Hints and tips to help you in budgeting for your lap of Australia.
If you’re planning a Big Lap or driving around Australia for the first time, understanding the real cost is one of the most important early decisions you’ll make. Budgeting affects how long you travel, where you go, and how flexible your plans can be. This cost breakdown is part of the broader planning process for …
This is our expense report January 2024. As our expense report for June to December 2023 was so popular, we will continue with a monthly report for 2024. After catching up with friends and family over the Christmas and New Year break, it was time to hit the road again. Camps To avoid the school …
Following is our expense report June to December 2023, our journey so far on our lap of Australia. We left on the 17th June 2023 and headed north. Due to 2 faulty water pumps, we spent more time in caravan parks than planned. Camps Total – $4263 Most Expensive Caravan Park Sunset Caravan Park Karumba …
We have some awesome big lap savings in this post. Having been on the road full-time since June 2023, we’ve compiled a list of smart saving ideas and tips from our own experiences, plus, from Facebook Group members. The tips are designed to maximise your budget and help you travel further. If you are doing …
This is our expense report for June 2021. June 2021 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 weren’t in a hurry, we took a …
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 again. Our expenses were down a little on the previous month which was good as we are …
Well another month on the road has whizzed by. We spent the first week of 2021 in Cowra catching up with friends. In fact the whole month has been very social for us and this is reflected in our expense report. SHOWGROUND CONVERTS I have been following the Showgrounds Sports & Rec Grounds Camping Group …
We can’t quite believe that we have now spent three months on the road. In the last month we have also crossed a state border and we are now in Victoria for at least the next six or eight weeks. COOLAMON TO NARRANDERA After spending two weeks in Coolamon we decided to move to Narrandera …
If I was to ask you what your biggest barrier was to being able to travel would your answer be money? There is no denying that travelling can be expensive and trying to save some money these days can be damn hard. But if you really want to be able to travel, with a little bit …
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