Rainbow Beach, Queensland – no 3 on the 2023 BEST Aussie Beach top ten It is just a few short weeks now left of the hottest season so we thought we’d cool you down with some coastal breezes! Why is February the best month to camp? School’s in. It tends to be the quietest month for tourists – less crowds! And, you can make the most of the last month of summer – be it waterfalls, swimming holes, rivers, creeks, dams and beaches! (Look for the symbol in our App and guides.) Warwick wrote in to say he loved our Straddie article

Just back from North Stradbroke Island and Townsville – we are summer refreshed from the Queensland sun. As for islands, we really rate Straddie. It was our first-ever trip. Travelling with mates, we simply booked at their chosen campground, pet friendly Flinders Beach. Anyway, we tell you all about it – including the best walk I’ve done this year. It was so breathtaking, I’m putting it on my top ten Aussie walk list.  Plus we share more island hopping to quokkas in WA, a city break and convict jail, an island beside an island and pet friendly van trip with

Daly Waters Pub, NT – Image – Kate Gilmore Travellers have been all over Australia this summer – with a golden sunflower QLD drive, NT road trip, WA granite skywalk, SA beach camp, VIC free camp and one of the best hikes in Australia! You’ll want to remember these must do experiences … and let us know where you are camping?  We love the Kimberley region in WA. If you hail from the flooded areas, we hope you and yours are safe. Over the holidays, we read the plea for an Aussie owned, independent App for free and budget sites.

Platypus Flat Camp, NSW Merry Christmas! The jolly man is almost here. We hope you are all organised and celebrating on a riverbank, or by the seaside in this magnificent country of ours. If not, it is not too late – we bring you easy Christmas menus and recipes to whip up when camping and outdoors, last minute gifts to pop under the tree and our Christmas opening hours. If you want to go camping without a booking, here’s some strategies for this festive time of year. Then, if you don’t plan on camping – how does a gorgeous chalet

Five, four, three – how many nights until Christmas? Even if you only have one more left – here are some quick fixes to pop under the tree. Then you can relax on Christmas Eve, knowing your presents are sorted. 1. If they love the book, then the POI for your vehicle’s ‘Sat Nav’ is sure to please. And delivery is fast and easy: via email. There are POIs for loads of different brands. Check out CAMPS POI now. 2. Let them choose with a CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE voucher! You can also choose the price, and you don’t have to worry

Heatley and Michelle at Cranky Rock If school isn’t shut for summer in your state, it soon will be. So it is time to pack up and cool down at a beach, lake, or river…  Check out these awesome attractions – beachside in Tassie, four waterside camps under a Queensland mountain and a secret trail the kids will love in WA. By the way, if a camp has swimming nearby (natural options like creeks, oceans and lagoons) or a swimming pool – you can filter in our CAMPS AUSTRALIA WIDE App for either or both! There was plenty of swimming

We just had the BEST week. Our “schoolies” included 5 waterfalls, 8 national parks, 8 pubs and a whopping 20 waterside camps! We followed major rivers – the mighty Clarence and Belliger, lulled to sleep on Nymboida’s rapids, onto dips in the Gwydir and Bielsdown Rivers as well as the Reedy and Never Never Creeks. From uggies to togs, we checked out farms, showgrounds, bridges, halls, forests, hikes, a suspension bridge, a skywalk and met lovely fellow travellers. Instead of a partridge in a pear tree, there was a very noisy cockatoo! I admit, because we are scoping out new camps,