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What does “Self Contained Only” really mean?

Toilet chemicals and alternatives

Tennant Creek to Mataranka

Brief summary of our Big Lap in 2009

The Gary Junction Road through to Alice Springs

South of Alice Springs; Chambers Pillar,...

The Great Central Road

Goldfields WA September 2007

Gibb River Road - western side

The Mitchell Plateau and Kalumburu

Albany - History of the first settlement in ...

Borroloola and the Barkly Tableland

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Alice Springs

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What does “Self Contained Only” really mean?

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What does “Self Contained Only” really mean? The source article has been updated and expanded 2018. Check it out. With more and more campgrounds specifying [url=http://www.australias

Created: 12 Aug 2014 05:27 Views: 39599

Toilet chemicals and alternatives

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In view of the often asked question on toilet chemicals or all about using nappy powders, the following says it all: Old fashioned toilet chemicals were basically Formaldehyde,...

Created: 26 Oct 2011 16:35 Views: 32078

Gibb River Road - western side

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The Gibb River Road and the West Kimberley We spent over three weeks touring from Derby to [url=http:/

Created: 22 Jun 2008 08:00 Views: 13484

Kununurra to Alice: The Duncan and Tanami Roads

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To the Northern Territory and back to Western Australia – several times We visit the Keep River National Park in the Northern Territory, then head back into Western Australia along the [url=h

Created: 15 Aug 2008 08:00 Views: 10785

Tennant Creek to Mataranka

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We head towards the land known as the Never Never, passing many historic points along the Stuart Highway. We take the Stuart Highway north from Tennant Creek and discover just how much ...

Created: 26 Jul 2009 16:00 Views: 20408

Where did we stay in Tasmania?

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With so many lovely options, we chose a mixture of free camps, National Parks campgrounds and just a few caravan parks. Supplementing my previously loaded Tasmanian travelogues, I have upd

Created: 01 Apr 2006 09:00 Views: 6565

With cold snaps across much of Australia, how do you keep warm in your caravan or camper?

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Too many risks are taking knowingly or unknowingly. There have been way to many deaths and close calls recently from carbon monoxide poisoning....

Created: 26 Jul 2015 23:54 Views: 7217

The Mitchell Plateau and Kalumburu

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The Mitchell Plateau and Kalumburu June 2008 – a side trip from the Gibb River Road [url=http://www.australi

Created: 02 Jul 2008 00:00 Views: 12975

From the South West, through the Pilbara to Carawine Gorge

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Heading back to Central Australia In 2009 we left home 13 June and returned 8 November after having driven almost 22,000 kilometres and travelled through six states/territories,...

Created: 24 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 10804

The Gary Junction Road through to Alice Springs

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to travel on rather muddy roads most of the way to the NT border. The Telfer road was not closed due to this rainfall and was still being used b

Created: 30 Jun 2009 00:00 Views: 18142

The Great Central Road

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The Great Central Road is 1,123 kilometres of mostly unsealed road between Laverton and Yulara and can be in variable condition. The Great Central Road is often scenic,...

Created: 19 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 14016

What communications will work for you on your travels?

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A regular question on this forum is about choosing the right communications for your travel plans. When do you need a satellite phone? What other options are available?...

Created: 16 Feb 2015 13:47 Views: 7547

Our Dinosaur adventure starts at Boulia

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Imagine holding something 100 million years old – how young do you think you’d feel? Our introduction to the dinosaur and even more ancient marine fossil belt of Queensland was an awesome feeling....

Created: 28 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 9112

Albany Western Australia – Where the ANZAC legend began

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On the morning of 1st November 1914, the first convoy of the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force departed from Albany in Western Australia to fight in First World

Created: 11 May 2014 09:02 Views: 8522

Waychincup National Park

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The Waychinicup rivermouth into the wild Southern Ocean between two rocky headland

Created: 28 Jul 2014 22:38 Views: 5513

Borroloola and the Barkly Tableland

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Our next adventure takes us through the vast Mitchell Grass plains of the Barkly Tablelands as we head towards Queensland. Heading further south we reached Pine Creek. What we saw on our

Created: 22 Aug 2009 00:00 Views: 12167

Quarantine and exclusion zones. Where are they? What are they? Why do we have them?

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Where are they? What are they? Why do we have them? Quarantine zones occur at most state borders, and surrounding specific horticul

Created: 25 Jul 2014 23:06 Views: 5894

Two Peoples Bay and beaches to the east of Albany

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Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is unique that not just one, but two fauna species previously thought to be extinct were discovered here. Together with being a habitat for a number of other end

Created: 13 Jul 2014 00:16 Views: 6357

Oyster Harbour and the lower Kalgan River

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Arriving at Emu Point, Albany for a morning aboard the [url=http://www.australiasomu

Created: 04 Jul 2014 22:22 Views: 6266

The rugged coastline of the Torndirrup National Park Albany

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On the rugged Torndirrup Peninsula you will see the features of the Torndirrup National Park, and visit the former whaling station at[

Created: 29 Jun 2014 21:18 Views: 4875

Albany and surrounds today

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Continuing the story of Albany and the surrounding coastline Ellen Cove, Middleton Beach and Oyster Harbour From Ellen Cove,...

Created: 25 Jun 2014 08:47 Views: 5360

Albany - more on the development of Albany

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Albany Museum and historic centre The Eclipse building houses the Marine Discovery Centre and the prism from the former Eclipse Island lighthouse is a centrepiece of the Lighthouse exhibitio

Created: 11 Jun 2014 22:31 Views: 5851

South of Alice Springs; Chambers Pillar, Rainbow Valley, Owen Springs and Henbury Craters

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South of Alice Springs, including Chambers Pillar, [url=http://www.australiasomuchtosee.com/200812b.htm]Rainbow Valley[/url

Created: 01 Sep 2008 00:00 Views: 14449

Albany - History of the first settlement in Western Australia

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Albany was settled some three years before the Swan River colony, later to be known as Perth. There were several European explorer visits to the Albany shores prior to British settlement. T

Created: 22 May 2014 15:35 Views: 12414