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Hi all new members Adrian and Sandra,located just out of hervey Bay.Retired plumber and gasfitter ,manager and Sandra company director nd everything else important.

I'm not good with introductions but i'll give it a bash

Firstly i would like to thank you very much for accepting me as a member to this forum. I have been visiting for the past month and just reading as a guest what members have been posting and must say learning a lot as well as admiring you travelers. S...

I have spent yesterday look for a towing rig, my preference is leaning towards either the BT50/Ranger or a Triton 2010/11 The Bt50/Ranger in a freestyle cab 3.0ltr TDI as either a 2.5 or 3t towing capacity, where the Triton in a similar configuration is only 2.25t. Finding one is not the problem but the...

big WELCOME to all the newbies that I have missed over the last few weeks - intermittent access to the internet is my only excuse!!! Enjoy the madhouse that is called a forum - don't take life too seriously, get a laugh - put your two cents worth in - ask for advice - learn how to use the forum - read all the sub...

just been told i am wealthy because i drive a car ,and here i was thinking i wanted more, i did not realise i was so well off

Gday... 1861 - William Landsborough organises a relief expedition to find the missing Australian explorers Burke and Wills. Robert O'Hara Burke and William Wills set off from Melbourne in 1860 with a huge party of men, supplies and camels, aiming to be the first to cross Australia's i...

Hi All, It is with great reluctance and long discussions, that we have decided to sell our campervan, We only bought it last year and had so much work done on it but unfortunately age has caught up with us, after a trip to W.A. we realise that we cannot continue travelling on the road. We have been so lu...

Down the coast south of Adelaide Looking north toward Normanville Looking further south to Rapid Bay Not a bad little spot Yep, I recon I'm quite happy with my new camera -- Edited by Kendo on Sunday 13th of July 2014 05:31:10 PM

I tool these photos of a beautiful waterfall on the Mt Stirling Road. What a beautiful time of the year this is....

Edward Longshanks (Edward I of England) comes to Scotland to conquer the Scots. He brings 4,000 men with him. As he nears the battlefield, there suddenly appears a solitary figure on the crest of the hill, a short, ginger-haired guy in a kilt. 'Hammer O the Scots?' yells the wee Scottish guy on the hill...

Just a quick hello New members from Newcastle, Jerry and Tess After few trips...getting ready for the road. Jerry

Hi Everyone a quick introduction I'm Woody ( farmer )my wife is Sue (nurse ) we have just bought our first van a fifth wheeler and will go to the Gold Coast to pick it up in a couple of weeks really looking forward to this our maiden trip, looking for any advice on some good camping spots on the way back to Nort...

I am Bill travelling with Chris my mate who does the cooking and polishing of the old Ford Transit Motorhome if you see My Mobile Roadblock give us a toot.

We're not strictly grey nomads (well, I probably have a few strands and hubby has more than a few!), but we joined this forum in the hope of benefiting from the wisdom and experience here. We're a family of 4 with kids aged 2 and 4 and are hoping to embark on at least 2yrs travelling around Australia by the e...

Well we are at Moree our last stay in a motel, as we pick up our van tomorrow on the Gold Coast getting excited now.

Hi Everyone, Just like to introduce ourselves. We will be GN soon. Picking up our new camper trailer tomorrow. Excited about decking it our with our bits and pieces. Can't head off for a while though. Hubbie starts long service in September and then after the Grand Final, which is also his 60th birth...

Not been a Nomad for over 5 years, permanent in a Caravan Park now. But meet a lot of friendly folk who still are. Retired 7 years ago and after a couple of years on the road headed back to the Daughter and Grandkids in Geraldton WA. Just bought an old Coaster, so maybe the feet are getting itchy again :) Had...

Learning on this trip what we need to organise re lounge chair asnd table placement as well as what we need to do to tidy up the tandem wheel arch. Aussie Paul.

A Sparky ('Electrician' Royalty of all Trades) dies in a car accident on his 40th birthday and finds himself at the Pearly Gates. A brass band is playing, the angels are singing a beautiful hymn, there is a huge crowd cheering and shouting his name, and absolutely everyone wants to shake his hand. Jus...

when selling a motorhome or anything ,check for your hidden money, as I hid money ,in a high ace and sold it and didn't get it back I know people will say you got to much money but we are pensioners, and just got excited about selling , honesty is the best policy but be carful , this happened a few years ago , No...