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A fifteen year old Amish boy and his father were in a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again. The boy asked, 'What is this Father?' The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, 'So...

Hi all, Darryl and I returned from our trip last Tuesday. We picked up our van on the 12th August and then headed out on our shakedown trip on the 26th august. We headed to Macksville NSW then on to Port Macquarie. After spending time with relatives we headed to Taree and then Raymond Terrace. From there w...

Hi All I have diabetes type two but unfortunately looks to me since my BS is morning 10 and average 14 during the day, sometimes going into the 20s of an evening things are progressing. Are there any travellers out there with diabetes type 1 or 2 ? How do you go managing things? CCB

Just been looking at a Misubishi NS. GLX. SWB. 3 door Pajero. We are thinking of getting a Avan Cruiseliner this year, and just doing the rounds sorting out what will suit us to pull one. The Pajero rear door opens sideways, like the RAV 4 (not up and over) With a trailer hitched on. I...

HEEEEEELP !!!! Why do i only see RED CROSSES ? Right click to open, and nothing happens. I haven't knowingly changed any of my settings, and this has been happening for months now. I don't understand why. Cheers, Sheba.

ONLY THE IRISH, BLESS 'EM! . Paddy was waiting at the bus stop with his mate when a lorry went by loaded up with rolls of turf. Paddy said, 'I gonna do that when I win lottery' 'What's dat, says his mate. 'Send me lawn away to be cut'.

Got my Stickers for the Campervan last week. Will put them on as soon as I cover up the old name. Will be The Dragon Wagon then. Cheers, Sheba.

Dear all My husband and I are retiring at the end of the year and are planning on acquiring a van and towing vehicle. So we are trying to do our homework, do research, visit dealers, look at websites with used vans, plan to take an RACV towing course - all the things we think might help. We want to explore A...

Might not be on the forum very often for the next 3 weeks, heading off tomorrow for Lismore, Grafton and the Jacarandas, and a quiet National park or 3 or 4 along the way. Will miss you all!

Mammograms Many women are afraid of their first mammogram, but there is no need to worry. By taking a few minutes each day for a week preceding the exam and doing the following exercises, you will be totally prepared for the test and best of all, you can do these simple exercises right in and around your h...

A congressman was seated next to a little girl on an airplane so he turned to her and said, "Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger." The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, "What wo...

Hi guys, A very handy battery pack that runs most 12v system and you can recharge this system whilst your travelling or by your solar daring the day. photo's Cheers Mick

Hi everyone, just 4 weeks to go before we depart, in the meantime however I would like to ask for comments regarding 15amp power leads in caravan parks. This trip we will be tenting, we will be self sufficient power wise, ( duel battery etc) however we will need the services occassionally from CP's, at t...

Well, we survived our first quick trip in our new (to us) van and learnt a few valuable lessons, like ' remember to clip the fridge door before driving off' . Friday's weather was atrocious, not much rain but 100 kph winds - second lesson ' roll up the awning before going to bed', but we got through the nigh...

Mick and Paddy had promised their Uncle Seamus, who had been a seafaring gent, all his life, to bury him at sea when he died. Well, in due time, Seamus did pass away and the boys kept their promise. They set off with Uncle Seamus all stitched up in a sea burial bag and loaded onto their rowboat. After a wee bi...

Don't try this at home as it may prove fatal !!!!! Gotta give it to this bloke!!! On their 50th anniversary, a wife found the negligee she wore on her wedding night and put it on. She went to her husband, a retired military man, and asked, 'Honey, do you remember this?' He looked up from his newspaper and sa...

Could anyone tell me what sort of work is involved in being a casual vineyard hand? Hylda & I are not the fittest people going around, I have a touchy back & also get short of breath easily so am not sure if I can handle it. What are the different types of jobs which entail the term 'Vineyard Hand. If...

this is just a short one,,, if you like it i'll post more each week,,,,Follow the well worn path, but also go where there is no parth, and leave a new one ffor others to follow, but be known only for the tracks you leave behind and the friends you make !!!!

I would appreciate any help and advice people can give. We have a Windsor full van. We have had issues with water leaking in around the windows they are the Camec ones, the van is nearly 6 yrs old, and has been well looked after, looks like new inside apart from some water marks and mould on the ply around th...

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