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Just want to have a wine (and a not the type in a glass!) We have just left the Margaret River Region which was amazing, great weather lots of food and drink and a lovely stay in both a free camp and a caravan park, bliss. We have made out way to pembeton to check out the big trees and so far all i can say is its b...

A mate from S Carolina sent a bunch of rare and historic photos I assembled into an album with captions. Below is a sample showing a soldier comforting his mate from the horrors of war in Korea.

Hi everyone, my wife Eril and I are beginning the assault on becoming GNs. I will introduce ourselves in the appropriate section. My question, as the title says, travelling with TV installed. Aussie Paul. :)

This is my latest painting. I think im getting the hang of it.

Some years ago President Clinton was hosting a state dinner when, at the last minute, his regular cook fell ill, and they had to get a replacement on short notice. The fellow arrived and turned out to be a very grubby-looking man named Jon. The President voiced his concerns to his Chief of Staff but was...

Having a new problem uploading photo's to forum topics and even my new avatar won't load from computer. Starts to load then seems to go into hibernation, just the loading circle rotating. Never did before and can't remember loading any thing that would cause it. Am using Win8. (please no discussion o...

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I received an email from a friend. I thought it may be of interest 'Value what you have and don't give it away.' There's a lot to admire about Australia, especially if you're a visiting American, says David Mason. More often than you might expect, Australian friends patiently listening to me enthuse...

The boss was complaining in our staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read: "I'm the Boss!" He then attached it to his office door. Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that som...

Gday...1779 - Captain James Cook is killed by natives in Hawaii. 1788 - Lieutenant Philip Gidley King leaves Sydney to establish a settlement on Norfolk Island 1936 - The Walter Taylor Bridge, which crosses the Brisbane River, is opened. 1966 - Decimal currency is introduced in Au...

What a great afternoon we had.Met with Copper1 (Gary and Roxy).Really nice people. 1 1/2 hrs later we had talked of many things nomadic and a lot about family. Have met a few of the guys from the forum and as I have said before ,very nice folks..Took time to organise a get together but all worked out very we...

Finally got to touch base with Alan and Delilah today while we were both in Hobart and we had a most enjoy able time discussing all sorts of things ranging from Nomad stuff to health issues, food, family, etc. it was good to be able to put faces to names and and find out more about each other and travels alon...

Hi All, Had a great time at the GTG, was good to meet some of the GNs and put faces to names. You guys have a great sense of humour and it was a pleasure to be in your company. Can't wait for the next GTG. Left Popanyining Thurs and ran across the Dunmowin's in Beverley & then again on the way to York. On the w...

I have taken many photos and uploaded them on to the Solo's Forum, I have little interest in photography and employ the point and shoot method. However I plan to visit areas such as Kings Canyon and have seen photos that my camera would not be able to match. My question is what camera under $500 will do the...

Some generators sold through out Australia by Total Tools have been recalled due to risk of electric shock. The brand names are DETROIT and SABER . The model numbers are- # YW8000HECO # DFD3000HS2 The problem appears to be with the M.E.N. circuitry Contact Total Tools for adjustments required to the...

Finally finished the latest cuddle rug. This one is for Nate, my youngest grandson. I started making a multi-coloured one, didn't like it so unwound it. Asked daughter to choose a colour. A very nice green.

C1&2 Tassie Update Well folks it has been a while since I have been on the forum and thought I better update. Well we left Strahan on the 5th bound for Old Hobart Town, after taking C4 to the Dr due to a heart problem but was soon sorted thank God. We then set off and made Hamilton after the gruelling...

We just checked into a caravan park in Eden, booked it yesterday and viewed the site, thought everything was set. On arriving this morning found there had been a mix up and the site was no longer available. We were told to go and look at another site ( specific site number given) That suited us but wh...

We recently picked up a lot of stone dents/chips on the front of the Coromal Magnum Transforma. Has anyone made the move to place some type of covering to prevent this happening. I believe that the drop down extended beds make the installation more problematical than a standard van. Our towing vechi...