This campaign was launched by Tourism Australia in January 2020, as part of a national bushfire recovery effort to encourage Australian’s to see their own backyard, whether it was for a weekend away or a longer journey. It was tapping into the idea that a lot of Australians wanted to assist communities impacted by the… Read More CamperMate Ideas To Holiday Here This Year
In between caravan trips it’s time to see to a few fixes in the Jayco Silverline, some that have been on the to do list for a while and others that pop up unexpectedly. This caravan, like all of our previous, is second hand having been bought from a caravan yard in South Australia. We… Read More Jayco Fixes
Safety on the road is the most important part of caravan holidays, we all want to arrive safe and sound at our destinations. All safety aspects need to be considered before taking off towing a 3 ton house behind you including anti sway, ride levelers and braking controls. We have a complete service done on… Read More Caravan Wheel Alignment – Onsite
We’ve recently made an upgrade to the caravan with the addition of a diesel heater. One thing that has prevented us from doing free camping over winter in the past has been the lack of heating in the van. As much as we love a good campfire, the caravan can be way too cold for… Read More Winter Caravanning & Diesel Heating
If you’re involved in travel writing or other tourism industries you may have seen work grind to a halt in a lot of ways in the past couple of months, let’s face it, it’s a bit hard selling the dreams of travel when there’s nowhere to go. But for the glass half full people like… Read More Travel Writing In a Time of No Travel
Talk about social distancing, we were doing it back in the mid to late eighties without even having a valid reason for it. Come to think of it we were also free camping, going off grid, having a digital detox and taking part in all sorts of other trendy buzz words and phrases, before they… Read More Unpacking Travel and Social Buzzwords and Jargon – What?
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