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Hi all, This is my first time on any website / forum. We are still planning the first trip and can't decide on the vehicle. We are thinking about a 3 litre diesel Prado, but want to make sure it can go off road. We plan to pull a Coromal Pioneer pop up. Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Cheers! Ray and A...

Just wondering about how others found that first year of retirement. I expected that on retiring from the workforce, I would get all those jobs done, you know, the little ones and the biggies. Have all of that straightened out and start on a leasurely lifestyle of the GN. Have more time for my friends. W...

Due to far too many things to get on with, my accessing of these erudite pages will be rather spasmodic for the foreseeable future. Please excuse my episodic presence. Dave06: Take for yourself the advice that you so generously give to others. You know that you are a worthy individual; recognise it an...

BUSH VANITY ©By Christine Thiel The bush is no place for vanity.If you stress, it could cost your sanity.The heat, sweat, dust and fliesWill smudge mascara into eyes. Nature and wildlife dont care about lippy,And without it you wont go dippy.The grime clings to foundation,But thats life out on a K...

THE MILK CRATE© By Christine Thiel The milk crate. The humble, plastic milk crate.It turns up everywhere, anywhere. You have to have a milk crate, I was told, by the man I bought my caravan from. You can use a milk crate as a sturdy, stable step. You can sit on a milk crate, and get strange, diamond p...

Planning a trip up to Townsville to see the kids and plan on coming back via Charters Towers - Longreach then out to the coast. Any suggestions on caravan parks that allow dogs or things I must stop and see on either the up leg or return leg, even if I need to detour off the beaten track a bit. Looking at a...

I am coming out of the closet and admitting to being a "grey nomad", whatever that means to each one of you. I will shortly be taking off on an extended solo trip in a generally northward direction from Canberra to renew my acquaintance with outback Australia. Hope to meet up with lots of othe...

I had a couple drop in from the western states with a loose wheel bearing on his van,lovely people and an easy job, we spent the next few hours just talking and the subject invariably came around to what he did in his previous life before retirement turns out he was an aircraft maintenance official, he ga...

Any of you Grey Nomads still using Jaffle Irons ? We used to have one years ago and they were great for leftovers. We are thinking about getting another for the next trip in May. They seem to range in price from about $15 in BCF to about $44 for a Furphy brand so would appreciate any GN"S comments. Enj...

Hi all great day here in Briszy best time of the yr. Still getting info about the needs I will require before taking off in Nov this yr. Hope you guys don't mind me asking so many questions. Trying to research the best Internet connection is a mine field. The costs are high for what you seem to get for you...

Heading up past Dave to Whyalla for a Classic Speedway meeting at Whyalla 30th May. Depending on rain. The meeting consists of bikes and cars dating back pre- Rowley Park era. I'll be assisting with the midgets and my old mate 'Shine" No 23 who races..oops. does a spirited demonstration with t...

once again Cindy has snuck one in on me, I clicked on my whiteboard messages and then I sawed it, all the birthdays that are due soon, fanks Cindy, that make it so much easier for me

It is Xmas. In a small town on the South Coast of NSW, holiday season is in full swing, but it is raining so there is not too much business happening. Everyone is heavily in debt. Luckily, a rich American tourist ( Zane Grey???) arrives in the foyer of the small local hotel. He asks for a room and puts a $100 n...

just had a week away in new poptop van.when i picked up van dealer said jayco recommend 30-35 psi in tyres but they set tyres at 50 psi as they found that best. now after several broken plates and slide out shelving all over the place I set tyres at 32psi for final 400k with no problems.is there any way to wor...

No Matter how hard i try there is always someone trying to cramp my style Now they will be watching all the carparks .At the last airshow here in Port a couple of enterprising kids took down a fence panel in a cow paddock opposite the airport and were charging for parking . The site belonged to the Cathol...

Just letting everyone know there is a launch for the FREE community WiFi internet in Woodland Grove Wodonga from 12 noon till 2PM on the 22nd May 2009. The internet is free access for anyone that has WiFi access, and most of the town will be a hotspot. There will be a stack of giveaways on the day from the ch...

This should be posted in all schools and work places Love him or hate him, he sure hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school. He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a ge...

A mate tells me that he got his $900 ruddybonus less $100. Seems his Tax Agent helped himself to a legitimate fee to "pass on" the payment....

hi. just a short note from a newbie. my wife and i are selling our house,here in brisbane. we hope to buy a new winnibago,we plan to go around our great country in two years. i cant wait to start.