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G'Day Nomads
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Hi all Nomads, My partner and I are new to caravaning, but having said that we bought a 15foot Jayco poptop and took off from Vic to Qld Coast, spent 3 months covering 10,000 kms. I was a bit apprehensive about a our tow vehicle, Ssangyong Korando, but it performed well, returning 12.5Lt/100km. Looking...
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New Member
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Hi All, Just joined, Hendo, Jenny and Andy the Malt, sadly carry him around in an Urn these days. Looking for tips and info prior to setting out on the lap late 14 early 15. For how long? who knows?. Got to get grandma away from the grandkids! Congrats on a great site!
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New Member
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Hi I'm Maggie and my hubby, Alex and I have just purchased an Avan Cruiseliner 5. We had a camper trailer and enjoyed it but on a recent holiday were broken into while we slept. We could no longer feel safe in it after that. We are taking off next Sunday to spend Christmas at Tumut. In March we are planning on...
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new to this
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Hi all new to this site... so i hve no idea what i am doing...I guess i will work it out as i go ...love traveling outback with my partner ....meeting people ..love to have a chat can talk to much sometime lol lookforward to reading your stories as well happy travels
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Hi to all
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Hi everyone, I am new on the site and hope to be travelling by winter next year. Hubby is just about to quite work (scary) so we can organize a bus and then we're off. We are Kiwis and experienced house sitters so hope to do a bit of that on the way. Looking forward to meeting new people and seeing new sight...
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G,Day fellow travelers
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Hello everyone, this is our first post. We started off from our home town in Perth to travel around Oz 2 weeks ago ..were in Adelaide ATM and loving it , were here till after christmas as we thought we might not get in anywhere being festive season.. we want to join Grey Nomad for experiences, and to meet...
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New to the Nomads
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Hello, we are selling our house in Victoria and early next year will be starting the big lap, bought a 5th wheeler, our fourth van, and plan to have a great time travelling round this great country of ours. Hope to see some of you on our travels, Pat and Cliff
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Working on it, Retirement,
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Hi All, I Better introduce myself, Working all my life for retirement, If Im dead before hand, Im dead and wont be worrying about it, Only live people worry about dying, Hahahaha, I bought a second house about 20 years ago, Superannuation, I have nothing else to support my retirement, Any way, This...
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merry christmas and a happy new year to all
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hope everyone has a lovely christmas and a happy new year, perhaps we will catch up on the road at some time, we will be at Crystal Brook SA over the xmas break
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First timers
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Hello everyone, this is our first post. We are just about to start our Grey Nomad experience and so have joined this forum for tips, tricks and recommendations. We are looking at purchasing am 05 Jayco Heritage van 23ft as our first van, we will be towing it with our 2013 Isuzu DMax. Does anyone have any...
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Thanks for poppin in
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Hello right back at ya's,.. Mongrel, Vic41, RosieW. Thanks for poppin in  Hi neilnruth. To your question...... Its not much trouble for us to travel quite well for a day or two south. The road is nearly all freeway from home, to and through the Mexitoria border. We have been to a few places in south...
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Hope to be travelling soon
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Hi all, I've just joined the site and am loving all the wonderful comments and info. My name is Lynne, I'm still working but would love to retire and join you all on the road. I'm terrified at the thought of giving up work though! However, have been looking at motorhomes and vans and am extremely than...
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Wanderings of mh2Abreast
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Hi everyone ... we are new members. Geoff and I (Maz) have been travelling in our 28ft Jayco Optimum motorhome since May this year. We have no home base, the road is it. Before taking to the road in the 'land yacht' we sailed the seas for 8 years in our 10 metre catamaran 2Abreast. Alas, we lost her in t...
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Hello to members
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Hello from Marion and Ian (I'm the only one that calls her Meg and when joined with my name .. Megian) We are both empty nesters ( from different nests) and this year we have decided to go somewhere for the Christmas / New Year period but havent got a clue exactly where, yet. I suppose most of the better loca...
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New Member
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Hi ,New to the forum,we are Vickie and Greg and enjoy travelling in our Avan camper when ever we get the chance and are hoping to go further north in the future.
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Merry Christmas
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Hi everyone, while we have been following this site for a while this is our first post. Mary and I (Kevin) have been on the road for four months after selling the house in Vic. We intend to travel for maybe 18 months then settle in a small town out there somewhere. Our home is a 27ft Jayco Optimum which we lo...
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Merry Christmas
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Hi all thanks for the great welcome to the site I would like to wish you a merry merry christmas.. hohoho & a bottle of rum ..I hope you all have fun & a happy new year I will be in the great state of W.A. for the festive time for those who are driving stay saf
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Info Only - Duh Now Posting As Vic41 Again
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Due to glitches with "Duh" I have cancelled my registration as such and re-registered as Vic41, I was Vic41 originally but had to cancel that due to glitches etc, so hopefully better luck this time around - Thanks Cindy. And a warm welcome to all the new members, hope you enjoy the forum as mu...
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New member - introduction
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Hello all. My wife Marion and I are new to the site and already have found much helpful information. We are currently on a practice run getting use to the lifestyle. We set out from our home in Perth and are currently at a lovely caravan camp (thanks Wikicamps) with great caretakers and a bunch of very fri...
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Welcome to all new forumites
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Well, we've been away from the forum for a few days and goodness - what a lot of new members have joined. Hope you all enjoy this forum as much as we do. It's a great source of info and friendly banter. Welcome from us.
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