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Ok just looking at info into travelling tassie next summer. Which is the best way to take the van and fly or to travel with the van?? The other option we have been told is leave the van and hire a car we are looking at 3 months. Thanks Ken & Cheryl

Did you go, didn't you go, you can't leave us all hanging here

Hi everyone I am new to this forum and not sure how it works. Please forgive me if I make mistakes. My partner and I have a dream to travel Oz. We have just returned from a 2 week cruise which was wonderful but I am now wanting to think about our dream and turning it into a reality. We are 47 and 50 years of age...

Do you need a laugh??? What Religion is Your Bra? A man walked into the ladies department?? and shyly walked up to? the woman behind the counter and said,? 'I'd like to buy a bra for my wife.?'? 'What type of bra?'?asked the clerk.? 'Type?' inquires the man, 'There's more than one type?' ' Look around,'...

My lady partner is always finding, and bringing home, lost or injured birds. The other day I slope into the house and there perched on the back of me favourite chair is a bloody big sea eagle. That was bad enough, but sitting on the couch were three ducks. One was reading the paper, and two were arguing o...

I noticed that they is a site called Auction Holidays with some decent bargains...Wish that a few Caravan Parks would fight harder too get us too stay over a little longer...I;m mainly talking about the East coast of Aussie...Though I guess that will never happen

ATM PIN Number Reversal - Good to Know !! If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your PIN # in reverse. For example, if your pin number is 1234, then you would put in 4321. The ATM system recognizes that your PIN number is backwar...

HI EVERYONE I have just joined several Forums but am now drowning in high numbers of emails, which are draining my email account. I have written to the Editor of this site for assistance in cancelling emails has not resulted in replies. As we are heading off soon, I don't want to spend each day deleting n...

I was just sitting on the bank watching here for ages. Our rig is probably a bit bigger than most but don't be confused by outward appearances. It is over 20 years old, but still in good nick. We have been 'on the road' over 17 years but in a caravan up to 2 years ago when we swapped for the motorhome. Gett...

for those not following in the other section of the forum im going to hospital tomorrow to get all my top teath out annd a new plate in, so maybe offline fore a day or 2 see how things go bring on june i say!!

Wondering if anyone will be on the road the same time as me. Should get away Thursday all going well. Should make it to Jerilderie the first night. I'm not rushing and want to see anything of interest along the way. I think my first night will be the worst, not knowing if anyone out there to share my spot. Wi...

THE ITALIAN PASTA DIET 1. You walka pasta da Bakery. 2. You walka pasta da candy store. 3. You walka pasta da ice cream shop. 4. You walka pasta da table and da fridge. YOU WILL LOSE WEIGHT!!!! Guaranteed..... -- Edited by gubby on Friday 22nd of April 2011 11:36:50 AM

Two lrishmen are hammering floorboards down in a house - Paddy picks up a nail, realises it's upside down & throws it away. He carries on doing this until Murphy says "Why are you throwing them away?" "Because they're upside down!" says Paddy. "You daft prat,&quo...

Hello All, Can someone answer a couple of queries for me please. What size panel would I need to charge a deep cycle battery, provide lighting and enable a 12volt TV to run? Do the panels plug in to the 12volt line coming in from the car? Has anyone got some idea of the cost involved? Regards, Phil.

Hi guys, just read the Dick Smith catalogue and they are advertising 300watt power invertors for $79.98 + 12v warmer/cooler free..........pretty good price for anyone interested. cheers ozi2

Some weeks ago, some-one posted a beautiful Tropical Pool Pic. in the "Pick This Place" Thread. [ I think that's where it was.] Been trying to find it again, as I saved it, [ it's now my Desk-top Background.] but I can't remember where it was. I'm having a problem going back through the la...

Happy Easter to all grey nomads. I'm off to visit the grandkids, not sure who is more exicted. Am taking the kids on the Valley Rattler for a day trip and then doing the family day on Sunday including the easter egg hunt in the backyard. Gee might have to come back to work for a break .

My apologies if I get a bit long winded about the problem. As mentioned previously on forum, I recently, after the best part of fifty years, stopped travelling. I put my Mazda 4X4 and tiny 'van up for sale, and settled in Albany. But, now that I had "settled", I needed something bigger than...

I was in the six item express lane at the store quietly fuming. Completely ignoring the sign, the woman ahead of me had slipped into the check-out line pushing a cart piled high with groceries. Imagine my delight when the cashier beckoned the woman to come forward looked into the cart and asked sweetl...

hi all, i painted the out side our van 2 yrs ago and painted it with oil base paint but i keep getting mould on the paint. is there a way of getting rid of it please it looked great when it was first painted but now after a few weeks it looks disgusting when i wash it, it comes off but still leaves a bit on there pl...