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We stayed in Punsand Bay for a 7 nights and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We explored the beaches and the WW2 plane wreck sites around the area. We spent more than a few hours at the bar enjoying some cold beverages. The food here was pretty good too. Our gazebo with the midgee proof insert was […]
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One of the great benefits of social media is the ability to link up with people who share a similar passion to yourself. Its no secret we are big fans of Roadstar caravans and we dearly love our Safari Tamer. We are always keen to chat to other Roadstar owners when ever we meet up […]
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One of our objectives for this trip was to get off the beaten track and explore some of the country’s remote desert tracks and, coming out of Uluru and needing to get to Queensland, the Plenty Highway seemed like a great opportunity. The Plenty Highway is around 500km of dirt road that takes you from […]
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Anyone growing up during the 80s and the 90s will have experienced the IT revolution and the computerisation of our lives. Everything became digital and, because prices for electronics was so cheap, our houses were full of computers, home theatres and other gadgets. These were usually connected with a myriad of wires which were unreliable, […]
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Hello to all our loyal followers. We just wanted to let everyone know that our website will shut down on 12th September 2021. We will be starting a new site www.Caravanandcampingaustralia.com.au We want to thank all our loyal followers and sponsors for all your support over the years. We hope to see you over at […]
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After all the time we spent in the Cape and the Daintree, as much fun as we had, it was nice to get back to civilisation. We arrived in Cairns, a town both of us had been to before and we were both looking forward to spending some time here again.We checked into the Big […]
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After all the dust and corrugations of the trip to the Cape, we were very happy to be driving on the black top again. Our next destinations were Cooktown and then to the Daintree Rainforest, a place we had both been looking forward to spending some time. Cooktown is a delightful small town where there […]
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One of the goals we had set ourselves for this trip was to get to see Cape York. I had done the trip back in 1999 with my Dad and three other mates in a camper trailer and it was quite an adventure back then. I was keen to relive the experience this time with […]
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Our next destination was Atherton. We left Townsville and continued north along the Bruce Highway making a brief overnight stop at Bilyana Rest Area before continuing on to Innisfail and turning onto the Palmerston Highway towards Millaa Millaa. This road is a winding hilly drive that crosses through the Wooroonooran National Park. Its quite a […]
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At the end of the Roadstar owners get together, we said our good byes to everyone and headed south for a quick visit to Brisbane. Kylie had made arrangements to go and see Celine Dion with friends of ours, Rona and Phil, while I stayed in the van with the girls. By all accounts, the […]
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After Having such a good time at Gemtree fossicking for garnets, we decided to make a trip to the gem field region of Queensland. We drove to the small township of Sapphire and found a great little freecamp to base ourselves at for a couple of nights while we explored the area. It was a […]
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After the Plenty Highway, we were keen to get back onto the beaten track. Were were due to be in Brisbane and later Maryborough so a trip through the heard of Queensland was next on our agenda.From Boulia we headed north to the major mining town of Mt Isa where we could stock up on […]
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Uluru has always been a very special place for us. I took Kylie there on our first outback trip together and I will never forget the look on her face when she first caught sight on the rock. It was a very emotional experience for her and I was so glad to have been able […]
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Coober Pedy has got to be Australia’s most unique town. Its isolation, history and its multicultural population are just the starters. Add to the fact that the majority of the inhabitants live underground to escape the ferocious heat of the summer months while they labour for the lure of untold fortunes of opal mining, and […]
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