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Dero and I have decided we want to go to NZ, see the South Island, seals, Millford Sound etc, but aren't too sure on a lot of things. We are thinking, maybe fly over, hire a 4 man motorhome for a couple of weeks and see where we end up. We don't know anything about the caravaning side to NZ. Do any of you know i...

I have just recieved a text saying I have won 900000 pommy pounds with nokia uk. This is a bit strange as I never entered the comp. Also, the text is from Indiana, usa. He wants my bank details, and a deposit to send the money. What a laugh!I am send the text to the AFI. I am sure the feds will know how to deal wit...

Re the editorial on the Grey Nomads front page ... how very, very sad! Its a reminder to us all, if we are in a remote area, to make sure we have a sat-phone, or epirb, and NEVER leave your vehicle.

My dad and i are officially booked on the P&O Pacific jewel on the 1st june for 14nights sailing across the sea.... to the fijian islands.... whoooo finaly something good happening , been a tough few months and I cant wait this is our cruise!! http://pocruises.com.au/findacruise/pages/Cruis...

I'm still a little nervous about towing my camper behind my car down the range to Brisbane, I would greatly appreciate everyones advice on the best option or is their another way that is less daunting..........I will be travelling from Melbourne

(for newbies) real easy to do, go give it a try.

Happy Australia Day everyone, and welcome to all our New Australians........we have I think the most wonderful country on this earth; lets enjoy it together. ozi2

Hi Everyone, Well I finally got away from Perth on my first trip. I thought there was lots to learn in the packing up to leave...now there's so much more. Interesting though. I'm still in "city" mode and thinking what I have to do today being my first thought, although its getting easier to qu...

In todays paper the tourism people are worried about people/tourists staying away from Echuca. It seems to be the opinion of anybody who lives away from here that we are under water and not accessible. Therefore the town has been dead since the beginning of last week and is starting to affect the busin...

Hi all, I am very excited. My husband and I just spent a fortune and bought ourselves a brand spanking new caravan. We are not at retiring age yet, but practice makes perfect, don't you think! Some of my questions are - Can anyone out there survive on just an age pension. Hubby has worked for himself...

Hi all. I've been up to visit my sister and brother-in-law at Cooloola Cove Qld for a few days. It's east of Gympie, and just short of Tin Can Bay. It's one of those quiet seaside areas where the people are nice and friendly and life is pretty relaxed. I can highly recommend the Cooloola Cove Country Club f...

Hi there everyone. Have started looking at your forum as we have just ordered our motorhome which wont be ready until mid April and would like some advice about insurance. We see there are a few companies that deal with this but could anyone give us a rought idea what it it likely to cost. We are both at...

Hi Guys, I apologise if my wombat animation has upset some people, I aggree that the anim was misleading as it had .com on it and could have looked like a link to a web page, there was never a link to any web site, in fact if those that complained had bothered to click on the anim they would have discovered tha...

Hi well i'm back, not that, that means much but what the hell, had another stint in hospital, seems i have a heart after all, trouble is it's not workng like it should,,, as a result of this it would seem that any plans of packing up and heading off have gone by the wayside, well for the time being anyway, wil...

and what a stressfull day it was. We had decided to take the morining off work to go out to the factory for a viewing of our Kedron Caravan, which is now in production. Left home just before 8.00 am. We had to take two cars, planning to leave the camry close to where I work at Cannon Hill, so we could both go t...

To start off, big wave to everyone who has allready stayed here. You know who you are. Especially to Robert & Denise who told me to do this. Hehe didnt think i was payin much attention did you. A special invite to any travellers passing through Pt Augusta to duck over the range and pay us a visit in Wilm...

I have found a copy of the Original Surfing Movie, "The Endless Summer", on "PC CD-ROM for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1". Is there any way I can convert that to use in XP or Windows 7 ? Can I make it a DVD. There are 3 Discs. Haven't tried it in the CD or DVD players yet, in case I damage it....

Could any one please advise of a good caravan park in close proximity to the Royal Adelaide Hospital?Regards Jim

Hi all. I've been up to visit my sister and brother-in-law at Cooloola Cove Qld for a few days. It's east of Gympie, and just short of Tin Can Bay. It's one of those quiet seaside areas where the people are nice and friendly and life is pretty relaxed. I can highly recommend the Cooloola Cove Country Club f...

Heading to Port Fairy (Fri - Sun), staying at the Gardens Caravan Park. If you are in the area call in for a chat. Cheers Sandra