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G'Day all, I read with interest all the news etc. from the seasoned travellers. We are planning to leave from Melb. in 4 weeks to Darwin, down the west coast and home through Perth & Adelaide. I have nearly completed all the duties on the Range Rover & Scenic van, but feel I am neglecting the actu...

My husband and I are keen to make the big break and travel right around this beautiful country. Does anyone have advise in relation to internet access....is it difficult to maintain. For example does anyone have experience in using satellite or mobile access in remote areas?

Hubby & I are heading off to Victoria for approx 6 weeks in early May (fully understand that it will be cold..we love the winter)..am interested in any advice..ie free camping etc; places worth seeing etc that anyone can help with...have found in other States that country pubs often allow you to o...

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I thought someone might enjoy these as much as i did please feel free to add some of your own i'd love to read them Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. -- Gustave Flaubert The quieter you travel, the farther you'll get.-- Russian Proverb I dislike feeling at home when...

I,m confused !!! There is so much literature around about the does and don'ts with inverters I have no idea what to go for. My wife doesn't want to carry a generator around but still wants the little luxuries,like the TV, DVD player computer etc. There are 2 80W solar panels fitted with 2 deep cycle bat...

Hi, I'm a new member. We would love to hire a small van for about a month's travel on the mainland - we're from Tassie - but we're having trouble finding a company that will let us bring along our litle dog. Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

We will be towing an Adria which weighs in at about 1500kg fully loaded. We have not yet decided what vehicle would be the most suitable for towing - not planning real off road trips at this stage. At present we have a Toyota Aurion V6 but it is not suitable for the long haul being a front wheel drive. Thin...

From Kyancutta on Eyre Peninsula to Elliston is that road suitable for caravans it shows unsealed on my map is it still. Thank You Roamin

We are looking to purchase a 17'6" to 18' poptop with a shwr. Would love to purchase a newy but finances dictate 2nd hand. Not too many on the market tho. Thought of looking for older shell and refurbishing the inside. I have the skills req. Any body else done anything similar? Would appreciate com...

can anyone help me. i need a house sitter/s for june to dec 08. looked at all the housesitter sites on the internet and registered with a few different companies but no luck. are housesitters a rare breed?

Having become a newish grey nomad we decided to sell the family home in sydney and and set up a Bush Base where we can have all the comforts of our home furnishings when we are not travelling. We were very surprised at the low cost in doing this and the benefits of having a base to come back to during our trips...

Greetings, can anyone tell me if there is an internet site that travellers use to find private caravan accommadation. WE have a new van site complete with outdoor kitchen ready to rent in Darwin and I don't know where to post it. A travellers chat site for roadies. I know this site, but are there other s...

My wife and I are heading off for our first 'big trip' in approx 4weeks. We have a 4x4 and road caravan, and want to know if anyone can tell us where or if there is anywhere we can leave this while heading down the Gibb River Road to camp for a few days from Derby or Broome.(cost?) Also as we are coming from Melb...

Has anyone pulled apart their sink mounted RV HOT WATER unit? Ours is starting to make a grating sound when the mixer handle is moved left or right as though it's starting to seize up.

Hi all, we are still doing the preperation thing and have now got to the tow vehicle part. All sorts of info is around as you would no doubt know. We are looking at a 18 footer just under 2000kgs. For this trip, we will mainly stay on the sealed bit with some venturing onto gravel/dirt roads for the majorit...

Hi Does anyone have any info about Mercedes Sprinter. I am looking to buy a used 2-3 year old ex-rental Mercedes Sprinter campervan and wondered if anyone could tell me how they run and the possible cost of repairs etc. Thank you. Maxijj -- Edited by Maxijj at 07:03, 2008-03-23

We are thinking of hiring a campervan next Feb, starting from Perth. We are not doing a really long trip just 2 or 3 weeks to explore parts of Western Australia - our son lives in KL and we intend to 'do' areas of Oz over the next few years as extensions of visits to him. So, we are not buying but would like to h...

Hi Guys, I have a 28' 5th wheeler and intend to travel slowly, mainly east coast northern NSW and southern QLD. I have contacted many parks but with the same result..no perm or semi places, or 'cant take anything over 20'. Any suggestions? Is there a club or organisation I can join to make this process o...

Does anyone know of a good bird watching book? We're really keen to get into this and I'd love to hear from anyone who has any suggestions.