Caravanning

After heaps of preparation and planning, the time has finally come for my wife Kristy, our two daughters Zahlee and Lyla and I to hit the road. Travel Fair to say, the excitement levels are high as we take leave for eight months to travel Australia towing a 17’ Jayco Starcraft behind our Ford Ranger. Our journey will take us …

After spending a little more time in Victoria than we’d originally planned, we needed to adjust our travels slightly in South Australia. The reasoning behind this was that we didn’t want to cut short our time in Western Australia, as it’s the farthest away and the biggest state. Another reason was that the weather had been less than favourable while …

Our initial plans for the mini lap trip were to head to South Australia and follow the coastline west. However, as we had no fixed bookings apart from Lucky Bay near Esperance and around Ningaloo and Exmouth, we had the ability to change tack on the fly. As we soon found out, there was also a downside to not booking …

After postponing our six-month lap in June last year, due to the Western Australian border being closed, we were excited to be heading off in January this year. Obviously, all our plans and bookings had been either cancelled or changed, but that didn’t matter as we had decided to head clockwise for this trip. Another thing that was different on …

Well, I didn’t get much fishing on the magnificent Cape York in last year because my wife Shelley and I did what we called a ‘gap lap’ around this fabulous country. So named as, for the most part, we travelled straight through Queensland and NSW – having already toured fairly widely thereabouts – to South Australia. As well, we wanted …

Traditionally, our summer holidays are either spent basking by a beach or in the boat chasing spotted mackerel and a feed of crabs. This year, we decided to try something a little different and headed west – destination Stanthorpe. With windy weather forecasted, the boat wasn’t going to get too much use and a trip to Foxbar Falls, just out …

TOYOTA Australia has announced a significant performance and capability upgrade for the HiLux Rogue 4×4 flagship pick-up, which will be enhanced with a wider track and updated suspension package in the fourth quarter of 2022. The new dual-cab HiLux Rogue boasts a track increase of approximately 140mm in the front and rear, while the vehicle’s ride height has also been …

Toyota is set to upgrade its iconic workhorse four-wheel-drive LandCruiser 70 Series, with improvements to safety technology and an increase in gross vehicle mass, offering greater payload. Due to arrive in November 2022, the upgraded pickup and wagon range benefits from the addition of a pre-collision safety system incorporating autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection. This builds upon …

Getting away from the rat race and exploring our amazing country is awesome. Big Crystal Creek You seem to put the stresses of normal day-to-day life in the background and focus on what each day holds. Big Crystal Creek Unfortunately, when you finally point the car and van in the direction of home, the realisation that the way of life …

With the forecast showing a good weather window for Seventeen Seventy over the full moon in January, Jeff Sorrell decided it was the ideal time for the first trip of the new year. Seventeen Seventy offshore A quick phone call to club member Steve Watson soon had a crew put together, with Steve Barber being the third to take up …