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hi, i would like some help to decide what breed of metal detector to buy. i had an old garratt years ago and never done much good with it so don't know about them now. i have been looking at the bounty hunter range and was wondering if anyone here knows about or uses them. i would appreciate any help availab...

G'day ! I have just been dragged, kickin' and screamin' into the 21 st century. So this is technology !? I have been, on and off, travellin' and workin' around this wonderful country since 1960, and am so glad I saw it before it all became "plastic." If you are new at travellin', and a bit uns...

Hubby and I have been away for a few days. We had tea at a pub in the hills out of Melbourne and asked if we could put our drinks on a tab with our meal. Sounds simple. The bar lady said yes we could and then asked for a credit card. Thinking she would do a swipe and give our card back we handed it over. To our ama...

Can anyone advise me of the following.1) Is there any flooding of road melbourne to adelaide via Horsham2) are there any road problems Melbourne to Adelaide via Hamilton and naracoorte.3) are there any locusts on either road. And the respective times please .hope someone can help. chris

Below was extracted from WA Sunday Times. We have checked the survey site listed and put in our 2 cents worth. If this proposal goes ahead the costs for insurance and crashs with animals on the roads will go through the roof. I am thinking of kicking off a Facebook group as well for support. We need as man...

If any body is interested my wife (Therese) has started a blog of our trip heres a link if interested cheers blaze

Met our first grey nomads since we started ouy trip in october . was at the beautiful riverglades c/p at tumut nsw on wednesday and had such a wonderfull nite so thanks to Biggles [ warwick & debby ] hope we will cross paths again it was a pleasure.

Hi all..firstly may l say what a pleasant and informative site this is. l have learnt so much and have had almost all of my questions answered. First question is are there any full time travellers with larger caravans ( 23-24 footers ) who have felt they were disadvantaged being a bit larger caravan in a...

Paddy is passing by Mick's hay shed one day when through a gap in the door, he sees Mick doing a slow and sensual striptease in front of an old red Massey Ferguson. Buttocks clenched he performs a slow pirouette and gently slides off first the right welly, followed by the left. He then hunches his shoul...

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...