Travel tips for driving around Australia on the big lap or caravan and camping holidays. Lots of caravanning tips and camping tips in one place
Questions about travelling Australia with a dog would have to be one of the most asked questions we see in our Facebook Group – Planning a Lap of Australia. For many people, travelling with a dog (or cat for that matter) is part of their family; leaving them behind is just out of the question. …
Are you looking for a reliable and powerful portable power station? If so, the Bluetti EB3A is an excellent option. This versatile device provides up to 600W of continuous AC output, making it ideal for powering small appliances like laptops and lights, as well as small camping fridges and even a small hairdryer. It also …
This post covers our Budget Direct car insurance review and the subsequent claim. Our big lap of Australia planning in 2022 was a rollercoaster. We could barely hang on for the ride! Like most people, we were glad to have 2020/21 in our rear-vision mirror and looked forward to 2022. This was the year that …
One of the most frequent questions that are asked in our Facebook group – Planning a Lap of Australia is how to find work when travelling Australia. For most people -including us – travelling long term without the need to stop for work, is just not financially possible. In this post, we outline how to …
The SmartSense Gas Level Monitor will keep your caravan or camp kitchen and hot water service running smoothly. How often have you picked up your gas bottle before you go away and given it a shake, and thought, yeah that’s enough gas? Then the unthinkable happens. Three days into your camping trip and disaster strikes. …
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 travel into are considered remote. So it is essential that you have reliable and up-to-date maps …
Life on the road can sometimes get pretty busy. Especially if you are out exploring all day or stopped for work somewhere. Plus, if like us, you are watching your budget then you won’t want to waste any food. One of our favourite dishes that are great for using up any leftovers you may have …
This full-time travelling life might not be for everyone, but for us, the benefits of full-time travel, far outweigh any negatives. So what are the benefits of full time travel? Here are just a few that we have encountered. 1. NO DEBT Yep, you read that right – we have no debt! We own our …
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. After travelling full-time around Australia in our caravan and 4WD, we’ve seen first-hand how quickly conditions can change in remote areas. Proper preparation is essential when travelling through the outback, especially when …
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 another vehicle. Because these conditions are so different to what many of us are used to, we have put together a …
One of your main expenses, when you are travelling around 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 waste. We always seem to come up with a way to use every last bit of …
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 kept our smaller 4.5-litre one which had never been used! So recently, we decided it was time …
We are always looking for something different to cook for dinner. We enjoy cooking and mainly cook simple dishes using only one or two pans. As we don’t have an oven in our van, nearly everything we cook is done on our Weber Baby Q. These Cheese and Curry Rissoles were quick and easy to …
Who doesn’t love a nice surprise? I recently surprised our daughter, 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 behind the scenes Sirromet Winery Tour. Now, we both love a glass or two of wine so I knew …
One of the best things about travelling around Australia, is the many opportunities it gives us to tick something off our ‘Bucket List’. A couple of years ago, I was able to tick an item off my list when I went Beach Horse Riding. This was such an amazing experience and something I had wanted …
We were gifted the Trailbound Bag by NXT Journey. Late last year when we were working in Cootamundra we had the opportunity to meet local business owner Simon, from NXT Journey. Simon started making bags suited to the needs of truck drivers back in 2013. The bags were a great success. Then many owners of …
Apart from petrol, the main expense you will encounter when travelling is food. We can’t do without it. It’s a necessity of life, but it can get very expensive, especially when you are travelling. As much as I like to spend a few dollars in the small towns we pass through, groceries in these places …
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