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WE HAD A RELAXING WEEK CAMPING IN OUR LOTUS CARAVAN ON TEEWAH BEACH

I wrote a poem about my experience Torrens Creek After hours on the road on a dusty outback track Returning to Townsville from a trip to Broome and backWe came across this outback town of Torrens Creek On the Flinders Highway 88 ks from Hughenden to the westAbout 150 ks from Charters Towers to the east...

> Subject: Stimulus Package! > > It's a slow day in a dusty little Australian town. The sun is beating > down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in > debt, and everybody lives on credit. > > On this particular day, a rich tourist from down south is driving...

After being married for 44 years, a friend took a careful look at his wife one day and said, "darling, 40 years ago we had a cheap apartment, a cheap car, slept on a sofa bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV, but I got to sleep every night with a hot 25-year-old girl. Now I have a $5...

We were down at the Tweed just on a drive, with our caravanning friends. We decided to have a look at a couple of caravan parks, just for a possible weekend away. No names no pack drill.... but one of the parks on the beach quoting from their flyer..... Beach Front Tourist Site (powered), and you couldn...

well the day finally came, I officially finished work after 47 years at 3pm today, Thursday! Hubby NOT happy as he has to stay working for two or three more months until both houses are sold. Anyway he is eight months younger than me so he should stay longer I say! We have put our deposit on a 24 foot Grandc...

We are travelling to Adelaide and are wondering where is the best place to stay.We have pets and are looking for a caravan park that will cater for them. Is the Boliver caravan park a good park to stay at?

We arrived in Australia 7 weeks ago to start our long awaited retirement trip around Australia. We purchased a Holden Jackaroo and Coromal poptop caravan. While the caravan is great we have had trouble with the Jackaroo and want to know if anyone out there can help or give us the name of a group that ca...

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I know I'm being lazy, but word of mouth is way better than something written in a book. My question: Free camps between Lithgow - Broken Hill - Port Augusta - Woomera and then on to Darwin. Ones to avoid and ones to definitely stop at. Any suggestions greatfully received.

Some lovely Murals done at Alpha QLD if you travel through take a look-oops sorry one gone in twice- oops sorry forgot the shots were to have water in them- my apologies! -- Edited by Dawn on Thursday 20th of May 2010 07:56:15 PM

Hi guys, I only have a 4 burner gas cooktop in our Toyota Coaster, no oven or grill. I was thinking of buying a Toaster Oven as I am told that you can cook roasts,cakes etc in them, but they look small. In next weeks Aldi catalogue they have a Convection Oven on sale for $39.99 and it has a 12 litre capacity. Yo...

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I call this "River Murray Blues". Cheers, Peter

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Morning mist on the track to Cape Melville, Cape York.

Just to let you know it seems the battery was the cause of the problem I mentioned in an earlier thread, thanks for your advice & ideas out there in nomad land. When the auto electrician removed it he noticed the sides were slightly bloated but he put it on test overnight & it was only charged to 8....

Two Middle East mothers are sitting in a cafe chatting over a plate of tabouli and a pint of goats milk. The older of the mothers pulls a bag out of her purse and starts flipping through photos. And they start reminiscing. This is my oldest son Mohammed. He would be 24 years old now. Yes, I remember him as a b...