Just a few kilometres out of Berri in the Riverland area of South Australia, is a spacious off grid camping area, near the Murray River where you can set up for a few days and explore the region. The camp ground is maintained by the council and for $5 per night you have access to… Read More Martin Bend Reserve Off Grid Camp – Berri
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
Plush’s Bend is one of the off grid campsites we’ve stayed at during our journeys exploring a large section of the Murray River in South Australia. You’ll find this camping area only 6 kilometres from the town centre of Renmark, one of the major Riverland towns, around 260 kilometres north of Adelaide.
We haven’t been given the green light yet to go caravan or camping in South Australia, and when we do it will at first, be only within the state. I know plenty of people are itching to head away somewhere…anywhere, for a change of scenery. And perhaps like me, you’re sick of hearing about ‘a… Read More Where are you going to Escape in South Australia?
A self indulgent blog post today because it is my son’s 27th birthday and we can’t be with him, separated by states and shitty circumstances. So I thought I’d take a look at one of the big camping trips we did with our kids to the Northern Territory, and what a brilliant experience it was.… Read More Road Trips and Camping with Kids
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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