV or Caravan...

I saw on this site, someone has camping near hervey bay, I didn't (should have) taken it down, if that person is on here please contact me, thank you -- Edited by wandwill on Thursday 6th of November 2014 04:40:26 PM -- Edited by wandwill on Thursday 6th of November 2014 04:41:23 PM

Alternative to free camping or caravan park BYO RV to our garden in Hervey Bay Escape winter and avoid the crowds camping privately with all facilities. We just have one visitor/caravan at a time. We have travelled with our own Caravan and know that sometimes you just want to get away from the crowds or...

My forgetter's getting better,But my rememberer is broke To you that may seem funny But, to me, that is no joke For when I'm 'here' I'm wondering If I really should be 'there' And, when I try to think it through, I haven't got a prayer! Oft times I walk into a room, Say 'what am I here for?' I wrack my brain, bu...

The other day (while at Glen Innes ) I started the ute & the oil pressure light stayed on. Shut it down & checked the obvious. All seemed in order. Hoping it was the oil pressure sender unit I called RACQ ( we're Qld based ) and got put onto NRMA. Gave the lady on the phone the details and waited for th...

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Left Maroochydore on the 22nd of last month, have since visited iluka,Kendall, East Gresford, Cassilis, Gilgandra, Bathurst, Helensburg and now at Gunning. Next stop is Moruya,, over The Kings Highway-- gulp.

Hey Nomaders, MOTH and I hope to take a trip from Melbourne to Northern Aus. in 2016. Not really keen on joining a caravan club or paying for a tag along tour, but wondered has anyone planned a trip and invited nomad friends to join them in a convoy. Or has anyone posted their itinerary, allowing others...

Just said goodbye to Shekon and started chatting with "Diggings", they just happen to be parked right behind us. Having a great time flip flopping in my thongs right past his window! Gosh, Dave don, t you just love the sound of flip flopping thongs early in the morning! Off to stoke up the cof...

Norfolk Day 4 Captains Log, day 4 on the mysterious Norfolk Island. First mate C2 decided that it was time to venture further a field AAAARRRRRRGGGGGG that means one thing Shopping, I have a mutiny on my hands plus my hands clamped firmly on my wallet. Oh well what do you do give in and go with the flo...

Recently stayed at a C/P and was talking to a guy who had bought a Paradise motorhome about 6 months ago. I was moaning about all the problems I have with my new Supreme 'van (which will hopefully be fixed by the dealer in December and January (holiday period so will take 'van home while their tradies bugg...

....in Ulladulla at the Bowls Club, yes "Bowls". It sure was great to see Gerty Dancer and Mr D again. It's been a while. Great company, great meal, great chat. Did I say it was great

.....is open for business (good pun??) again.

I've seen mention of poor wiring and various faults with 240v wiring in caravans on this forum but have now seen it for myself. Currently we are at day 4 stripping the cladding from our van as it has come adrift from the frame It has been a bit of an eye opener as far as poor quality workmanship goes but the w...

Greetings Nomads, meet Paul and Deb, (justcampin) great couple, Paul came over today ,and confided in me , that he had to be back in Tassie, before the 26th, to start back at work, he was heart broken that he could not stay out here and be a full time Nomads,, !!But!!, may I ask you all to remember Paul, and...

A giant pink condom has been erected... no, sorry... make that placed over an 18m Sydney obelisk in Hyde Park to bring attention to HIV awareness. Some members of the public welcomed the installation while others were not so impressed. Dunno why. What's wrong with pink? Nyuk, nyuk.

Im only floating this idea I propose we all get together at Greens Lake next October/November (2015) I was talking with Plendo yesterday and we hatched the idea. The reason for October/November is that its a bit warmer then (spring). Lets know what your thoughts are. Version 2, first post was in the wr...