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Have you ever wondered where and how yodelling began? Many years ago a man was travelling through the mountains of Switzerland Nightfall was rapidly approaching and he had nowhere to sleep. He went up to a farmhouse and asked the farmer if he could spend the night. The farmer told him that he could slee...

Did the tour today - really worth it as we were taken right in to the mining areas - but not allowed to put a foot outside the van! Loads of information as well. Then on to Breakaways - wow!!!! The colours are stunning. Pity we cannot free camp there. Need a permit to go to the area. On across an extremely dry...

Since retiring from full time work last year, my wife and I have started researching the purchase of a new caravan. We're leaning towards a tandem axle offroad van as we like the idea of free camping and expect to purchase a new unit later this year. I'm puzzled about the apparently low usage of disc brak...

Finally going in for operation in the morning, hopeing all goes smooth and can work out how long before I can hit the road again.

Ok, Whiteman Park from 10AM onwards Tuesday 9th April 2013, suggest when you arrive go to the Vistor Information Centre (see map on left legend on link below, also other info) and get some brochures on the park and also ask where the Grey Nomads are, I will tell them when I get there so you will be able to fi...

Just thought I would let you all know that I bought a new cranking battery recently for 'The Cave' (my Hino motorhome) and found that Auto Pro at Tuncurry, NSW has very competitively priced bats - I paid just $165 for my new cranking battery (N70) compared to $279 for my previous purchase. They seem to b...

Hello all Just noticed in local paper that they are looking at putting a 28 day limit at Ayssens reserve, and then moving you on. It is to be voted on later this month Ken

Hi We are wanting to buy a van. We would like to start off slowly and do 2 and 3 week trips, then slowly build up to the big one. We have been looking at vans but they are all very expensive. There are some on Internet with no shower and toilet which look ok. Do we really need a shower and toilet to travel o...

It works! I bought a cheap($69)LG smart phone, and using instructions from the web, I used it as a modem! It seems quicker than the Telstra wireless dongle,and is simpler to get online.I bought a $5 Kogan chip to try, and after some small problems , put it in the LG phone amd am now using it.Do I loose my ema...

Test for Dementia Below are four (4) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately. OK? Let's find out just how clever you really are.... Ready? GO!!! (Scroll down) First Question: You are participating in a race. You...

It's time again to replace tyres. I have been told goodrich ATKO are the way to go but they look fairly chunky to me and I am concerned about road noise. Almost all our driving is on good roads. Does anyone have any comment on these or other tyres. They are about $400 each.

Maggie Thatcher, The first UK female PM has passed away. Baroness Thatcher was reviled or loved by many. I can only go on my English Auntie Rose who hated her for cutting back pensions and sacking thousands of miners.And I don,t think she is very popular with the Argentinians, Either.She is/was a Tory...

What is Celibacy? Celibacy can either be a choice in life or a condition imposed by circumstances. While attending a Marriage Weekend, my wife and I listened tothe instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands and wives know thethings that are important to each other." He asked...

Hi all, just had a stress test with my cardioligist , who i see every 2 years due to having 2 open hearts when I was younger... all good , had to run about 6k in about 5 mintes on the tred mill, with verious speeds.. lucky i had been doing alot of walking latley !!! good reports no more visits for another 12...

A Pastor goes to the dentist for a set of false teeth. The first Sunday after he gets his new teeth, he talks for only 8minutes. The second Sunday, he talks for only 10 minutes. The following Sunday, he talks for 2 hours and 48 minutes. The congregation had to mob him to get him down from the pulpit a...

Hi all, Can anyone give me some advice on travelling the Nullabor; good places to stay (free & paid), servos, conditions, etc. Much appreciated. Cheers

Baby wombat peaking out from his Mums pouch. A brilliant example of a backward facing pouch. A wombats pouch faces backwards to prevent dirt from entering the pouch. Thanks to Strathewan Wildlife Shelter in Victoria for sharing this often unseen view of a baby wombat in a pouch. I don't like to emb...

I have just bought a new laptop, and had a lot of trouble getting my email to work. First , you have to get a ms outlook account, and register with them as win8 won,t let you use anything else.Then it started to load all 3500 emails from the last 18months, which takes a lot of megs, andI couldn,t stop.Went to...

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