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thanks for your replies re our broken axle on our van thankfully we have got going again 6 days later left dubbo now at goondiwindi heading to roma tomorrow then on to carnarvon gorge.carnarvon gorge were very helpful with our booking and said they would hold deposits for up to 6 months for us poph...

Hi guys just wondering if any of you lovely people out there have stayed in the Tannum Beach caravan park Queensland, just out side Gladstone region any good reports or bad ones, kind regards guys currently in Herevy Bay -- Edited by howdrink on Thursday 8th of July 2010 07:18:26 AM

Hello to all from sydney, arrived yesterday. We terminated our trip at sale ,Vic & returned to sydney for the reasons earlier stated. We made our first visit to the hospital today to see the b.i.l., he is looking much better than we expected,& the complications following the attack are settl...

Wiremu, a New Zealander, was in Australia to watch the upcoming Rugby World Cup and was not feeling well, So he decided to see a doctor. "Hey doc, I dun't feel so good, ey" said Wiremu. The doctor gave him a thorough examination and informed Wiremu that he had long existing and advanced prost...

Bacon Tree Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert after crossing into the United States, wandering aimlessly and starving. They are about to just lie down and wait for death, when all of a sudden Luis says......... "Hey Pepe, do you smell what I smell. Ees bacon, I theenk." "Si...

A three legged dog limped into a saloon . I'm looking for th bloke who shot my paw

we are new at this we will be heading from adelaide to darwin could any one tell us the best parks to stay at on our way straight up the middle

I unofficially retired at the close of the Brisbane Caravan Show at 4pm last Tuesday, but officially step down as CEO on the 28th of this month. Then it's a wait for the bank statements to arrive so I can close the books for the year and hand them over to the accountant. Michael Guthrie and his wife Jennife...

I've been looking at the slide on camper units that goes on the back of utes etc and some of them are really nice.... so nice I'm considering of selling my house which is way too big for me any way!and buying a block of land and live in my camper unit, and have a doublegarage with a double carport, and have...

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just wondering i know with my dads van its says to use 15 amp lead which he has to run the van (motor home) at caravan parks, but what do you do when staying at afriends place in the van? he had a special power point made in his garage to run the van when needed at home, are caravan parks power boxes differ...

I would like to see some posts from Caravan Park owners...Who canvas local councils about Travellers, who occasionally like to free camp.....Don't they realize that it's not a matter of saving money...It's just another part of the freedom bit......We have paid our taxes all our lives..Now want t...

I've never been very happy with the brakes on my van since new. 10" drums on on a single axles vans over around 1600KG Gross really are stretching the friendship at times, but mine were worse than normal for a heavy 2 wheel van. 1760Kg Gross. I had the axle replaced with a straight one to raise the van...

It's not that I don't like you lovely folks, it's that I don't qualify as a solo any more Met a hell of a lovely lady, almost as nutty as me, a couple of months ago and, as they say in the movies, we just "clicked". Watch out for a mad 'once-upon-a-time-was-a Welshman' and a delightfully exubera...

As I'm on a tight budget I have to make do with my car to tow, I have a suburu liberty 2.5i so am looking to buy a small pop top no more than 13ft. I'm hoping this will work as I'm intending to stick to sealed roads. Has anyone else travelled sucessfully without a 4 wheel drive vehicle? Also is there a...

Life in the Australian Army... Text of a letter from a kid from Eromanga to Mum and Dad. (For Those of you not in the know, Eromanga is a small town, west of Quilpie in the far south west of Queensland ) Dear Mum & Dad I am well. Hope youse are too. Tell me big brothers Doug and Phil that the Army is better th...

Hello, we are retired new campers and wondered if any of you experienced travellers had any comments about 'Seabreeze van park @ Airlie Bch (we have a small aged poodle dog) Cheers Dee

Well we've done it. We've gone ahead and bought our van (read soooo excited, I can hardly type), now all we need is something to tow it. We'll need something that can tow a maximum of 2000kg. Been suggested to get something capable of towing 2500kg (not that we expect to have that much on board) for a safet...

Hi Everyone, I thought you might like to see some pictures of our new home. We love it - it's our 4th van and I think we got it right this time It is 19.6ft Internal with extended A-Frame, with most of the bells and whistles - Solar,water, remote Sat dish, Airbag Suspension. I have been living in it for a near...

I have just got home after attending a single vehicle accident . A car towing a caravan , in the wet . The bloke was Ok , but his van will get written off . A lot of under damage to car . I am deputy Captain of our local Fire Brigade . I want to stay home on wet , cold nights , with my family . Please Travel safely . Z...