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The Ghan Adventure
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Amazing Australia --guess we all agree on that!!! In August / Sept last year i journeyed from Cairns to Brisbane using a Greyhound pension discounted pass and loved it so this year after a flight to Darwin i got the Ghan in two staged to Adelaide-1st stop Katherine where without a car hard to get to place...
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top 5 good things about caravanning & top 5 bad things about caravanning
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Hi everyone i thought this would be interesting topic. we have now been on the road just under six months and have found some things as i excepted an some not so much so here goes my top five GOOD 1. new places - i have always enjoyed traveling so see new places tops the list 2. not having to work - having go...
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Washing Liquid
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G'day everyone, Just wondering what sort of washing liquid do you use if you have a washing machine inside your caravan? Dianne.
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Van layout
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Just wondering if there are any opinions on why, at the back of the van on the inside, anyone may think that a bedroom with a door (concertina or otherwise) leading into the en suite area then on the other side past yet another door, the rest of the van may be a bad idea or not. I have seen some layouts like tha...
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Building a granny flat to produce income while travelling
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Has anyone in Perth built a granny flat & then rented out both thier home & the granny flat to produce an income stream while travelling? Pro's & Cons please. Also we are still trying to find out the Tax implications as we have lived in our home now 23 years....this is pre planning for self fu...
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Getting around without car
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As a non car person i travel Australia like i travel anywhere by bus and train which i enjoy immensely!!! Are there many grey nomads that travel like me ?????
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Roadside assistance or lack of
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Hi all we have been off the air for awhile, stranded in adelaide with the inlaws, we are very lucky to still have them around but still can't wait to leave on Thursday. The question, we have been with RACV for many years but now that we have sold the car and bought the motor home they tell me they have NO memb...
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Poppy sore eye
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cunningham gap closed
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The gap is closed indefinately - rock-fall bloddy big boulder actually. Richo
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Places to stay
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What would be the best place for you stay in free camps Do we have a top ten of something like that Cheers John
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Cruising Cruze
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Do we take the caravan?-Tassie Top Tips please wonderful Grey Nomads!
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Morning! Thinking of booking our Tassie trip for late Feb / early March as I gather it gets heavily booked out. We're planning on staying about 6 weeks, perhaps longer. According to the calculations its going to cost us about $2,500 for the return trip (that's cheap!!) So, our options are, 1) take the c...
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A few observations
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Hi all, we have just completed a short (but long for us) trip through Vic, NSW & Qld. Covered 5500kms over that time and saw some wonderful sites and met some great people. We stayed in caravan parks, national parks and free camped. There were a few things that we noticed on our travels (most good...
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Van Weight
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A good mate of mine recently stripped his van of 12 months from new, back to " as it leaves the factory" and had it weight at the weighbridge. And yes, he added the net weight of the 2 large gas bottles and the weight came up 120KG above the Tare weight displayed on the van plate. He said it will cos...
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Battery Charger
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Hello all - this may be in the wrong place - if so I apologise. When I charge the battery in the camper 240 v. the charger itself gets rather warm - is this normal or should I contact the manufacturer?
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Need a dog friendly Caravan Park close to Port Melbourne
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Hi all, We have just booked our ferry crossing to Tassie for 29th Dec. Can anyone recommend a dog friendly caravan park near the port. Our departure is 9am so we are going to have to be close as possible. If anyone has some tips it would be greatly appreciated. We have been googling it but not much luck so f...
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Angaton south aus
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hi do anyone know of a caravan park jn or near angaston s/a thanks fw
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Copper's 1,2 &3 Depart Mallacoota
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Hi gang just a quick update on our time here in Mallacoota. Well Mallacoota is not a bad place unfortunately for us tho the weather has been erratic especially the wind. The park is huge with 740 sites. Regarding eating out we have dined at the Golf Club and the Mallacoota Hotel the Hotel, win's two fol...
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Finally, back to Green's Lakes
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Everything goes little bit adventurous this time. I started more than a week ago, and got my alternator blown just some 75 km from Lightning Ridge, where I now live most of time. As Murphy's law likes pairs, battery gone as well. Costed me a lot. But finally I got it all going now. I'm now halfway from Ligh...
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Heathers scooter gave birth
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all well as Norma has adopted it ,all well and good moving on Thursday rod
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Thanksgiving
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Spending US Thanksgiving with a great family here in the USA. Back in Aus next Friday 6th Dec. A happy Thanksgiving to all GN's, looking forward to catching up on the road. John
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Balmadar campground at moon an flat nsw
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Has anybody stayed at this campground and if so bean you tell me yet he correct rules for the campground, rgds gitsho
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