Situated on the tip of the Spencer Gulf, Port Augusta is known as the ‘Crossroads of Australia’. Port Augusa is where the major inland highways from Western Australia, Northern Territory, New South Wales and Victoria converge, and offers the weary traveller a perfect stopover between vast travelling distances.
What would the weather in Sydney, enroute to Brisbane & Melbourne be like? What sort of clothing would be needed? Would hiring a motorhome be appropriate for the drive from Sydney to Brisbane end-July, early August?
Preview of Darrenstravels’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Dampier, Australia Entry Title: “Dampier” Entry: “It’s almost 600km from Exmouth to Karratha, and after driving almost non stop for 7 hours, I was looking forward to getting to Karratha. Billed as the “shopping destination of the Pilbara”, it’s a fairly large town for this part of the world, for example it had a KFC. And a K-Mart. Civilisation indeed. Sadly, the excitment was short lived. The Visitors Information centre was fairly useless. Didn’t even have a map of the area. In fact, we had to rely on a cartoon map from a leaflet we picked up back in Carnarvon. The only things in the centre were to do with the local industry (iron ore, gas and salt), and fishing. Caravan Parks weren’t much better. We tried three of them, turned away from all as being full or long term only. Didn’t look full. So, after grabbing some stuff from a supermarket (including a cheap hair shaver for me), we went the 20k or so up to Dampier. We managed to get the last space in its sole caravan park. I say space, we were just allowed to park on their road. Whilst in the office there, I asked if there were any Snakes around, seeing as there was a warning poster up saying they are spotted in the area. “Too Bloody Cold Mate” was the reply. Well that’s annoying. Australian Snakes are some of the most dangerous on …
Preview of Chrisandem’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Townsville, Australia Entry Title: “Townsville, Ayr and Bowen” Entry: “We crossed the border and finally left the Northern Territory after just over a month and entered Queensland. We were still driving through the outback so it was just scrub land as far as the eye could see and a few cattle stations here and there. After 200km from the border was the first major town, Mount Isa. Mount Isa is called ‘the Isa’ by the locals and is a huge mining town. We didn’t stick around in Mount Isa as the weather was rubbish and we just wanted to get to the coast so we drove for another 100km. That evening we stayed at a free rest stop called Fountain Springs and set off early the next morning. We drove for most of the day going through small towns and cattle stations until we reached another free rest stop 200km from Townsville. There are loads more free rest stops in Queensland than there was in the Northern Territory and they are generally much nicer and with better facilities. On Saturday we finally arrived on the East Coast of Queensland in a city called Townsville. We had bombed it here in time for the weekend as we both fancied a night out and heard Townsville was a bit of a party town, we had been together for 5 years that day so couldn’t think of a better excuse to get drunk. We checked into …
Preview of Serenitynow’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Toodyay, Australia Entry Title: “Toodyay” Entry: “Hi again, We have left the big smoke of Perth and headed east to visit some of the old towns in WA. Our first stop was a great little town called York which is the oldest inland town in Western Australia having been founded in 1830. The town itself has a lovely old world charm with fine examples of early architecture from the 1850′s to the Romanesque town hall built in 1911. We then drove through Northam on the way to Toodyay which is another great town offering history, good shops and of course great local produce. We didn’t have much choice in the caravan parks, because they were owned by the same people that charged exorbitant prices, so much for competition. The facilities were very poor and we wouldn’t recommend a stay here. While in Toodyay we visited Ye Old Lolly Shop and not because they sold lollies for Old ****, but for middle aged people too. The town also had a demonstration mill named Connor ‘s Mill where visitors can learn about the everyday milling process. We also visited the Cola Cafe and Museum that had a good collection of anything and everything coca cola and we managed to stumble on a book shop closing down where every book was marked down 50%. Cherie didn’t miss the opportunity as she walked out with books under …
Preview of Joshandtara’s blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Airlie Beach, Australia Entry Title: “I’d a called em Chazzwazzers…” Entry: “We got to the Whitsundays late after a 7 hour drive up the coast. We will be really excited to get rid of this van when we go to return it. Driving on the left side of the road, right side of the car, and 5-speed tranny is not so fun when my “navigator” (Tara) is sawing logs in the passenger seat next to me most of the 3200 km drive from Sydney to Cairns… luckily she woke up to tell me today that I was driving on the right side of the road and not realizing it, so I gotta give her credit for that . It’s force of habit! Driving on the left will never feel right to me. We had a great time at Airlie Beach by the Whitsundays though. We did a lot of hiking around the area and saw just about every peak of every mountain in the area. We have been staying in caravan parks the whole way up the coast, but the one we stayed at here was really cool. There was a pool with water slides, tennis, golf, basketball, big screen movies, kitchen and a bunch of other cool stuff to do while we were on the property. One of the days, we each paid way too much money to go to the Whitsunday Islands to get eaten alive by these horse flies that are around here. A good part of the trip was that we got to scuba dive on the Great …
A longer video of a Ringtail Possum feeding on a native tree just outside the office late one night during winter. The Ringtail Possum is usually much more timid than the Brush Tailed Possum but as you can see, this little fella wasn’t shy at all. Our wildlife isn’t really wild life!
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We were located right in the heart of the wine country and this park is also a working vineyard. Also has a BYO Thai restaurant. BBQ’s available and close to wineries and Hunter Valley Gardens, Cessnock etc.
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Taking a family or group on a Western Australian holiday? Want to travel in affordable comfort? It’s time to take a closer look at Motorhome hire in Perth capital city. Perth-based rental companies offer a full selection of large, spacious motorhomes for hire. Motorhomes are the perfect option for traveling as a group and sharing holiday costs with friends. This article contains a few simple tips for choosing your rental vehicle.
A good motorhome hire company in Perth will provide you with linen, pillows and sleeping bags at no extra cost. In addition, you should expect cutlery and crockery to be included.
You’ll also want to be sure you get the right sleeping arrangements for your group or family. Many motorhomes are fitted with double beds and fold out beds. If you’re arranging motorhome hire over the phone, always ask for a detailed description of your before confirming hire dates.
For a detailed description of your motorhome for hire, ask about the following features:
Vehicle Specifications – engine type, fuel capacity and transmission type.
Supplied power equipment
Passenger capacity
Sleeping configuration (And size of beds if you have tall passengers!)
Kitchen layout (and list of provided cooking essentials)
Modern Conveniences (also known as “mod cons”) such as microwave, toilet and shower.
Entertainment devices such as DVD players and radios.
Water Tank
Awning/Annex
Supplied Table and Chairs
In general, safety equipment and insurance should be made available to you. For example a fire extinguisher and breakdown insurance for roadside assistance. You might need to supply your own first aid kit if it is not included.
One final tip, remember to factor the cost of fuel into your holiday budget. Naturally, heavy use of air conditioning will increase fuel consumption and, therefore, overall cost of fuel.
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. It’s force of habit! Driving on the left will never feel right to me. We had a great time at Airlie Beach by the Whitsundays though. We did a lot of hiking around the area and saw just about every peak of every mountain in the area. We have been staying in caravan parks the whole way up the coast, but the one we stayed at here was really cool. There was a pool with water slides, tennis, golf, basketball, big screen movies, kitchen and a bunch of other cool stuff to do while we were on the property. One of the days, we each paid way too much money to go to the Whitsunday Islands to get eaten alive by these horse flies that are around here. A good part of the trip was that we got to scuba dive on the Great …
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