All Around Oz - Australian Caravan and Camping Adventures

Exploring Queenslands Southern Outback Region

Queensland's outback easily covers over half the state and for that reason, it is broken up into regions. Each region is diverse and truly unique. Queenslands southern outback region is a great … [Read More...]

Driving in the Outback

Driving in Australia's outback is not like driving anywhere else. For starters, it is often very remote. The roads are sometimes only slightly better than tracks and some days you may not even see … [Read More...]

Tips for Cleaning Your Caravan

When you are busy exploring or travelling sometimes those cleaning jobs don't get done as often as they should. So on top of basic daily cleaning, we try and give our van a really thorough clean every … [Read More...]

Exploring Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland

Carnarvon Gorge has always been on our ‘bucket list’. Our first visit was back in 2017 and prior to Brenden's knee replacement so he missed a lot of the walks. So we were excited to finally get the … [Read More...]

Easy 2-Minute Noodle Frittata

One of your main expenses when you are travelling Australia will be food. We like to eat well and we cook almost everything we eat from scratch. But one thing we really hate is letting anything go to … [Read More...]

Driving the Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail

If you are travelling in outback Queensland, there is one place you just have to put on your list of 'must do's' and that is the Lake Dunn Sculpture Trail. The trail consists of 40 sculptures by local … [Read More...]

Expense Report for June 2021

This month saw us back on the road after having been stopped for four months for work. Our first big stop was the Gold Coast to see our kids and also to attend our niece's 21st birthday party. As we … [Read More...]

How to Make Cheese and Bacon Camp Oven Damper

Back in our camper trailer days, we often cooked in our camp oven. But since we started caravanning, we haven't used our camp oven at all. In fact, we sold our 9 litre oven before we left and just … [Read More...]

Caravanning in Winter – How to Stay Warm

Living in our caravan full time means dealing with all weather conditions. Unfortunately, we can't always follow the sun! And as we have discovered it can be a bit of a challenge keeping the van warm, … [Read More...]

Expense Report May 2021

We were really waiting for this month to end so as we could hit the road again! After spending four months stopped for work in our old home town of Cowra, we were definitely keen to start travelling … [Read More...]

Hay, NSW – Things to See and Do

Hay is a small town located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in the Riverina region of NSW. Surrounded by the vastness of the Hay Plains, the area is best known as a major wool growing centre. … [Read More...]

Expense Report for April 2021

This month we reached a mini milestone - 19 months on the road! Of course we stopped travelling for four months last year during the worst of Covid but we still count it as it was completely different … [Read More...]

Maps and Guide Books – Which Ones Are Best?

One of the biggest things when travelling anywhere is planning where you are going to go and what route you are going to take to get there. Australia is such a huge country and so many areas that we … [Read More...]

Cheese and Curry Rissoles

We are always on the lookout for something different to cook for dinner. We both enjoy cooking and tend to mainly cook simple dishes that only use one or two pans. As we don't have an oven in our van, … [Read More...]

Should I Travel Australia with a Dog?

Should I Travel Australia with a Dog would have to be one of the most asked questions that we see in our Facebook Group - Planning a Lap of Australia. For many people, their dogs (or cats for that … [Read More...]

Things To Do in Menindee, NSW

No trip to outback NSW would be complete without a visit to Menindee. It is a fantastic area to explore and as we discovered their are plenty of things to do in Menindee and the surrounding area. It's … [Read More...]

Expense Report for March 2021

A question that we are frequently asked is 'How much does it cost to travel Australia?' This is one of those 'How long is a piece of string' questions as it really depends on what style of travel you … [Read More...]

Sirromet Winery Tour – A Perfect Surprise

Who doesn't love a nice surprise? I recently surprised our daughter, Maddi with a quick trip to the Gold Coast for her birthday. I wanted to find something that we could do together and came across a … [Read More...]

Expense Report for February 2021

With February only being a short month, it was over in a flash. It has been a very social month for us. As we have still been exploring NSW, it has given us plenty of time to catch up with family and … [Read More...]