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what are the euro style vans like on aussie roads, just looking at updating our old van for a trip next year. We have towed the old millard on some rough roads and it holds together with no problems but I dont look foward to living full time in it for 8 to 10 months, has all the creature comforts like shower/ c...

On the road at last... The Around Oz Extravaganza in just five months: Sydney to Nambaucca... beautiful Nambucca: four days rain (one day torrential) and three days sun. Setting up camp the jockey wheel handle decided to come away from the jockey wheel stem - one to you, Murph! Leaving Nambucca, the...

Hi fellow travellers I am newish to this game and as excited as a fox in a chook house, I am planing our big adventure to travel from the white bear country Bundaberg to where white bears could live Tasmania. so need some advice on any tried and proven budget (nicks) camping spots and things worth seeing p...

We have decided to update the old girl and would love some input from anyone who may have suggestions. We want something like mazda bt50, ford courier or ford ranger, We want turbo desiel, single or king cab with an alloy canopy, i cant have anything too high because of my dissability and we dont need 4x...

Had a bit of luck today was heading to Gayndah where I was going to refuel , but when we got to Ban Ban springs 28 k south of Gayndah seen a servo and decided to fill up there. when we got to Gayndah the whole town was closed including all servo , for the funeral of one of the soldiers killed in service OS , what a...

Here are Lovely River Gums at Cattle Pool, near Mount Augustus Cheers, Colin

Hi there. We are just now getting ourselves prepared to try travelling in a caravan. We will start small and work up to the big day when we can start the good life. As a first choice for a van we are seriously considering the Jayco Sterling 17-55-2 pop top model. Does anyone have any feedback on this unit t...

Well after a fantastic trip from Ulladulla up through the middle we have finally made it into Darwin. We caught up with Mr and Mrs Firefly at Adelaide river last night and had a nice catch up. We are staying at the Lee Point Village Resort. We had varied reports on this establishment but so far we are quit...

Do we have we a forum on books? I love a good book, (true stories and factual) and just orderd a bunch on the net, you pay a lot less and there new and a lot are hard cover, but, when they say delivery in three days... not so, when they say "in stock immediate delivery".... Not always so, not all su...

If anyone is interested we will be in Bendigo, the first weekend in August. Staying at the Ascot Holiday Park (Big 4). There is a friendly group of us, feel free to join us for happy hour.

Fantastic place

Sunset over the Norman River, taken from the Karumba Hotel beer garden, colours were fantastic.

An overcast day, though still warm, in Lawn Hill Gorge - fantastic place, colourful even without the sun.

Saw the funniest thing today in the main streat of Warrnambool. We were about to drive through the main intersection of the shopping centre when a cow came madly cantering across our path in the middle of the road to the amazement of the townsfolk & especially the poor old bugger trying to walk acro...

IVE GOT SOME FREE TIME AT THE MOMENT SO HAVE JUMPED ON HERE TO ASK IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY ROAD SIDE STOPD USED BY NOMADS THAT ARE PRETTY SAFE BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND GOODIWINDI? THANKS ROBYN MAC.