All Around Oz - Australian Caravan and Camping Adventures

NextGen Caravans Owners Group Meet-Up

We recently had the pleasure of hosting the NextGen Caravans Owners Group Meet-up in our old home town of Cowra in Central West NSW. When we travel, we love being able to support smaller, regional … [Read More...]

Timeline to a Lap

Planning to travel around Australia, whether it's for a year or indefinitely can be either a short or long process. It depends entirely on what your circumstances are at the time you make the … [Read More...]

Our Off-Grid Power Set Up

Setting up your van so you can free camp can be a challenge. Especially if you have large power demands like we do. Here is a run down on our off-grid power set up. One of the biggest attractions … [Read More...]

What3Words App – Review

As you all know, Melissa and I have just headed off to travel around this fantastic country of ours indefinitely. We have already seen some magic spots but have always had an issue with being able to … [Read More...]

Preventing Theft Whilst Travelling

It is a sad fact of life that there are people out there who think that it is okay to steal other peoples property. This can happen no matter where you are. City or country, Australia or overseas, … [Read More...]

Our First Month on the Road – the Highs and Lows

Well after almost six years of planning, we can finally say that we are 'on the road'! However it didn't happen in quite the way we had expected it to. And we may have spent a little more (okay a lot … [Read More...]

A Weekend in Goulburn, NSW

We recently spent the October long weekend in Goulburn, NSW. Goulburn is located a bit over a two hour drive south-west of Sydney. It is known as NSW's first inland city. I grew up on a … [Read More...]

Exploring the Southern Highlands

The Southern Highlands region of NSW is located around an hour and 45 minutes drive south-west of Sydney. It is made up of three main towns - Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale and lots of smaller, … [Read More...]

Kingsley Grove Estate Winery, Kingaroy, QLD

Why just visit a winery when you can camp there as well? With many Aussie businesses doing it tough due to drought or general economic down turn, many have decided to think out side the square. One … [Read More...]

Tiny Towns of the Murray River

When we took part in the Follow the Sun Relay earlier this year, our journey took us along a substantial stretch of the Murray River. We loved all the larger towns that we stayed in - Renmark, … [Read More...]

Exploring the Barossa Valley

Most people might think that a visit to the Barossa Valley region of South Australia is just about the wine. Sure there are lots of wineries for you to visit. But if you look a little deeper when … [Read More...]

Winnebago Motor Home Review

As some of you may know we were lucky enough to participate in a leg of the Dometic Winnebago Follow the Sun Relay. Our travelling home for our three week stint was a Winnebago motor home supplied by … [Read More...]

Australian Outback Spectacular – Heartland Show Review

Recently our gorgeous daughter, Miss Oz surprised me with tickets to the Australian Outback Spectacular Heartland Show here on the Gold Coast. The Australian Outback Spectacular has been around … [Read More...]

Following the Silo Art Trail – Part 1

When we were given the itinerary for our leg of the Follow the Sun Relay, I realised that we would be able to take a little detour and visit a couple of Silo Art sites. What I didn't realise is that … [Read More...]

Towns of the Murray River – Part 1

The mighty Murray River is an icon of Australian life and the Towns of the Murray River are many and varied. On our recent trip for the Follow the Sun Relay we got to explore quite a few of them - big … [Read More...]

The Grand Wine Estates of the Barossa Valley

Without a doubt the Barossa Valley in South Australia is one of the premier wine regions in Australia. The first settlers came to the Barossa Valley in 1842. The first town that was settled was … [Read More...]

Adelaide in Two Days

When we were invited to take part in the Dometic Winnebago Follow the Sun Relay we chose to do the Adelaide to Melbourne leg. As we had never been to Adelaide, we thought it would be great to be able … [Read More...]