Carnarvon Gorge

Carnarvon Gorge Travel Guide

Several decades ago, Steve and I visited beautiful Carnarvon National Park in Central Queensland. We stayed at Carnarvon Gorge Wilderness Resort, and in the gift shop we spotted a beautiful coffee table book called...

Kangaroo Island Camping: Essential Travel Guide

We recently returned from a glorious trip to South Australia’s Kangaroo Island, and to our delight, little had changed in the 17 years since we had been there last. The island is ideally suited...
Mackay

Touring Guide: West of Mackay

An east coast low saw me held up in Mackay, Qld, for a few days, until it passed further north and out to sea. I’d never explored the Mackay region before and until now...
Outback pub

Guide: Outback Pub Crawl

We recently wrote a story about a few of Australia’s outback roadhouses, and sometimes it is hard to distinguish between a roadhouse and a hotel/pub since often a venue is a bit of both. SUBSCRIBE...
Trangie

Review: Trangie Caravan Park

On the way to the outback… that’s the claim of Trangie Caravan Park, and it’s quite true. I was on the way to Brewarrina in north-west New South Wales when I spotted that I...
kalumburu

Kalumburu Touring Guide!

I was on the Mitchell Plateau at the top of Western Australia, fishing for barra, when it sunk in just how isolated and remote I was. My camp was up past the stunning Mitchell...
rochester

How To Help Rochester

Rochester, Vic, is a treasure tucked away in the heart of Australia. This quaint city, located just 190km north-west of Melbourne, is the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of city life. With...
Gibb River Road

Travel Guide: The Gibb River Road

Last January, GoRV took you along the Savannah Way stretching from Cairns to Broome. In Kununurra, we pointed out that you could continue on the official Savannah Way along the Great Northern Highway, which...
ningaloo

Ningaloo Coast Campground

“Oh yeah, that’s known as the worst road in Australia!” Not exactly what you want to hear when you’re about to tow a 21ft caravan down a particular road but, unfortunately for us, this is...

Mary River National Park Guide

All of us know about Kakadu National Park; its reputation for superb rock art, stupendous escarpments and breathtaking wetlands is well deserved. Many who approach Kakadu from Darwin speed past signs pointing the way...