The Journey So Far
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Gmail Problems Again – Ughhh !
Regulars readers with “Gmail” email accounts will recall that, some months ago, we had an issue with Gmail’s spam filters. Seems the good folks at Gmail periodically adjust the spam filter sensitivity ( if that’s the right terminology ) and as a result readers who...
S.E. Queensland – Farewell To The Sunshine State
Funny how we’d no sooner done a one-off blogpost on van living and a Sprinter van review ( just last week ) than we met up with fellow travellers who are themselves about to trade their camper trailer in for a new Sprinter - needless to say all that information proved...
Sprinter Review ( And Life On The Road )
At the end of next month it will be a full year since we pulled out of our driveway in Kelowna, BC, headed ( ultimately ) for Melbourne, Australia. With our time travelling in the van across North America ( in the dead of winter ), and now around Australia ( where...
“Must Love Driving” : Winton And Beyond
Apologies for the “Must Love Dogs” movie title appropriation this week but for the last segment of our travels I don’t think I could find a more apt appellation. On a particularly long, dull and monotonous stretch of highway east of Winton, Lois, taking a spell behind...
The Road to Birdsville
Having left Eromanga and prior to reaching Birdsville we had been strongly advised to make a short diversion - a pit stop at the Betoota Hotel. Every Aussie has heard of Slim Dusty’s famous “Pub With No Beer” - Betoota is, in effect, a pub with no town....
Australia – Return To The Outback
There are times on any journey when things don’t go quite as planned right from the get-go. Sadly, such occasions often portend further complications as the trip unfolds - our return to Brisbane was just such an experience. Or is it the “rule of three’s” - the old...
