7 Outback Travel Safety Tips You Need to Know

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Australia’s outback is an absolutely amazing place to explore. But one thing many people don’t realise is just how remote it really is. We have just spent three months exploring outback Queensland and one thing we know is that you do need to be prepared for any eventuality. These outback travel safety tips will ensure …

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Car Airbag Safety – What You Need to Know

Car Air Bag Safety

You know how it is – you are on a long road trip. You’ve been travelling for what seems like hours. You shift uncomfortably in your seat. If you could just stretch your legs out you would feel so much better. So you decide to try sitting with your feet up on the front dash……on …

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7 Tips for Bush Walking Safety

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If you have been following our adventures for a while, then you will know how much we love getting out into Springbrook National Park (or any National Park) for a bush walk. What often surprises us when we visit our National Parks, is the number of people who are seemingly unprepared for walking. So here are our …

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Travelling with Younger Kids – My Top 9 Tips

Ellis beach Kids

Travelling with Younger Kids – there is no doubt it can be a challenge! You have to take twice as much stuff as you normally might need. Everything has to be planned with military precision especially if you happen to be flying anywhere. FIRST TRIPS We have always travelled with our kids, both by car …

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Your Camping Safety – What to do in an Emergency

Caravan in Sinkhole 1

Aussies love camping! But Australia is well-known for its severe weather events which can sometimes interfere with our camping safety. We get floods, droughts, hail storms, snowstorms, cyclones and bushfires. Do enough travelling around this lovely country of ours and chances are you may encounter one of these events or something similar. Just like the …

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All You Need To Know About Wide Load Safety On The Road

Wide Load Safety

Wide Load Safety is so important if you are travelling anywhere in the regional areas of Australia. It won’t be to long before you come across a wide load under escort somewhere during your travels. These can sometimes be tricky to navigate around as some off them can take up the whole road. Brenden is …

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Top Tips for Driving on Sand So You Don’t Get Bogged!

Driving on Sand

When we first bought our Mazda BT-50 we decided to head across to Fraser Island for a few days to test out its capabilities.  We had previously done some beach driving at Rainbow Beach and also on the NSW North Coast but just short distances, whereas we knew that all the driving we would do on …

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