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Hope this is ok, but I thought I'd bring the thread back and ask how many GN'S are up here in North Queensland? There are so many vans and motor homes on the road up this way,so thought I'd ask the question Beautiful weather at the moment to be up this way too! if you are up here enjoy Cheers Sol

There are six CPs in Eden (NSW Far South Coast) and 5 of them are pet friendly. The only exception is the peak times of Christmas and Easter. Someone recently said how good Garden of Eden CP was. We would agree (it's Top Tourist) but have also found Eden Tourist Park at Aslings Beach is very good. It's adv...

Am excited about the next week, can't sleep waiting for the new day to begin so here I am at 3.00AM typing on the blog and forum. This is the plan. Wednesday morning set off to Maroochydore after having said good bye to Marj whose company i have enjoyed here at Kumbia then having a look round Kingaroy, N...

We have bought a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. Had it about three months now and find it very useful for travelling. The Old Laptop has been retired to a bedroom of it's own. Also we now use a HEMA HN6 navigator (GPS) running OziExplorer. I have been able to load the oziexplorer maps onto the Gal...

I'm going to be getting to Townsville in a few days (prob around Friday) and I'm looking for somewhere cheap to stay - doesn't have to be fancy. I've heard that there's a place called the Polocross club in a suburb called Stewart (prob spelled incorrectly, my apologies) but I can't find it in any of my u...

The further we have travelled south the more layers of clothing we have been putting on.Gee how spoilt we have been for the past three odd weeks up around the Cape.We arrived at Port Douglas to the normal hum drum of a place buzzing with tourists all over the place, we took a drive around and had a look into...

Hi guys. As some of you may recall, we get our van in October and we'll stay in this area and do smaller trips (with the grandkids)for the first few months, then we plan on heading south after Christmas for our first big trip. We've got an idea of the direction we are heading, but we're really not sure of how...

Hi nomads! We are fairly new to the forum and planning the big lap next February. We have looked at the BT50 and the Ranger wildtrak. the vehicles are essentially the same in terms of towing performance? Has anyone test driven both vehicles? We live in NZ and have not found a wildtrak to test drive! We lov...

Should be in the dictionary as stated ..... These fit so well they should be in a dictionary. ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends And is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOUR: A place where women curl up and dye. CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and when they are d...

So cold here in Vic at the moment, frost 4 mornings in a row. Heater goes on in the morning for sure. Days are nice, got to 16deg in the front veranda, as you have seen John, where I spend most of my time painting my fish. Heard from Sue ( bucket&sue) they are catching lots of Redclaws. I have been to the Co...

re newsletter Tamara...why do people like Tamara assume incorrectly knowledge of people who they do not even know...a couple who were branded George an pat on their van asked a friend of mind when they met...oh' your by yourself....do you have a wife or is she at home ...he just walked away...when the...

Kings Hwy - the one between Canberra, Braidwood and the coast - is now closed Tues am - Thurs pm. We used it yesterday (Friday) on the first day after it was opened again and contrary to what I thought it was a pleasant trip with not a lot of traffic. There was more in the evening when we came down again but tha...

I am cooking right now a corned silverside, something i have never done before and looking for non web help from the better cooks here. I bought the smallest i could find ( being a solo you would). The intension is to just add a few slices of it to a cold salad for having for dinner over the next few days, a e...

Full moon at Lake ElphInstone Qld. BeautIful place, not too many campers here.

Its been bucketing down here all weekend, and continuing for most of the week so please take care every one on the roads..

Hi, I have an older Coromal poptop with the round oyster lights on the ceiling. I am wondering what LED options I have without pulling my van apart. I do a reasonable amount of freecamping, and wonder if it would save significant power, and perhaps would provide brighter lighting, justifying the expe...

Sorry I posted this in the wrong section. I'll try again..... I am currently setting up my 1998 HiAce. I have 2x 80w solar panels and a 130ampH battery as well as the normal start battery. They are connected via a switch that I turn on when I drive and try to remember to turn off when I stop. To get it started I...

A lady in the last couple of weeks posted asking for volunteers to help teach conversational English in Cambodia. I have tried to do a search but can't find it and have no idea what section of the forum it was in. Does anybody know or can they tell me how to find it please. I did a search for "Cambodia&q...

Any comments good or bad on the best brackets to use to attach 2 panels to the M/home roof. Brand, metal or plastic etc Thanks