Weight Distribution Hitch Dilemma
A towed caravan has to be heavier at its front than at its rear. If it is not, it will sway strongly, particularly if towed by a vehicle that is lighter. And as many...
Lionel’s Motorhome Blues
When I started writing this month's column I didn't intend to start by telling you that I'd had an accident in Rutherglen, Vic, and that my motorhome, Yemmy, is at the repair shop! I'd driven...
This Caravan Life
What is it about a caravan that is so appealing? I think I fell in love with them as a child, sitting rugged up in bed listening to my dad reading The Wind in...
Camper Trailers vs Tents
If you’ve ever been camping, you’re probably familiar with tents, whether a $20 A-shaped wonder or a more expensive unit that takes only 30 seconds to set-up. You might have even gotten off the...
Discovery Snaps Up Top Parks
Discovery Parks has acquired the Top Parks brand, creating Australia’s largest network of parks.
Under a new licensing model, Top Parks member parks will remain independently owned but will form part of the growing Discovery...
Essential Outback Station Stay
A few years ago – July 2011 to be exact – I was travelling up the west coast of Australia with my daughter, Jackie, and her partner and if we hadn’t met Dan the...
A Very Grampians Christmas
I know Christmas is well and truly over but I must tell you about the wonderful gift my grandsons dreamed up for me. It was a half-hour helicopter trip for two over the Grampians...
Fishing the Northern Territory
Whose life-long dream or bucket-list item isn't to catch a barra in the Northern Territory? It's been on mine and it's still on Shannon Ponton’s.
The Northern Territory is amongst the world’s best places to...
Kokoda Caravans Tribute – Take A Peek!
When Graham and Allana came to stay with me at my Australian Caravan Club Farm Stay, I thought their Kokoda Caravans Tribute looked a bit special. It wasn't until I'd shared happy hour with...
Caravanners, Toll Roads and Turmoil
Toll roads. In Australia, they're unavoidable. Drive Highway 1 and you’ll follow a serpentine route that bends and twists around all Australian states and territories, with the exception of the Australian Capital Territory. There’s even...
