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I'm thinking we might take as couple of days out and come up in the truck (my home away from home) maybe this week. We need to find out if indeed we want to pursue the life on the road. Are horses welcome? just a thought

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Hi all. Debbie here from little ole Tassie. My husband, Paul and I (oh and mustn't forget to mention Josh), have just purchased our motorhome in readiness for our big trip next year. Until then we will have to settle for small trips to the Big Island and touring our beautiful Little Island. No doub...

Hi, we are about to take possession of our 5th wheeler and currently looking at insurance. Would value some input on this before we go ahead. Thanks in advance.

Around easter time we are travelling up to Moree,but am unsure which would be the better way to go,via Tamworth and up to Warialda or via Gilgandra,Narrabri then Moree. We live in the western subs of Sydney.Which way do you think would be the hilliest or are they both much the same. We expect to be on the r...

Have finally left Wuruma Dam & the great company we enjoyed there to continue our journey. Spent last night at Baralaba free camp (north west of Biloela, Qld). One of the better camps we've been in over the past 12 months, flush toilets, enclosed cold shower, good water & right beside the Ne...

Gday... 1743 - King George II sparks the tradition of standing during the performance of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's oratorio 'Messiah'. 1769 - The developer of the geologic map, William Smith, is born. 1903 - The earliest version of the board game 'Monopoly' is deve...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QBv2CFTSWU -- Edited by Recoup on Saturday 22nd of March 2014 11:04:38 AM

We have a 12v gel 100a/h battery that is charged by solar panels on roof of van. My question is with van parked in sunlight do I need to have a current draw when not using van, or does the regulator look after the battery? Aussie Paul.

As my short time on the road is showing me, I think I am going to have to have a tow vehicle. I love my MH, and have no desire to go with a caravan, so a tow car is the way to go. My question is what is best and some experiences please. A frame, or trailer? I guess there are fors and against for both, and I guess the mo...

Hi we are travelling over a month period from bundy to eventually Tamborine but inland not coast road. we are in middle of houses sits and have just realised it is Easter and School holidays. any suggestions for camps along the way that might be peaceful ( i can just see most of you saying gee she is joking...

Understanding Engineers #1 Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said,"Where did you get such a great bike?" The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike...

This collection is of overlooked photos taken at the end of and just after WWII. There are quite a few and the page might take a while to download fully but it's worth the wait.

I was checking out all the planets and came across Planet Antares, right out in the middle of nowhere really, then remembered the planet has only wombats on it, billions and billions, all dressed in military battle gear. Then I remembered seeing an article about a Antaresian being captured here on pl...

Before too long I will be heading off onto the road and want to continue to work as I go (to help pay for our travels). I run a home-based website development / hosting business and need a reliable internet connection that has good national coverage. I wonder if others in the GreyNomad world have simula...

Just a question ,what would be the better battery charger, C tech 7stage or a Projecta 7stage,thanks in advance. lance C

These were taken around Bayaduk in the Western District of Vic. The first is a view of Mt. Napier, it's a perfect volcanic cone that last erupted around 10,000 years ago. Next shows the lave flow from Mt. Napier, it fill the valley in the fore ground. Third one is of a lave tube at Bayaduk, these form when t...

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