Travel Planning
Packing for Cold Weather in China – Carry On Edition
Best Currency Card for Travel
East Coast USA Itinerary – Well an Outline Anyway!
Starting to get excited now – I know living in the “now” is a big thing is some corners of the Interwebs – but I love to dream and plan! It’s a cold, wet and miserable Maundy Thursday as I write this, and we will be locking the door behind us on Easter Sunday –…
Read More7 Tips for Stress Free Travel Flying – For Those of Us Who Can’t Afford Business!
This is a bit of a rant disguised as useful information – I just read a well-known travel blogger’s take on stress-free travel. It all sounded very chill so long as you can afford priority access through security, lounge access and business class. Back in the real world, I don’t waste money of flights, I’m…
Read MoreTravelling At Christmas – How To Survive
I’ve spent many Christmases away from home. The most memorial one’s probably include: spending most of the day on flights from New Zealand to India; to the first time I spent Christmas in Australia – in Sydney; many years later spending Christmas in the middle of the Nullabor Plain; Christmas Eve in Singapore before flying to Hanoi…
Read More2013 Vacation Plans – Where To Go?
I have a bit of a reputation I think. As soon as we got back from Burma, the first question people were asking was, when are you off again? Where’s the next trip to? Well frankly I’m not sure, but never one to stay at home too long I thought I’d see what was being…
Read MoreCamping Gear: Camping Lights
I’m going to do a series of posts looking at the type of gear you need to take with you to make camping comfortable when out exploring in you 4wD. As they say – any fool can be uncomfortable camping!To me there are 3 main types of lighting needs you need to consider: General Camp…
Read MoreThink like a Buyer to Sell a Vehicle in a Hurry
I intend in the future to do into the details of buying and selling paperwork in the various states of Australia, but today I found Dave’s post where he’s just sold his car in the States.Its always stressful when you are need to sell an expensive asset in a limited time frame. You might need…
Read MoreHow much will a budget trip around Australia cost? Part 1: Day to Day Costs
The key costs I split into setup (capital if you will) and running costs (day to day budget). Obviously you need the money to buy gear and the vehicle up front but hope to get most of this back at the end of the trip. There is an old saying in Australia, “any idiot can…
Read MoreExplore Australia by 4WD
I thought I would do an occasional series of book reviews of books, maps and other gear that is of interest to those wanting to get off-road.Explore Australia by 4WD by Craig Lewis and Cathy Savage describes over 25,000 kilometers of remote tracks with detailed route directions and GPS readings. .It doesn’t include the main…
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