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Hi fellows travellers, Looking to fit new tyres to my 3.5 tonn semi off road van. Will be doing Gibb River road as well as other dirt roads. Will need a all terrian tyre, The rim size is 15 inch. Any advice appricated. Thanks for now...... Aldo

Goodmorning everyone reading the difference in the cost of registrations in the states would be a good idea if rego was the same throughout Australia also the same goes for road rules would certainly make it much easier all round. Helena.

Well we have travelled over 7500km since leaving tassie on jan 27, the van would have been in tow for at least 5500km but not an exact number. The maintaince in the van has been to replace 6 rivets out of different window mechanisams (not bad for a 30 year old van), also had to replace a couple of wheel trim...

Talking to some friends who manage a station just out of Larrimah in NT - they are currently flooded in - had to have food helicoptered in the other day - there sure is a lot of water out there - we will all need to be careful where we go - it is still flowing all over the place, raining here in SE Qld today and yes...

Margaret and Bert.................. A retired couple, Margaret and Bert, moved to Tamworth. Bert always wanted a pair of R.M. WILLIAMS boots, so, seeing some on sale, he bought them and wore them home. Walking proudly, he sauntered into the kitchen and said to his wife, 'Notice anything diffe...

On Today Tonight this evening, Spending The Kids Inheritance, should be an interesting look at what they have to say.

well yesterday afternoon i had the pleasure of a wonderful couple visit us here in glasshouse mountains ,just cruising and his wife stopped in we sat out the back near our pool and had a couple of coronas i had run out of limes so we had them with lemon which was quite tasty. what a lovely couple had a good la...

Just had two day in barrington top n.s.w..... not way long enought i know .... lovely place to vist even seen a dingo close up im very impressed ... so many free camping spots up there to ..i will be back very soon hopefully before it snow up there The landscape is just so lovely .. after all the rain...

I was on the phone to my brother in Western Vic last night. We live in South East QLD. He said that there was a lot of talk amongst his caravanning friends of avoiding Queensland for up to the next two years because of the recent string of floods and cyclones. He said that a lot of them, probably including...

Well we all know the super market shopper dockets for your fuel discount. A couple of days ago I stopped for fuel at a shell servo,had no dockets , didnt matter. In the process of fueling I noticed that this servo was a IGA docket receiver. Apon paying ,the lady on the console handed me the receipt and adde...

We recently had the pleasure of meeting up with Gary & Kerry, along with some of their family members for a afternoon of stories , & followed with a beautifull BBQ. Many thanks guys for wonderfull afternoon,enjoyed your company & will keep an eye out for you further up the track. Gary &...

Talking to our daughter on the phone just now. They have been away on a camping trip in a tent, which they enjoyed immensely. They are thinking, in the future, of buying a camper trailer. I gave them my old box trailer last year which is registered in QLD. Now to the question. What does it cost to regi...

stressed hot and tired but so happy that I've arrived safely, all plain sailing from here I reckon (a few bities here, I guess it because its close to the river so glad I packed the aerogard) Not many people here at the moments so no one to chat to seems to be a lot of permanents but is a lovelly park I got a ni...

HOPE THIS MAKES YOU SMILE THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD Well, it's schitt ... that's right, schitt! Schitt may just be the most functional word in the English language. You can smoke schitt , buy schitt, sell schitt, lose schitt, find schitt, forget schitt, and tell others to eat schitt. ...

Can anyone recommend something to hold the backs of souvenir badges onto the pins - for hat decoration? I was thinking of some sort of glue that would stick to metal? -- Edited by janetta on Monday 14th of March 2011 03:07:51 PM

Which is the cheapest state to register a coaster in. I have family in 4 states QLD. NT. VIC. NSW. Thanks for any advice.

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Hey Guys n Gals, Have been seriousl;y considering a trip to Tassy in either June or July, I realise its the middle of winter down there but it can't be any worse than here in the South East of SA. Besides it's supposed to be the best time to see the Aurora Australis (Southern Lights) while the air is cold and...

Well here we are, on the road at last. Left Tassy on 25 Feb after a month around the state to check out the rig. We are currently in Rye down Port Phillip bay in Vic. We have to say it's better than we could have imagined. So many people who just want to help our with all sorts of advice it's so great to find peopl...

Have just discovered the world of podcasting, thousands of topics to choose from, download for free. Great for when out of radio coverage. Anybody else using?