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Many years as a tour driver, so here are a couple of clues. The horizontal waterfall in the Kimberley. When booking, ensure that the "falls" are "falling" Don't take, Maybe, Should be, No worries. Ask, that if there is no falls, do you get a refund. The people making the booking s...

I guess that I'm not the first one to throw my PC into a river. Anyway, pulled it out, put it in the spin dryer, and finally read the instructions a couple of you folks gave me. Richo and Gayle, your discs are on the way. No charge, and thanks for the info. The stories are about life in the roadtrains in the six...

This was in todays paper. I will type out the whole story, surprised me!! Residents are being encouraged to say Triple Zero instead of Triple O to avoid confusing young people. Nat Triple Zero group chair Mark Whybro said mis-dialling could occur in emergency situations when numbers were confused....

'Evening Everyone, Well, if I thought we would have a quiet start to our retirement, guess who got it R-E-A-L-L-Y wrong!!! First off, Pete retired 16 Dec - great!!! Daughter's (Katie) f-i-l (Brian) was diagnosed with throat cancer week before Christmas - not good. Christmas was great shared with...

There was a knock on the door this morning, I opened it and there was a young bloke standing there who said: "I'm a Jehovah's Witness". I said "Come in and sit down, what do you want to talk about"? He said, " #####d if I know, I've never got this far before".

There I was sitting there, before dinner watching T.V. I heard management call out..."Darling would you like fish, chicken or beef for dinner?" Being quick off the mark I replied "the fish will do nicely love". She shouted back... not you lard ar...e. I am talking t...

I wasn' born in the NT, but did a lot of growing up there. I got my "C" class license to drive road trains at age 17, by just driving around the block in the family ute. That was a long time ago. Now I have written two books about my, and other young blokes life style, in those trucks, in the si...

We are currently parked up in Cystal Brook caravan park @ $148 for a week, nice park of mainly permanents but a few for the likes of us cheers blaze

Am I right in assuming that in areas where you dont have a mobile phone signal on Next G, you wont have any internet signal either?

any one with an aranda towbar [tag branded] fitted to nissan pathfinder r51 needs to get in touch with aranda as there has been a recall on that model. I had one fitted to my pathy in queensland in may 2010 and towed my van to queanbeyan and as i was taking van off at c/van park the hitch reciever broke away...

Hi All. We are travelling around oz for a year or two in about 3 weeks time I'm looking for advice on how other long term travellers keep their personal items secure eg: Passports. You can PM on the topic if you want. First Timers

Starting April 24, 2011, I will be walking across Australia to raise awareness and funds for NETS (Newborn and paediatric Emergency Transport Service). I have just turned 70 so can claim to be grey and such an adventure will cover the nomad side of it. We want touring 4WDing nomads to joins us for stage...

My previous post asked about Easter camping/caravaning planning I have to organise, failed misserably, I am now trying for - Camping/caravaning on private land in Victoria, preferably by a river. Willing to pay a fee. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Regards

Two bowling teams, one of all Blondes and one of all Brunettes, charter a double-Decker bus for a weekendtrip to Louisiana.The Brunette team rode on the bottom of the bus, andthe Blonde team rode on the top level. The Brunette team down below really whooped it up,having a great time, when one of them r...

never had bad water in the van before but it appears that after being that hot in the tanks the other gay it now has a very undesirable taste. At vthis stage we are going to use 2l bottles and fill them at any clean point we can find. When we get to perth we will have to drain and refill with some thing like bicar...

How do I change my name from Welcome too my real name Jimbo....Sounds crazy..But I don't know how too do it

G'day everyone, I am seeking forum members advice on the best options for maintainence of century 100amp hour AGM that I have mounted in rear of 4wd. While I am not touring the battery is not being fully charged and I would like to know the best way to maintain/preserve its lifespan; ie; remove it from it...

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/business/queensland-open-for-caravanning/story-e6frfh4f-1226002278890-- Edited by jimricho on Tuesday 8th of February 2011 05:05:38 PM

Hi Everyone, Iam currently converting a 1979 Volvo B58 bus and require a second window from the drivers side to place on the passenger side. I have removed both of the original folding entry doors and have located a new entry door just in front of the rear axle,to give it the motorhome look,and to accom...

Found a great little park for seniors, small but very clean, immaculate modern amenities, beautiful pool, clean sites and nice lawns. It is called Finborough place on the Midland highway coming into Mooroopna just next to the trotting track. (just out of Shepparton in Vic.) The price is only $20.00...