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We're Travellers, rather than Nomads!
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Hello everyone, As we generally know where we are going - generally to see family in the cooler states & generally in winter(??), I guess we're not really "Nomads". We're "Travellers", grey yes & don't feel that we're old (yet). I'm 69, Pat is 73 so as you see we're just older teenagers! I joine...
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Hello
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Hello my name is Steve and my missus is Nicole. Although we have been on many adventures around Australia, we recently decided to ditch the airports and pack up our recently modified soft floor camper trailer and head bush in a few weeks. Plan is to leave Brissy and head to the big rock in the middle, via b...
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Just starting out...Recommendations please...help
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Hi everyone, my hubby and I are just about to purchase our first van. We are in our mid 40's so we aren't doing our around oz trip just yet but we are planning on doing the usual holidays, long weekends etc. We are looking at a van that can accommodate our little grandchildren when need be so no annex sle...
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New old guy
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Hi my name is Ian and my wife is Rowena. we started in March 2016 at St Helens Tas and we are driving around Aus . At present we are in Cloncurry. Clockwise. This is our second trip. We are driving a 1990 Landcruiser FJ80 towing a new 6x4 tradesman trailer. I have built a frame on the trailer and transfered ro...
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NEW RIG & Adventures
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We found a 2004 Traveller Hurricane in showroom knick, lucky jag. Towing it behind a Prado diesel and am as happy as Larry with the way the rig performed on its first trip away. We look forward to exploring OZ bit by bit. Any recommendations for the Mudgee (NSW) area?
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Roads travelled.
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G'day all. Just joined the group, & would like to ask for your advice. This time next year, me & the lovely will be doing Cape York, towing a 16 footer off road van. Instead of coming all the way back to Cairns, to get to the Savannah, there is a road called Dixie that leaves the H/way about halfway b...
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Finally got round to buying our first van!!!
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Hi everyone. firstly thanks for a great, informative forum. Gonna have a go at putting up a few pics of our new (new to us) first ever caravan. Already got stuck in finding out how stuff works,and not, and looking fwd to many a happy times in the New Age Big Red. Lets hope i have better luck with the van than i...
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My New Home Away from Home
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hi Everyone and thank you for this forum. i have a few years left before I'm able to make a big trip, but my dream is finally becoming a reality. For years, I've dreamt of having my own little gypsy caravan. Ideally, I would like to stay someone spectacular near the sea and beaches. i finally bought my...
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How do I list a classified under work available?
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Hi all, I'm a very to this site. I would really like someone to tell me how I could post a job under the work classified on the website? There are lost of GN posting and I can't seem to find the area where you post? please help! Thanks :)
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G'day
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Hi folks,
I'm grey and do an increasing number of long trips with the camper trailer (Sandy) and 4WD (Mr Burble) so I guess I qualify as a GN.
Probably the biggest buzz I get is to crest a rise on a desert road and see to infinity with barely a sign of human existence.
Currently in the Kimberley about to di...
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ello, ello
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Well, Hi everyone Just joined and thought I'd do a bit of an intro..... currently driving a SR5 Hi-Lux towing a Roadstar Vacationer We've been doing a lot of smallish trips, but I have the bug to see this great land of ours I'm going to upgrade the Van in a few years......thinking Kokoda, but will do resea...
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travelling soon
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hi all.. we are kevin and rose and heading out to the wild blue yonder soon looking to work here and there [ i; retired ..missus still into into ].. love fishing caravanning hope to prospect .. etc etc .. any tips .. we heading northwards w.a. first .. cheers n beers
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A Grey nomad in training
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Sure, I am only 49 but i can dream can't I? My wife and I are planning on living the life when I retire. We have bought a new Navara NP300 ST to get used to driving a big ute and we are looking at 2nd hand 4WD caravans to get used to towing one. The plan is to wait until the mortgage is paid off (about 15 years) and ou...
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Out from the shadows
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Hello All I have been lurking around this site for the past few months and have read just about every post and article on the site and would like to thank everyone who has contributed. There is a wealth of great information out there and I am so grateful that I have been able to gain such valuable informati...
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Very Newbies
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Hi Guys Just starting out this forum looks awesome.
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A BIG WELCOME TO ALL NEW NOMADS...
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A big welcome to all new Nomads who have recently subscribed to this very informative Forum.There is a (sticky) post called WHO IS THIS on the top of the page in the I DIGRESS Forum, which is a competition that has been running continuously now for a long period of time, where people post photos of f...
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Hi all another newie seeking some information for my pending trip
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I'm travelling by caravan from Dandenong Victoria through Merimbula on to Nelson Bay. I normally take the Hume but chose the Merimbula route for a change, I need pet friendly caravan parks along the way and usually travel 250kms in a day, I'm looking for nice locations near the water, lovely fr...
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Any body been to Fiji?
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Hi. I just noticed that package tours to Fiji are very cheap at the moment. Must be something to do with the cyclone they had earlier this year. Has anybody been there recently? I would appreciate you views. Thanks, Bill
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A GREAT PLACE TO STAY
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We are currently staying at the convention centre at Stuarts Point down Grassy Head rd NSW what a magnificent facility at only $25/night it is well worth a few days stay no kids ph 0265690576 http://stuartspointconventioncentre.com.au/
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BUS ROOF AIR CONDITIONER AND ROOF LEAKS
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Hi everyone, We are new to this site ,but have been travellers for years. We travel and work our way slowly around Australia in a converted bus motorhome. We are currently in Heathcote, Victoria converting our latest project for life on the road. There have been many dramas and it has been a long slow...
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