I’m gonna presume that you’re a bit like me (I mean, you ARE on my site) and that you love reading about others who have been, or more excitingly, are currently on, their own big Aussie lap journey. When I first start researching for this trip, I was dismayed at how few blogs there were …
I’ve been seeing a couple of fifth wheelers coming through the showground and they’ve been feeding my desire for a fifth wheel in our life. They’ve been mostly the Travel Home brand (below), which I love, and it’s made me realise that I didn’t actually know what they’re talking about when it come to fifth …
Before we got our caravan, I had all these aspirations of doing our own little DIY caravan makeover and really making it a home on wheels. As it turned out, we only had 2 weeks from when we picked up the caravan to when we moved into it. So she only got a couple of …
As I write this post in mid-January, Australia is sweltering through one of the worst heat waves on record. Fans and portable air conditioners are flying off the shelves at Bunnings and Mitre10, and everyone’s staying cool in their air conditioned homes and businesses, or heading to the water to get some reprieve. For those …
Caravan park etiquette is probably a bit of a weird topic to be writing about, but when we were travelling around Australia in our camper trailer we mostly ended up down the back of the park or in the unpowered area. So it’s only since we’ve had our caravan that we’ve joined the ranks of …
Are you wondering how you’re going to get your laundry done when you hit the road, and thinking about getting a small washing machine for your caravan? Ahh, laundry. Never stops does it? And especially once you hit the road. I’m sure you end up with a lot more laundry actually… until you realise that it’s …
Ok, well let’s start with the first question you’re probably asking yourself about off-road caravans: What is the difference between an off-road caravan and a ‘normal’ caravan? What makes an off-road caravan any better (or even different) than a normal one? Well, all gimmicks aside… you may be surprised to know that there’s really only …
Back in 2011 Ben and I moved to Christchurch, NZ. The day after we arrived, the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch. 185 people were killed, and thousands were injured. The damage to buildings and infrastructure was massive. The rebuilding continues, still. To say we were ‘lucky’ feels trite; we (including my mum, who we were with) …
We are WELL overdue for an update. So read on to find out why we’ve been absent from this blog for the last three months. Spoiler Alert: there’s nothing exciting, it’s just life (and laziness, maybe) got in the way. Still in Dubbo Yeah, ahhmm… when we arrived here in Dubbo we thought we’d just …