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We are just embarking on our round Australia trip, we have been caravaners for many years but always with smaller vans,(pop tops 16' vans) we have purchased a Jayco Heritage 25' 2005 and pulling it with a petrol Jeep Grand Cherokee 2003, we have heard so many scary tales of the larger caravans being un...

All nicely settled at the Foreshore Van Park in Mallacoota. Just a hop step and a jump from home really. Beautiful weather today just jeans and a t-shirt until late afternoon. Sure beats the wind a cold we have had for the past few weeks. Didn't take Blue long to drop a line in the water. From local talk t...

oil pastry: healthier & no need to flour pin, surface or container. fast & great for sweet or savoury. cook a tart/pie in camp oven, etc. * medium jar with lid! bowl: dough freezes uncooked, or when baked, stays crisp even after being refrigerated! 1C grapeseed oil 1C water 3 C flour 1C s.r. flo...

Now the nights are getting colder and we are not all way up north where its the only warm place, what do you use to keep warm in the back of a Campervan. Is there a particular type of heating that is safe for such a confined space?

Donald Duck and Daisy Duck were spending the night together in a hotel room and Donald wanted to have sex with Daisy. The first thing Daisy asked was, "Do you have a condom?" Donald frowned and said, "No." Daisy told Donald that if he didn't get a condom, they could not have sex. &q...

From time to time members PM me seeking information or I PM members giving them information (usually negative) that I don't wish to post on an Open Forum. Today I posted some information about how to, and how not to, contact me. The Forum Adminsitrator has seen fit to deleted the thread in its entriety...

SOMEWHERE in Grey Nomads, someone told of a recipe that you rub into sore joints. Apparently, it heats up the area, and give relief. I know sorbolene cream was one of the ingredients. Does anyone remember who it was and where I can find it again, please?

This was a grass fire behind the Transport and Ghan museum at Alice Springs. A strong wind blew this fire to within 100 meters of ours and another volunteers van before the fire brigade got it under control. The fire took about 10 mins to travel about 500 meters. -- Edited by NeilandRaine on Monday 27th o...

Hi Everyone. Some time back, someone? posted about a beverage tray that fits and clips onto the small middle seat of a toyota. At the time, I did not need it....but now I do....and I have typed everything that I can think of into "search".....all to no avail. I have had a look on Ebay etc; bu...

Not anything to do with travelling, but it is red

The monster steam engine in the paddle steamer PS Emmylou.

Subject #1 Whenever a thread goes on here the subject veers off course, (or swerves completely away from it), so I have a challenge for all you forumites out there... How Many Different Subjects Can We Deviate Too???? So over to all you good people, take it away.....

Two priests are in a Vatican bathroom using the urinals. One of them looks at the other one's penis and notices there's a Nicotine patch on it.. He looks at the other priest and says, 'I believe you're supposed to put that patch on your arm or shoulder, not your penis..' The other one replies, 'It's work...

Ok just want to see if anyone can recommend a good compact point and shoot camera, I'm a bugger, forget to grab camera most times, so thought if I get a small compact and leave in my bag I might actually get some photos!

The Smiths were unable to conceive children and decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife goodbye and said, 'Well, I'm off now. The man should be here soon.' Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photogr...

Did anyone see the program Great Australian Doorstep on channel 7two this afternoon. It might not have been on in all areas. Was hosted by Spida Everett and his wife Sheree, and showed us around Toowoomba, Fernvale and Wivenhoe Dam. Seems to be a regular program. Was great to see Wivenhoe Dam and showe...

I was in the pub with my wife last night and I said, I love you. She said, Is that you or the beer talking? I replied, Its me talking to the beer. My wife has been missing a week now. Police said to prepare for the worst. So I have been to the charity shop to get all her clothes back.