by Michelle Gilmore | Sep 9, 2019 | ACT, Camping, Life on the Road, NSW, QLD
We really had spring sprung on us this year. In one day we travelled from Canberra, ACT to Whyrallah, near Lismore, NSW – and then the next we were in sunny QLD, back to Rainbow Beach. After last week in Perisher when it was snowing, we arrived back to...
by Michelle Gilmore | Aug 16, 2019 | Life on the Road, NSW, Routes & Road Trips
Take the Pacific Highway, they said – it is smooth sailing, they said! Last year the Pacific Highway was hard work with all the traffic and roadworks. We were assured that all this was much smoother now, so choose this route as our way home from Victoria...
by Michelle Gilmore | Aug 7, 2019 | Camping, Life on the Road, NSW, NT, Outback & Bush, Routes & Road Trips
My wife and I have just completed a 7500 Km round trip to Alice Springs and back, we went through Dubbo, Broken Hill and Port Augusta along the Stuart Highway to Alice Springs and back to Port Augusta, then the Princess Highway from Tailem Bend to Mount Gambier before...
by Michelle Gilmore | Jul 31, 2019 | Camping, Life on the Road, NSW, Routes & Road Trips
Camps Australia Wide thanks Barry Blair and Upper Hunter shire Council for this alert. It’s time to give you a brief mention of the road between Willow Tree and Merriwa in NSW which is expected to be fully sealed sometime during this coming September. This particular...
by Michelle Gilmore | Jul 26, 2019 | Life on the Road, Motorhomes, NSW, RV Travel & Know How
We took these photos at the southern turn off to Maclean, NSW, beside a gallery and eatery with visitor facilities. It was here we swapped our L driver back into the hot seat to crank more hours up, before he was back to school. To our dismay, we found the RV...
by Michelle Gilmore | Jul 15, 2019 | Beaches & Coasts, General, Life on the Road
Well, it is chilly down south – even in The Centre. Friends are in Alice at the moment and tell us the nights are very brisk! Or are you further north, like Ross Gilmartin and Matt Booth (pictured) happily soaking in the sunny on the NSW North Coast. I...
by Michelle Gilmore | Jul 1, 2019 | General, Life on the Road, NT, Reviews
Words by Desmond Fittock. Photography by Beverley Fittock We arrived at Leichhardt Lagoon caravan and camping park on 31st July 2015, 170 years almost to the day since Ludwig Leichhardt camped by the Norman River on 19th July 1845. Leichhardt was one of...
by Michelle Gilmore | May 15, 2019 | Camping, Life on the Road, RV Travel & Know How, Team
The team at CAMPS send our sad farewell to Kym Leech, who passed away this month. He and his partner, Lyn Hutton, formed the ‘No Boundaries’ team. They had the enviable job of visiting and photographing campsites all over Australia – and helped us...
by Michelle Gilmore | Apr 10, 2019 | Budget Campsite, Camp On A Budget, Life on the Road, NSW, Outback & Bush
Heatley’s aunt and uncle, Jim and Di O’Mara sent us these photos from their latest trip and stop at Bungendore Showgrounds, NSW site 732 in Camps 10. To their delight, they were greeted with hot scones, jam and cream on arrival. Talk about country...
by Michelle Gilmore | Apr 9, 2019 | Camping Tips, Family Friendly Fun, General, Life on the Road, RV Travel & Know How
If you have kids – CAMPS can become their best companion when they travel. Each age group can reap their own benefit, and build on these as they grow. Possession of the book also is a handy reward for good behaviour, it puts them in the prestigious...
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