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I am so p--------------ed off!!! Too many Yank words creeping in to every-day language. The last one to get me this angry, was CUP-CAKES, instead of PATTY-CAKES. A minute ago, DOMINOES' PIZZAS advertised Pizzas with AUSSIE GROUND BEEF!!! What is wrong with MINCED BEEF, or just plain old MINCE !...

I would appreciate info re free camps, parks, prices etc from Cairns anticlockwise around the block. We plan to leave here beginning of May next year and take 6/8 months to get home. North Qld is chokkas during winter and wonder if NT & WA will be the same. We will bypass Darwin and will be kee...

I have just completed an 8 week trip through Central Australia. The water used was bore water of various quality. Should I clean/flush my caravan hot water service/plumbing system and if so what should i use? Redsox

Thanks to those who gave details of the dirt road to Port Smith WA. I'm thinking I might give it a miss. One more... how about Eighty Mile Beach, a little further south? Will I be able to go from the highway to the van park with all cups, saucers and false teeth still in one piece? Of course, any informatio...

How do you stop all your plates and cups rockin' and rollin' and havin' a crackin' time?

Hi All I joined up a while back but this is my first post. I'm not on the road yet but I plan to buy a campervan later in the year and go travelling full time....and....I CAN'T WAIT!!! I only dropped in to say g'day to everyone and wish you happy travelling. Cheers. Pam.

After three weeks in Sydney we done the run home on friday, on sat it was a quick wash of the van & tug,some unloading , do the lawns etc, Sun, done the B.I.Laws lawns , & check all is ok with the house etc, Mon, quick trip to the Gold Coast to see the family & grand kids before the B.I.Law arrive...

We are in sunny (sort-of) Broome at the moment. Our travelling companions have booked us in for our next stop at Port Smith - about 160 km south. My worry is that the road into the caravan park from the highway is 23km of "well maintained" dirt road. Our companions have their 4WD - we have ou...

i usually use the smaller winter whiting (aka trumpeter whiting) but larger sand whiting will also suffice as will just about any fish but then you must adjust the cooking time. first catch clean and fillet your whiting. drop whiting fillets into milk (you can use egg, flour and herbs like parsley,...

I also have a camp oven recipe for pot roast in stout - anyone want it ???

VEGGIE STIR FRY Coursely chop various veggies into a large frypan or wok, add 1 cup stock (chicken or beef), good tablespoon of honey, tablespoon soy, teaspoon ginger (masterfoods jar), chilli to taste (masterfoods jar), Garlic to taste (masterfoods jar), salt & pepper. Combine all liquids i...

any one any info on caravan parks at Ballina?

A white guy is walking along a beach when he comes across a lamp partially buried in the sand. He picks up the lamp and gives it a rub. Two blonde genies appear and they tell him he has been granted three wishes. The guy makes his three wishes and the blonde genies disappear. The next thing the guy knows, hes...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson were going camping. They pitched their tent under the stars and went to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes woke Watson up and said: Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you see. Watson replied: I see millions and millions of stars. Holmes said: and wh...

We are wanting some advice on the off road situation of buying a van to suit travelling on corrugated and rough roads and tracks to some of the great fishing spots around australia - not wanting to traverse the simpson desert or anything as hazardous e.g cape york track - no need for Bushtracker, Trackm...

Two hunters are out in the woods when one of them collapses. He doesn't seem to be breathing and his eyes are glazed. The other guy whips out his phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps, "My friend is dead! What can I do?". The operator says "Calm down. I can help. First, let's ma...

Gday... Well we got out of White Cliffs yesterday morning. White Cliffs road to Wilcannia not officially open but local traffic using it. There was still water over the road in four places - first three only about 4" deep but Bunker Creek was still about 150metres wide and about 10" deep. We...

This letter from the RTA may help with getting some rational thought back into the use of rear view cameras for the purpose of constantly streaming info to the driver of whats going on behind