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Digital Liz
WHEN CARAVAN PARKS TURN INTO SURVIVAL TESTS
RV travellers love choosing their own camping sites. Why? Because our brains think we have a better chance of surviving. According to...


kim8599
SAY IT WITH A KISS...
It has been an action-packed eight months on the road, travelling 24,132 kilometres in the Awards RV and an additional 12,632 kilometres...


kim8599
Food For Thought in New Grey Nomad Awards Category
At any one time there are tens of thousands of foodie fatales travelling Australian highways and back roads in search of not just tasty...


Digital Liz
Baby Boomers are the New Backpackers
Gone are the days when the majority of grey nomads spent their days reading books and knitting scarves. These days many a mature-age...


Digital Liz
A Whole Lot of Bull Saw Australia Boom
It was a frenzy almost as wild as the gold rush - and it occurred only one decade later. You see, it wasn't gold that saw Australia boom...


Digital Liz
Thank Goodness for His Grandma
It was his grandma who shared tales of the magnificent Spanish castles and the nobleza whose tax-free lives were filled with drama,...


kim8599
November is far more than men with moustaches!
Here's a selection of festivals to keep your road trips rockin. Grafton Jacaranda Festival: Raise a glass of something good to the...


Digital Liz
Is This a Unicorn?
At the rising of the sun and its going down, we remember them... Is this a unicorn^? Historically, slouch hats referred to any hat with a...

Guest - Sharon Wagner
Thrifty Travel Tips for Seniors Who Are Ready to Savor Australia
By guest blogger: Sharon Wagner* Are you ready to explore the land down under? It’s a vast place, and seniors oftentimes find that...


Digital Liz
SA Ghost Story with a Difference
From an urban myth to an Australian literary classic, this is a ghost story with a difference! And it's become synonymous with one South...


Digital Liz
Australia's Woman Explorer
And just who did explore great swathes of northern Australia? Burke and Wills? No. John McDouall Stuart then? Nope. This explorer was a...

Digital Liz
Australia's Post-Christmas Tradition You've Never Heard About
Let's roll the clock back 207 years. It's late morning on 28 December 1814 and a truly Australian festive tradition is about to be...


Digital Liz
Call for Papers: Morale Boost at Awards' Related Conference
The Art of Attraction Tourism Summit is set to give a much-needed morale and knowledge boost to destinations that rely on the mature-age...


Digital Liz
Your Flight Path to Historic Warbirds
“The runs were pretty hairy because they had to come in at such a low level to drop their torpedo… and you were flying through the...


Digital Liz
‘EYRE’ ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION, AND STOP HALFWAY
He was a self-made man by age 24 but risked it all for fame and fortune. Unfortunately, the gamble did not pay off. Edward John Eyre left...


Digital Liz
Wel-comed at the Wellshot
“Where?”, they asked. “What, a pub?”, they asked. “Yes, that’s right, we bought a pub at Ilfracombe! Where else would you want to be?...


Digital Liz
Bowen is Central to a Week in Paradise
Q: Where can you stay to experience tropical islands, historic gold towns, old lighthouses, mighty rivers, dazzling street art and mouth...


Digital Liz
Paws for a While in Yoketown
Dear Grey Nomad Dogs, My name is Indi and I’m the luckiest – and therefore the lickiest - dog in the world! On Valentines Day this year...


Digital Liz
Kindness Matters, Travellers Take Note
"Please don't enter our community - KEEP DRIVING HOME." It's not the only cold welcome we've had this week.


Digital Liz
Beeline it to Berri for a Socially Sensational Time
Where can you go that still offers exemplary social experiences while making sure every guest is safe?
Berri Riverside Holiday Park in Sou
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