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Hi Wife and I arrive in Sydney Oct 9th and pick up camper on the 10th. We have 19 days to take a circular tour around NSW. Not wanting to be fixed to a rigid timetable, I am reluctant to pre book any camp grounds, is this a good idea?? Thanks, Mark & Joan

I have seen lots of comments and articles about the frustrating side of caravanning. Backing up the tug to hitch up. Not to bad at this cause SWMBO is good at telling me where to go Backing into a site. Not to bad, depending on how many are watching putting up the awning. got this down pat. Now I have found th...

We have just purchased the small baby Q and interested to hear if people also purchased the stand to sit it on. We have a small table we could sit it on but there is always the chance to knock it over so is the stand the way to go

Well ,for a few weeks at least. All went well with no probs. Will be going to the Gold Coast again in a couple of weeks to visit the kids, most likely Bathurst weekend. Hadn't even got home when they arranged this.LOL. One thing I will comment on is the state of the Sydney/Newcastle freeway, more so the sou...

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-25/honouring-the-afl-legend-in-an-unmarked-adelaide-grave/5766610

IS is getting closer. They are now in the Philippines. A notorious group, Abu Sayyaf has now aligned itself with IS.In May 2001, Abu Sayyaf raided a foreign tourist resort on Palawan Island, not that far really from the Resort we owned at the time. They captured about 10 Filipinos and 3 Americans. Two o...

Hi All, I have booked into River Gardens Caravan Park Carrara for a week from 27th Sept. anyone on the Gold Coast wanting to meet up can PM me. Always look forward to meeting up with Grey Nomads, old friends and new. John

Dyou meet this challenge? We've seen this with the letters out of order, but this is the first time we've seen it with numbers. Good example of a Brain Study: If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind. And better than that: Alzheimer's is a long long, way down the road before it ever gets anyw...

We are in thew final days of 4 weeks of volunteering at the Flying High Bird Sanctuary in Apple Tree Creek just north of Childers in Queensland. It's been an interesting experience meeting other volunteers as well as the owners David and Ann. The deal is they provide you with power and water and toilet a...

We are after recommendations for A-Frames - we want to tow our Barina behind our bus. We are hoping more experienced travellers will be able to advise on the best ones.

all done next stage now

We were at the lights in Ararat, sitting behind a caravan, when I noticed Grey Nomad stickers and a number plate attached to the van. They had come through Elmhurst and turned left towards Melbourne. Made my day!!

"Email me whenever there is a new post to this topic." I ticked the box for the above request a couple of weeks ago; it was OK at the time but now I'd like to stop the advices arriving in my inbox.. How do I switch off?? Thanks for any help. Fried Rice

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Hi everyone, I'm Brock and my wife is ally we have got our selves a 1997 coaster bus all fitted out and a large enclosed trailer fully set up for upholstery ,we are setting off 1st jan for 12 months, so if you need any upholstery work done I'm glad to assist.

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Took a drive past GK's old work place talk about pretty in Pink!!!! here ya go mate this ones for you.

I called into this camp which is in two parts, an upper level and a lower level. It is shown in the Camps book and I would say probably Wikicamps (I don't have that). Although the main turn road is bitumen, the actual track into the camp is grave and deeply rutted and I would imagine very slippery in the wet...

Second night free camping just south of Gunnedah tonight no internet last night