Where to start??

Submitted: Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 18:44
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Newlyweds planning to sell up in 12 months & travel around oz!!! This has been a life long dream of ours we've finally made the decision. Just wanting to hear of others who are currently on their journey or have already seen australia or are scrathcing their head like us!!! We just don't know where to start, how much money we will need etc.. We are looking at buying a camper trailer, but want to know others views on this is a campervan/trailer/or pop-top better???

Look forward to your advise!!!

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Reply By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 20:14

Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 20:14
Sounds like a fantastic dream. Would love to do the same but....... make sure you have your contraception worked out. A goodie for the travelling couple is Implanon. You just never know what might come over you on top of those big sand dunes!

Andrew
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Follow Up By: Brad - Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 20:41

Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 20:41
Wow Big Kidz,
This has to be the off-topic reply of the millenium !!!!!
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Follow Up By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 06:42

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 06:42
Maybe its coz where have here with three kidz at school - and wot can go wrong with newly weds that would change your travel plans....the sounds of Mama throwing up every morning is not conducive to camping...
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Follow Up By: Nudenut - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 16:22

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 16:22
a good contraceptive is to keep a five cent piece firmly wedged between the knees
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Follow Up By: Brad - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 17:33

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 17:33
I'm not sure I would take contraceptive advice from someone called 'Nudenut'
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Follow Up By: Nudenut - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 18:06

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 18:06
Look here...just because I have worn all my hair off on the bed head doesnt mean I dont know anything about contraception
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Follow Up By: Brad - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 18:12

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 18:12
Fair enough...... my mistake........ I misread your posts.................I thought your name was 'Nudenuts'....
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Follow Up By: Des Lexic - Tuesday, Jun 22, 2004 at 23:22

Tuesday, Jun 22, 2004 at 23:22
Is this another bulk billing exercise or just an excuse to claim your puter as a tax deduction. I think Mrs Kidz should give you a good talking to.
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Reply By: Baz (NSW) - Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 22:15

Sunday, Jun 20, 2004 at 22:15
I'm impressed !!
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Reply By: Member - Frank - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 19:33

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 19:33
I have meet a few now doing this if have trade or willing to work at anything sugest look for work in isolated areas where hard to get people and stay a month or to or longer in these areas and really see them

ask some of the temp agencies if work in available in the areas you want to go even if its only petrol money it helps and on the plus side if your still talking when you get back you know its for life

frank
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Reply By: motherhen - Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 23:06

Monday, Jun 21, 2004 at 23:06
Wish i'd done that when we were first married - wanted to the home & 4 kids bit back then and now want to travel, but too old to do just any work. My daughter and her boyfriend travelled when young - got an old "fold up" style caravan that progressively fell to bits as they went through central Oz, down through the Eastern States, then on to Tassie. Abandoned the van in Tassie, and set up a mobile home out of the back of the Troopy. She worked a winter on the Pieman River - included working the car ferry (jokes about who pays the Ferryman er ferrywoman in a few travel articles). Then from Tas up to Qld before stopping to work again. So long as one of them got work, both if they could, they'd work for a few months with a bit of local sightseeing, then when they'd save up enough, on with the travels. They found work easier to find "off season" eg winter in Tas and wet season far north Qld - less competition. What a life! Good luck with the travels.
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