Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia It’s that time again, the weather has finally started getting warmer and Christmas (being Christmas, New Year and summer holidays all bundled up into one) is just around the corner. Having had a cool wet … Continue reading It’s Silly Season & They’re Here
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
Balranald, Hay & Tocumwal, NSW Balranald is one of those out of the way places that has a few surprises. Situated on the Murrumbidgee River the caravan park is a delightful spot with lawns rolling down to the river. There … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Southern NSW
Dando’s campground. From the hamlet of Gellibrand in the Otway Ranges the road corkscrews downwards to the Gellibrand River and a plantation of tall trees. There is plenty of room to camp and fire pits are provided. If I recall … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Western District, Vic (Inland & Lakes)
Victoria’s Western District is set on an ancient volcanic plain, so old that the volcanoes are now mere pimples on the landscape. Amongst those ‘pimples’ there are many lakes and solid townships built from basalt blocks. The same basalt that … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – Western District, Vic (Shipwreck Coast)
The Wimmera in Victoria’s west is best known for its seemingly endless wheatfields. More recently the smaller towns of the area began the craze for painting giant murals on their grain silos to attract visitors. It only takes a closer … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Wimmera, Vic
Charlton, the drive up from Melbourne to Mildura always seems a long one, but Charlton Traveller’s Rest offers a mixture of caravan park, ensuite sites and freedom camping. For freedom campers there is a spacious grassy area down the back … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Mallee, Vic
Ayson’s Reserve is on the Campaspe River near Elmore. This used to be the site of the Elmore Field Days before they built a new facility with an airstrip and modern sheds. The reserve has flushing toilets and space for … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Central Victoria
Border Region, NSW & Vic Buronga, NSW but really part of Mildura, this Discovery Parks Caravan Park is on a bend of the Murray River opposite the Mildura wharf. There are fine views of the city and parklands and the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – The Murray
Goldfields, Vic Mt. Franklin, if you’ve never slept inside a volcanic crater then this is place for you. On the outskirts of Daylesford this small pimple of a volcano guarantees you a good night’s sleep as the crater rim protects … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – Places We love – Goldfields
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