Murray River – Echuca Author: Natasha Zosko Winter by the Murray – not so bad! WE ARE HERE Camping by the Murray in winter was not on the travel calendar this year, but COVID-19 has forced Victorians to think local as most interstate borders are closed to us. After several months of lockdown, we needed…
Burra to Home Author: Natasha Zosko All things must come to an end, and our penultimate destination in South Australia was the delightful and quirky heritage town of Burra, founded on copper mining and now a tourist draw card. WE ARE HERE Thanks to mining, Burra was Australia’s largest inland town in 1851. The township…
The Flinders Ranges Author: Natasha Zosko Eight days in the Flinders Ranges is not enough to see and experience everything this fabulous region of South Australia has to offer. But it will give you a very good introduction. WE ARE HERE We chose to stay at the Rawnsley Park Station, which has eco cabins, a…
Denmark to Eucla via Kalgoorlie Author: Natasha Zosko We had two fabulous days in Denmark, checking out the wineries, the gourmet trail, coastline and magnificent forests. WE ARE HERE Coming to this region out of season is both a blessing and a curse – blessing because there aren’t many people around and a curse when…
Esperance to Albany Author: Natasha Zosko After the long haul across the Nullabor, the drive to Esperance was nothing. We arrived mid afternoon, and as free camping was not an option, booked into an ocean view caravan park. WE ARE HERE Our van attracted many looks from other campers, including a former Tvan owner who…
East Gippsland to Esperance Author: Natasha Zosko There is something magical about being on a road trip – putting the kilometres between home and your destination, in our case the south west of Western Australia. WE ARE HERE As this trip was our third to WA in recent years, Natasha and I opted to cross…
A Late Life Love Affair Author: Natasha Zosko Who knew that at this stage of our lives we would be having a love affair – with an off road caravan. Well, that is exactly what has happened since we took possession of the new T4 Rhapsody. This is our first ‘real’ trip in the new…
Tracking a Shakedown Author: Natasha Zosko Having picked up our new Rhapsody T4 in great excitement, we immediately started to plan our first trip – The Shakedown. Based on experiences of rigs of different makes during our lives, we have learnt the hard way to make the first trip somewhere close to civilisation. This enables…
TWO YEARS DOWN AND STILL GOING IN OUR TVAN AND……… WE’RE NOT QUITE FINISHED YET! Live music featured in our second year starting with James Taylor in the Hunter Valley in February, then Echuca’s Riverboat Festival with James Reyne, Birdsville’s Big Red Bash in July and live local music in boutique breweries in Bundaberg and…
NOW: THE CAPRICORN COAST Yeppoon, Byfield National Park and the Keppel Islands are all on the Capricorn Coast. The 350 kilometre drive from Mackay to Yeppoon was our longest hop for a few weeks with sugar cane and vegetables growing on the river flats. The Singing Ship, a memorial to Captain Cook, sits on the…