Canberra, ACT That’s right, Canberra the nation’s capital. The place of circular streets and perfection. A city devoid of advertising. Not one but two parliament houses, a flock of politicians, and a host of Commonwealth cars. Although we often make … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Canberra is Epic
The New South Wales coast south of Sydney is known as the Sapphire Coast and I feel that we haven’t spent enough time in this area, probably because it isn’t far enough from Melbourne. If that makes sense. Eden, NSW … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – The Sapphire Coast
Newcastle to South West Rocks, NSW South West Rocks, NSW South West Rocks, is a picturesque town, situated not far from the mouth of the Macleay River. The main township overlooks Horseshoe Bay and the larger Trial Bay. To the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – a bit south of the North Coast, NSW
Bellingen, NSW Bellingen, where the rich and famous tuck themselves away in quaint timber cottages and write novels in the dappled sunlight that filters through the palm trees. Did I capture the atmosphere? Hammond & Wheatley department store is enough … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Coffs Coast Hinterland
The Coffs Coast, NSW Sawtell Just south of Coffs is the suburb of Sawtell. The Big 4 Sawtell Beach Holiday Park is between the main street and the creek, overlooking the ocean. The main street of Sawtell is a delight … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Coffs Coast (South)
Coffs Harbour region NSW Coffs Harbour, NSW Coffs Harbour is the pseudo capital of the NSW north coast. Central to a whole bunch of idyllic towns it has everything you need including caravan repairs, and good shopping from all the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Coffs Coast (North), NSW
Murwillumbah, NSW If you’re visiting Queensland’s Gold Coast and don’t want to pay those high tourist accommodation charges, Murwillumbah Showgrounds is an excellent place to stay. It is a short easy drive up the freeway to Tweed Heads and the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – North Coast & Hinterland NSW
Grenfell A few years back, we stopped for a coffee in Grenfell and stayed 3 days, how’s that for captivation? We’ve since returned and enjoyed it just as much. This is a town with a pleasant feel. The freedom camp … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – The Middle Bit of NSW
Lightning Ridge, Inland, NSW Lightning Ridge, Coober Pedy, White Cliffs, Yowah, there’s something about opal mining that screams quirkiness. Lightning Ridge though must be the quirkiest of them all. There is so much to see and do in this town.The Opal Caravan Park is excellent and a pleasant park just to kick back and relax, you need to allow yourself plenty of time here. When you’re ready to explore, there are the car door tours where you follow painted car doors to the sights in each part of town, the best of which is Amigo’s Castle. For a completely different … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Lightning Ridge
If you’re heading north up the Hume Highway it’s always a bit of a juggle of the kilometres as to where to break the journey. Oh, for the days when we were 20 and just dashing up to Sydney for … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Up the Hume, NSW
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