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 | Jun 17, 2019 | General, Reviews, RV Travel & Know How
Heatley enjoyed a double feature in Brisbane – watching Queensland beat NSW at State of Origin, then following up the boy’s night with a boy’s day at the QLD Caravan, Camping & Touring Supershow. He brought home a few RV brochures AND the latest...
by Michelle Gilmore | Mar 11, 2019 | Beaches & Coasts, Caravan Parks, Fishing, General, Immerse Yourself In Nature, NSW, Reviews
Nev and Alicia Cooper and their dog often stay at the Foreshore Caravan Park at Nambucca Heads, on the northern NSW coast. Please note in your CARAVAN PARKS 5 books NSW site 379, that the park IS pet friendly, there is a BBQ, but not a camp kitchen, and add in...
by Michelle Gilmore | Jan 18, 2019 | Camping, Caravan Parks, General, Reviews
If you have upgrades and changes to your park, please let us know! Changes to pet friendly status, contact details, affiliation, addition of disabled facilities, playground, even making sure we have a street number listed with the street in the book –...
by Michelle Gilmore | Jan 14, 2019 | Beaches & Coasts, Camping, Caravan Parks, Reviews, Sights, Things to do, WA
Denham Seaside is the most westerly Caravan Park in Australia, where you can watch the country’s last sunset from your RV. We stayed at this caravan park a few years back, and they were kind enough to accommodate us in their overflow area during the busy WA...
by Michelle Gilmore | Dec 13, 2018 | Camping, NSW, Reviews
We love to hear from fellow travellers. Thanks Chris for this glowing testimonial: “CAMPS is my bible” It’s forever sitting on my lap when we travel. We were on the road for 19 years, and 4-5 months each year on the road. We speak to everybody and it...
by Michelle Gilmore | Dec 4, 2018 | Camping Tips, Caravan Parks, General, QLD, Reviews
Housework. Piles of washing. Mess. Groceries. One computer smouldering and one phone line down (our CAMPS line survived the storm). Then the ultimate – dealing with Telstra. Oh, take me back to last weekend, we scrambled three nights and managed to have our...
by Michelle Gilmore | Nov 30, 2018 | Beaches & Coasts, Caravan Parks, Family Friendly Fun, General, QLD, Reviews, Things to do
Last weekend we realised our caravan plus the tow A-frame is closer to 24 foot, not 23. When you visit Main Beach Caravan Park, if yours is a similar length, ask for a longer site. Just a moderate sized park in-between Southport and Surfers Paradise, QLD, the...
by Michelle Gilmore | Oct 22, 2018 | Camping, Free Camping, Free Camping Queensland, Free Campsites, Free Dog Friendly Campsites, Immerse Yourself In Nature, Outback & Bush, QLD, Reviews, Things to do
Thanks to Phil Hughes for this update. We are staying at a free camp on the Little Mulgrave Creek, approx 11kms west of Gordonvale and 46kms east of Atherton, Queensland. Co ordinates: 17 8’ 22” S 145 43”26” E. From Gordonvale you travel 11kms on Gillies...
by Michelle Gilmore | Oct 3, 2018 | Beaches & Coasts, Camping, Family Friendly Fun, QLD, Reviews, Things to do
A big thanks to Rob Jeffrey, who describes himself as a Grey Nomad, for this campground update and photos: Another low cost camp no longer as it was. Paronella Park have taken it over. It is now called The Paddock Caravan Park and is the overflow for Paronella...
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