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Mate has 2005 STD Nissan Patrol that has covered 80000 hard surface km's and is having suspension problems . Taken it to a couple of suspension mods and they are quoting anything from an arm and leg to a first born child to replace the coil suspension and shockies . Anyone out there having same prob...

Mate has 2005 STD Nissan Patrol that has covered 80000 hard surface km's and is having suspension problems . Taken it to a couple of suspension mods and they are quoting anything from an arm and leg to a first born child to replace the coil suspension and shockies . Anyone out there having same prob...

Well, the worst of it is over. The run up from Perth to Laverton was fine, as it was bitumen all the way. Laverton to Giles (more-or-less the WA/NT border) was mostly good, as good as a gravel road anywhere. From the NT border onwards, although the road was fairly good, there had been a lot of rain through...

The Taxi Driver This is a nice one!!! I arrived at the address where someone had requested a taxi. I honked but no one came out. I honked again, nothing. So I walked to the door and knocked. Just a minute answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a lon...

Can anyone recommend the best place to stay at Phillip Island? Haven't been able to find any free camps, any there?

Read a saying on the back of a 33 record"The intimate Jim Reeves"circa 1960.It was."As mellow as an old mans memory".Pretty true I think.Cheers Ibbo.

Hi Everyone As 'First Timers' to this Forum we would like to introduce ourselves - Bruce and Diane. Bruce has been involved in the Coach industry for 40 years while Diane's expertise lies in the field of administration & computers. Apart from travel, our interests are woodwork, cars, golf, f...

The husband leans over and asks his wife, 'Do you remember the first time we had sex together over fifty years ago? We went behind the village tavern where you leaned against the back fence and I made love to you.' Yes, she says, 'I remember it well.' OK,' he says, 'How about taking a stroll around there a...

For several years a man was having an affair with an Italian woman. One night she confided in him that she was pregnant. Not wanting to ruin his reputation or his marriage,he paid her a large sum of money if she would go to Italy to secretly have the child. If she stayed in Italy to raise the child, he would a...

:They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken :99% of lawyers give the others a bad name :Inside every older person is a younger person wondering "what the hell happened" :A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory :If you think nobody cares try missing a couple of paym...

A little girl goes to her mother and asks "Mummy do birds have spare parts" The mother assures her that "no birds don't have spare parts." The little girl returns later and says "Mummy are you sure birds don't have spare parts" "Of course I...

Can anyone recommend the best place to stay at Phillip Island? Haven't been able to find any free camps, any there?

A man was sitting on a blanket down on the beach he had no arms or legs 3 women came walking passed seen the poor bloke sitting all alone so first lady walks over and asks if she could give him a hug the bloke say y not, she hugs him gently. The second asks if he would mind if she kissed him, he says...

Will be in Adelaide in the second week of March 2009. Me and the child bride are flying from there to Perth to see the granddaughter and some of Western Australia for about two weeks. Does anybody know of a storage centre, caravan park, abandoned prison or paddock where we could leave our car and van (...

Hello.may we wish each and every Grey Nomad and companion pet a lovely and Happy Christmas.Since joining this forum I have learnt a great deal about 'doing it'.....i.e starting to hit the road and smell the flowers,see the sunsets and sunrises.Cheers ibbo.

Have just returned from a shakedown trip with the c/t on the Western Explorer road in Tassie. The road goes from Zeehan to near Smithton through the Tarkine forest on the once wild west coast. The area was hit by fire last summer (07/08) and this was my first trip there. Much of the area has been totall...

whats your scariest moment Had driven to the top of the hairpins on Mt lomond, feb 06, and was taking pics from the lookout, have a look at the rock thats on the road, would have flattened a car, guess I have a few miles left in me yet,

Dave06, My i take this time to wish you and every one on this fourm a MERRY CHRISTMAS A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. Roamin.

Any ideas on free camping within 30mins of Tamworth?? Caravan parks are booked out way in advance.

The essential accessory for the lateral thinker a replacement for that church key you have carried on your key ring since your national service days, for those times when the twist tops are biting in and your wrist just isn't up to it anymore They come in pairs so left or right foot action is availab...