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Where do you sleep your baby in your caravan? Check out our Top 5 suggestions for turning your bunk into the ultimate cot! (…check out How to turn your bunk into a Cot | Easy tips HERE!) “I don’t think we can go caravanning for a few more years! We...
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We recently asked some of our full time caravanning families what their weekly budget was! How much does it really cost to travel around Australia? We were overwhelmed with responses and it resulted in one of our most popular articles – you can read all about...
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How much does it really cost to travel around Australia full time? How much will you need each week to have the caravanning adventure of a life time? Families from all over Australia are asking this question – couples, singles, tribes and nomads – all...
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What types of souvenirs do you collect when you are travelling around our amazing country? We recently asked our community and thought it would be FUN to make a list of the TOP Souvenir ideas! souvenir – NOUN – a thing that is kept as a reminder of a...
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Have you thought about the security of your valuables when you are caravanning or camping? We had been looking at a Safe for our caravan, but carrying around an extra 50kg was not an option –then we found Hide Away Safe! We recently spent lots of time with the owner...
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UPDATE – IS IT HERE: Click here to read your FREE copy now! Could Tasmania be the most beautiful state in Australia? Our 4 week Caravanning Tour of Tassie has sadly come to an end and we jam packed adventure and fun into every second. From the sail over on the...
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The Travelling Thermomix by Millie xx “I got a Thermomix for three reasons: We are loaded! I love gadgets! Andrew was super supportive about it coming in the caravan with us. These are 3 very big lies! We aren’t rich I am useless with technology Andrew was...
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Our very first family caravanning adventure was in the Winter. Not long after we purchased our first caravan, we couldn’t wait to hit the road and experience our first (of many) weekends away. This was the very reason we got the van in the first place! (read...
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Our Big Lap is OVER! We have followed Our Big Lap from the very beginning and have loved all the stories and posts shared by Bec & Lloyd about their adventures. The highs…the lows…and all of their hilarious and emotional reflections. Their big lap is...
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Do you Free Camp? A few years ago I had mixed feelings about Free Camping. Going off the grid, in the middle of nowhere, with the kids, I have to admit, it wasn’t sounding very appealing for me (remembering that I was a five star luxury girl before I discovered...
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Caravan Reversing Tips: When I took over the wheel and started towing our 24ft caravan, the thought of reversing made me want to do a little vomit. Wayne had previously done all the towing, so I was jumping into very new territory. (Check out his tips for teaching me...
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Giving the Boss (the Wife, Mum, Adele) a refresher caravan towing lesson was never going to be easy…this is how it all went down! We have been caravanning for many years now and it is still surprising that there is so much more to learn. One thing that we have often...
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Say a big Aussie G’day to Winfields Outdoors 🙂 We were over the moon earlier this year to be named by them as one of the Top 8 Caravan Blogs…in the WORLD!!! So we started thinking….what is caravanning like in the UK? Do they do things differently? We...
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Early on, our thoughts were very clear – we would never let the girls activities stop us from getting away on weekends. Many other families had often remarked that when the kids get older it gets much harder… Extra curricular activities, sports, dancing, friends,...
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Late last year we discovered our first 4 bunk’d caravan in the flesh! Surprisingly, we had not come across one for many many years. We knew they existed, but had not seen one in real life. We have lots of friends with more than three children and were super...
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On our first few trips away, there were a few small things that we had forgotten, that we needed. Unbelievably, our first ever trip in the van saw us leave the can opener at home…Eeeeeeek! When we got back from our East Coast adventure in 2015, we commented...
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WOAH! Our Caravanning with Kids blog makes a WORLDWIDE Top 8 list! We were knocked over for a six yesterday when we were emailed by Winfields Outdoors in the UK. They dropped us a line to let us know that our website was named in the TOP 8 Caravan Blogs WORLDWIDE by...
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Here are a few of our Caravanning Packing Tips that we hope you all enjoy… What are some of your packing tricks and tips? We would love to hear from you and then add to this collection…. Do you use your oven? We don’t, so we FILL IT! It is a ripper...