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Sorry for stirring up the ultra sensitive here....cripes Well ive almost been on the road 6 months and have covered a few miles, about 7,000km's I think. NO FIRES, NO FLOODS......well, err no inside the van anyway . Thanks for your kind sentiments on the closed smoking topic HAPPYWANDERER, I am gl...

An older gentleman was On the operating tableAwaiting surgery,And he insisted that his son,A renowned surgeon,Perform the operation.As he was about to get the anesthesia,He asked to speak to his son'Yes, Dad, what is it? ''Don't be nervous, son;Do your best,And just remember,If it doesn't go wel...

Further to yesterday's post, when we gave Daryl and Sylvia ''permission'' to leave Sydney and start traveling. I noticed they left a link to their website, which is full of extremely good Photo's of many places around Oz. So thank you Daryl and Sylvia for the link, I have traveled quite a lot myself...

friendly caravan park - super clean ameneties- grassy sites -walking distance to shops - interesting old town in gold mining area

Was in discussion the other day about this, pparticularly whats going to happen the RRP after July 2012......for those of you than run cars via this fuel as I do the timetable is getting close & I`m none the wiser. Have contacted the LPGA and no response thus far and would have thought the Taxi Counc...

Just a warning to GNs. We travelled the approximately 50km from Bigara towards Copeton Waters State Park for a picnic lunch, only to find on arrival to find that we had to pay $10.00 per vehicle to enter the park - for what, the use of their theme park - no mini golf - no game of tennis - no just to use a picni...

It would be great if fellow nomads could post of easy menu/recepies for meals whilst on the road. Im not into fast food or instant meals combos much.......food can be so dull when its done over and over. Any chefs out there with ideas for tasty meals.

Yarrie Lake Camping Ground . 30 kms out of Narribri NSW . Great spot . 2 people costs $20 pn with power , $15 without . Showers , toilets , BBQs . Fire rings and plenty of wood , lots of room , shade everywhere , good water , beautiful lake to swim in . Also plenty of yabbies there . -- Edited by sandsmere on Thur...

hi guys has any one given a thought about normal unleaded in nsw being phased out with E10... wonder how that will go with older campervans and cars and motor homes etc.. and my car is a 2004 model, not sure if i can take it yet..

Hi everyone I just gave my 104th donation of blood today. i did not realised the amount of blood in total. Glad to do it though as so many people do need it. All good with blood test and so forth that i had two weeks ago. Good for an other year, A good day to all Cheers

I have just gone back to Telstra Pre-paid to improve the reception at my home and found, like always, they only seem to allow about three rings before a call is diverted to Voicemail. This of course is great for Telstra as the caller gets charged for the call, you pay to retrieve the call then probably you...

This is an excellent camping area with spacious sites just across from the beach with good swimming and fishing locations. I have been here since last Monday and will remain here for at least another week. Was given a special rate of $50 per week the usual price being now $10 per night.

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Coming on 10 news after the adverts. Shows him picking up his motorhome. Looks a bit like Jonathans.

A young lady in the maternity ward just prior to Labour is asked by the midwife if she would like her husband to be present at the birth. "I afraid I don't have a husband" she replied "O.K. Do you have a boyfriend?" asks the Midwife. "No, no boyfriend either. Do you have a partn...

Keen to hear about good sat phone rental companies. Thanks Zj

Dear all, sorry about this stupid question however, I need to sort it out in my (Old) head. We have a 23 foot Van Royce Series 6 van (Second hand from a motor home dealer). I cannot quite understand the wiring. It has one battery and a "smart charger" in the boot. The only 240 volt items are the...

in a previous post I raised the issue of fuel prices being dictated by Woolworths and Coles and it has happened again. On Sunday I filled up with LPG at 7/11 and the woolworths and 7/11 were both charging 62.9 cpl this morning I noticed that woolworths are now charging 79.9 cpl and on the way back this aft...

Ma and I changed over to bigpond wireless some four months ago and were forever plagued with intermittent drop outs, slow downloads and times with no connection even though the modem said we had 100% excellent quality signal. Using my training and experience of 30 years working with computers, net...

An Aussie Poem The sun was hot already - it was only 8 o'clock The ****y took off in his Ute, to go and check his stock. He drove around the paddocks checking wethers, ewes and lambs, The float valves in the water troughs, the windmills on the dams He stopped and turned a windmill on to fill a water tank And s...