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Hi Fellow travellers. I am a solo traveller. Left home (Tewantin, Sunshine Coast) in November 2019 and headed to Tasmania for 4 months. Then Covid hit and with initial lockdown and then Victorias second outbreak with shut borders, spent nearly a year in Tassie - loved it. Left Nov 2020 and headed a...

Looking for a good solution for matting. I have had a look at the C Gear mats and was wondering if there is anything else it ther.

Breaking news. A decade after the submarine paperwork has still not been sorted out in Australia. The Chinese have built three copies of these proposed submarines for testing to add to the their fleet of 6 nuclear powered submarines & fuel cell submarines, which form are part of their 79 submari...

This is just nuts.........

Bloody excellent! An announcement of a new defence pact to assist and share technology including nuclear submarines - looks like Oz will dump Turnbull's stupid sub. deal with France. Time we took a serious military stance to indicate to China they can't walk over whoever they wish: Article from The...

The young couple invited their elderly pastor for Sunday dinner.While they were in the kitchen preparing the meal, the minister asked their son what they were having."Goat," the little boy replied."Goat?" replied the startled man of the cloth, "Are you sure about that?""Yep," said the youngster...

Hi all, just wondering if any body knows of some one who can fit a diesel heater into a Campervan here in Townsville.

Good morning. We want to apply for a marriage license.""Names?", said the clerk."Tim and Jim Jones.""Jones?? Are you related?? I see a resemblance.""Yes, we're brothers.""Brothers?? You can't get married.""Why not?? Aren't you giving marriage licenses to same gender couples?""Yes, thousan...

Hi im looking at getting a new A/C of the van. The van is a 2009 18 1/2 ft Traveller. The current AC is noisy and not very efficient. I was looking at the Dometic Ibis4 or the Dometic Harrier, favoring the Ibis. Has anyone got advice, good and bad, on these two or other brands. Thanks

Here is a movie I put together yesterday, as soon as I was dismissed from covid lockdown (fortunately I live in rural Victoria). Hopefully it will cheer you up if you are still in lockdown. It is footage of ocean and Cape Liptrap Lighthouse, near Walkervill, South Gippsland, Victoria. Hope you enj...

Wonder of the Seas is 210ft (64m) wide, can accommodate 6,988 guests across 16 of her 18 decks, has 24 guest elevators, will have 2,300 crew members and can cruise at 22 knots (25mph). (Pictured), showing the world's largest cruise ship Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas completing her sea trials...

Curious to find out if anyone is/has been to the Cassowary Coast (Wet Tropics just south of Cairns) and has a thought or two to spare about the area

Setting up a new TPMS and it has a setting for temperature. What would be a good temperature to set?

I'm seeking opinions as to the value of plastic 4WD recovery ramps, they look good in theory but I wonder how well (or not) they work in reality in mud and/or sand. Since I bought the caravan and no longer visit serious 4WD locations I sold my winch but I still travel in forests and out the way places so any a...