WHAT A CROC! FROM Mt Surprise we head further west and back out almost to the coast to a quaint little place called Normanton. This is the home of the…
HEADING south and inland from Cooktown down to Mt Surprise was, well, a bit of a surprise – a pleasant one. Definitely take the short-cut and head along the top…
CAPE York is absolutely totally out of this world. No word can sum it up, no matter how much you try to describe it. Quite simply, you just don’t know…
THE drive from Mossman to Cooktown is brilliant. It isn’t an easy drive, but still it’s really worth the while. Make sure you stock up on everything before you head…
WHO ever would have thought that a place like Mossman was only a 90-minute drive north of Cairns. Tucked away in the beautiful hinterland and on the base of the…
Looking to escape for a weekend or just a quick day trip out of Melbourne? Perhaps a Summer break in Point Lonsdale ……. Getting there is easy. From Melbourne head…
]BIDDING farewell to Ayr, we headed off for a leisurely four hour drive north to Cairns and I couldn’t wait! The Great Barrier Reef, the shopping, the Kuranda Railway, the…
We decided to deviate from our intinerary, something we have become very good at! Although sometimes it is not planned at the time. So after Mackay, we decided to stop…
On the run with bounties on their heads, Ned Kelly and his gang frustrated troopers for 16 months after robbing the Jerilderie bank by holing up in the ruggedly beautiful…
My family and I recently went to Port Douglas to relax before the mayhem of the festive season. Taking kids out of school for a family holiday is a hot…
LEAVING Emerald and heading back out to the coast in the campervan was a welcome relief. I’m not saying anything bad about Emerald, it’s a very unique place, but to…
BIDDING farewell to the ocean, regrettably, we set off inland to the vast spaces of the Queensland mining Outback – Emerald. There’s some great roads around there, in fact, Queensland…
ROCKHAMPTON is the Beef Capital of Australia – and the world – so they tell me, with over 3500 head of stock going out of Rocky every single week. The…
AS sad as it was to leave Maroochydore, it was time for some Outback fun! We headed north to Bundaberg, the home of the world famous Bundaberg Rum and I…
It was time for a great week on the Sunshine Coast. Maroochydore – here we come! Staying at the Big4 Maroochy Palms is just out of this world – it’s…
LEAVING behind the bitter cold of Armidale, we head out to the coast to Ballina. It’s an awesome drive, very easy going, but just make sure you take your campervan…
IT is an easy drive from Ballina to Toowoomba, especially with the new highways making driving your campervan a lot more pleasant experience around the Gold Coast and Brisbane. It’s…
This is a must-do trip with your camper, enjoying the spoils on offer along the Great Ocean Road and keeping the navigation simple – stay in on your left-hand side!…
So, having relaxed on the beaches of Far North Queensland we headed for a slightly different pace of life, south to Surfers Paradise and the Theme Parks. Flying into Brisbane we picked…
Weathermen were redundant for our week in Port Douglas. I mean, how difficult can it be to forecast blue skies and 30 degrees? Sheer and utter bliss. For that’s the…
After leaving behind an awesome time “Fossicking”, and finding a truck-load of great gem stones, we headed further north to Armidale. This place is so cold, I can honestly say…
HAVE you heard of Fossickers Way? If not, you don’t know what you are missing. Heading off from Bathurst, we stick to the main highway and head for Tamworth. Just…
Now here is some very sound advice. Advice I wish I had been given earlier! We left Nelligen, bound for Bathurst, and we let our trusty Tom Tom do the…
LEAVING behind the arty town of Quenbeayan, we head east out to the coast to a little village called Nelligen. Now, it’s important to remember that when you leave Quenbeayan,…