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To day I posted number 500 and notice that now I am a Guru..Not bad for a none traveller. Thanks to all who have communicated to me and sent pms .So for those who are members and don't travel all you have to do is talk to the people. You will be surprised at the amount of people who will help you in a multitude of...

Hello to all. My name is Bob and my wife is Margaret. I am a retired truck driver. Margaret and i love to travel as much as we can. We have been 3/4 of the way around Australia a couple of years ago with our caravan. We sold the van and bought an off road camper trailer to travel where we could not go with a carava...

We stayed here for 10 days,right on the lake and free,there were garbage bins,showers and toilets showers were only cold ones but the water itself was warm anyway. Bit busy on weekends with locals as are most of these places but quiet otherwise,great for a kyak ,bird watching or just watching the sunr...

I managed to have a nice break at Somerset Dam Holiday Park for 4 nights. http://www.lakesomerset.com.au/ It was a birthday celebration weekend for my niece. Thursday and Friday were very hot days, 33 on Friday, then it rained on Saturday and the temp dropped to 22! It was clearing by late afterno...

Has anyone used one of these? I am thinking of getting one to see if they work.. http://www.slumberguard.com.au/

During a recent visit to this area (travelled to Marvel Lock on a gravel road approx 200 kms north of Hyden/Wave Rock) I visited the town of Marvel Loch approx 30 kms south of Southern Cross in WA which is currently owned by the Chinese and is in care and maintenance mode (not currently working). The link...

Hope all at Greens are safe and sound and not washed away into the lake. The weather map didn't look very kind to you all there all day. Not good here in Sth West Gippsland Vic either.

Introducing myself Ric and my wife Carmel I am a retired truck driver and we have been travelling for a couple of years. We have just got back from a six month trip to North Territory and Darwin it was the best time of our lives. We are hoping that by joining the forum we will pick up some good ideas and a bit of...

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This was taken in the mid-forties. Definitely in Hollywood; an MGM party!!! Here's who you're looking at: (left to right): 1st Row: James Stewart, Margaret Su llivan, Lucille Ball, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Hepburn, Louis B. Mayer, Greer Garson, Irene Dunne, Susan Peters, Ginny Simms, Lionel Ba...

Hi there, Just joined this forum...It looks like a great spot. The other day I was filling in info on a website, all about my motorhome conversion and nearly at the end and the wife said... "leave that for a moment and dinner is ready" Well like an obediant husband I left the computer and h...

The way we do it in Australia!!!!!!!! This morning I was in luck and was able to buy two boxes of VB beer cheap at the local supermarket. I placed the boxes on the front seat and headed back home. I stopped at a service station where a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in a short skirt was filling up her car at the ne...

Hi all, With so many learned souls on this forum, any chance of some comments on the following circuit I have set up in my Nissan Patrol for charging auxiliary battery and caravan battery. I use the auxiliary battery as a backup in case of significant winch use. The van battery is charged using a batte...

Yep, back home again after a month away & 2750Kls later. Extremely pleased with the new tug in performance, economy, & comfort. There is no efect to the tug from the van as in push/pull or sway, even the B-doubbles dont even cause any push from their air turbulance. Must say that the ISRI seats a...

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Gee.... A separate topci heading for green lake. It must be something worth seeing. I love the pictures, and it is on our bucket list next time we head south. It sure does look like heaven to me. Jay&Dee

Some welcome's, sorry guys for the ones that I have missed, but welcome to you all

Hello all, After following your forum for many months, seeking out all the great advice, offered by the expert Grey Nomads, it is time we joined all the fun. Shas and I are still working at the moment but plan to retire full time in a few years. We started camping way back ( pre children ) in a Kombi Camper,...