we've been travelling for nearly 4 yrs but some of that time is spent working so may stay put for 3 mths at a time. Then when the job finishes we move on. By August we will have finally completed a 'lap' but still need to do the section above Townsville. Last year spent about $5000 on fuel but this year already up to $4000.
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Jenny and Barry
2009 Roma Elegance / 2013 Colorado. Permanent travellers 2011-2015 now just travel for 4-6 mths
Only retired in January and traveled since then to south east Victoria for 3 weeks. Last year traveled to WA and did 8,000 kms. Have owned caravans on and off for years, done Great Ocean Road, Eyre Peninsular and a few other trips. Definitely want to travel more but OH does a lot of voluntary work, commitments with the family. Only free camp we've done was on the Nullabor, was not nice. Need more confidence and this site it teaching us heaps. Also need to change from a family van, as we take our grandies away and son borrows it, but have yet to find a van that it more suitable to free camps, which I would like to do.
We travel About 6 months of the year longest we have stayed in the one place this time has been 2 weeks in Wodonga but travel out from there to place like Corryong , yarrawonga , Bright , Mt Buffalo and far south has Glenrowen, and most Grey nomads I has meet up with are on the move and don't set up for long term camps like say the Greens Lake most free camp when they can and stop in cheapest caravan parks or Showgrounds , Most would not leave there caravan or 5 th Wheeler at a free camp and go look about unless someone is staying at the camp that would kept an eye on the caravans , Most seem to be out there to see australia don't do large klm in a day free camp out of a town go into the next town for the day then move onto next free camp out of town . In Lightning Ridge at the moment .
I was wondering how many of this forum travel , And how many go to places like the Greens Lake and stay put .
Hi Brichies, we have been travelling since 9/7/2011 - sold the house, have no home base. The longest we sit in any one place is when we house sit - 7 weeks has been the longest - or get paid work - again only about 8 weeks at the most. Don't go to the likes of Greens Lake (VIC) Wuruma Dam (Qld) or Quobba (WA) to stay put but have visited on the way throughl
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DUNMOWIN is no longer on the road and still DUNMOWIN!
We have towed the " Grand Hotel" on wheels from Brisbane to Tassie and then to Cooktown and back to Melbourne then out to Winton ( twice) all around Qld and NSW. Later this year will see us exploring Victoria.
Yet to visit S.A. W.A. and N.T., but they our on our bucket list.
Jay&Dee
From Penrith NSW . We've recently cruised around SA and Vic . Yes we do things backward for this time of the year.. Retired in August last year .. We are taking our children , two sons and wives , two grandchildren to US. Hiring a 15 seater bus and driving across and back .. Seeing my brother in Naperville nr Chicago, Disney world , Colorado, Denver, Iowa, Cleveland, New York , Vegas, Virginia. Staying at Great wolf Lodge for a few days in Texus.. Memphis ( Hart break Hotel) Nashville , Hawaii for 4 days.. Should be good trip.. Only have to pay for fuel.. Oh and food..
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We are travellers rather than squatters, seldom staying in one place for three days. We have been doing that for about 5 yrs and do about 5 trips/yr for a total time of about 5 months.
At our age there is still so much to see and so little time.
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"A year from now you'll wish you had started today."
I retired 6years ago and since then have spent 3-4 months each year in a different state having a look around, prior to retirement we travelled each year for family holidays in a variety of caravans, we spend anywhere between a couple of days and a couple of weeks dependant on what there is to see and experience in the area.
We usually travel in the cooler months outside school holidays and generally stay in caravan parks.
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