Black swans and dingoes on the Finke
Dingoes I got woken up this morning while camping at Finke Gorge by dingoes howling, and they sounded close. I walked out of the tent and spotted one straight away,…
View From my Office – Finke Gorge Aug 2026
I’ve been camped on the Finke Gorge in the Finke Gorge National Park for the past 10 days in this absolutely beautiful, quiet spot. Just gorgeous views and lots of…
When the Road Has Other Plans
There’s a version of the full-time road life that looks like this: golden light, open horizons, a perfectly charged laptop, and a beautiful sunset at the end of a satisfying…
No Worries, You’ll Breeze It In
I had decided to go from Canberra to Cape York in August 1987.
There were a couple of minor technical issues.
My vehicle was a $600 Datsun 180B.
I had little money and no recovery gear.3 Ways to Monitor a Webpage for Changes
Summary Seamus explains how to monitor a webpage for changes when a road closure prevents reaching Halligan Bay Campground at Lake Eyre. He wanted to see about 20,000 pelicans but…
Big Lap Savings
Big Lap Savings: 82 Clever Money Saving Tips for Your Road Tripby Annette from All Around Oz This article offers practical tips for saving money while travelling Australia, perfect for…
Older Women Hit Open Road in Growing Trend
This report (Older Women Hit Open Road in Growing Trend) by the University of Technology Sydney is interesting. Yates, M., Perry, L., Onyx, J., & Levett-Jones, T. (2024). Women travelling…
ABC Landline – Grey Nomads working
Great video from ABC Landline – Why grey nomads are doing more than a big lap of Australia after retirement
National parks for health and wellbeing
This is a great article from The Conversation on why “Visiting a national park is good for our health and well-being.“ Visiting national parks has been found to have numerous health…
Storm-Damaged Office Tent
Returning to find my office tent collapsed in the wind, I was horrified. With some quick thinking and much swearing, I managed to get it back up and running.
Quiet Joys of Stargazing
One of my biggest quiet joys when travelling in outback areas is to go outside in the night, often to have a piss, and just gaze up at the stars.
It gives you little ripples of peace, joy, and well-being.
Lake Wonboyn Trip Oct 2023
I decided to take a short trip. I hadn’t tested my travelling gear on a “real” trip, and hadn’t even put up my new tent.
Wonboyn had been calling me for a few months now, so I thought I could kill 2 birds with one stone – visit Wonboyn and see my mate, Shane, who lives in Melbourne.
Wonboyn Lake
I used to visit Wonboyn Lake regularly over about a ten year period- my last visit was probably 25 years ago.
It’s an incredibly beautiful area surrounded by National Park, so remains unspoilt.
Bittangabee Campground
Bittangabee Campground is in the Beowa National Park, which surrounds Green Cape.
Bittangabee Campground is an incredibly beautiful place with much wildlife. I saw a possum, many bandicoots, a large gonna, a lyrebird.Batemans Bay
At Batemans Bay I caught up with some more Boldacious Digital work during my stay here and splurged on Pizza from Sams Pizza and on another night fish and chips from Innes Boatshed on the riverfront.
Oallen Ford
I used to camp at Oallen Ford about 20 years ago – it was a beautiful spot on the Shoalhaven River, got to via a dusty windy gravel road.
I was hoping (a little foolishly I thought), that you could still camp there. I didn’t actually hold out much hope as I had read that camping was no longer allowed. I found out that was a campsite – but the crown land still allows camping. I found out later this is not correct – the large “Crown Land” sign had the “No Camping” icon spray-painted white.
Ambling Along / Slow Nomadism / digital slomadism
The philosophy of Slow Nomadism “emphasizes a more deliberate and meaningful approach to nomadic living, allowing individuals to create a fulfilling and sustainable lifestyle on the road.” I got that definition from my new best friend (chatGPT)
It’s also called Slow Travel, or digital slomadism, but I just call it “ambling along”.
Trailer trip to Canberra
I finally left my shed at Scotty’s place in Tolga – a great place to stop, work on my Troopy and do some caretaking work (thanks heaps, Scotty) It has…
Why is long term travel different.
Why is long-term travel so different from camping or even a “trip of a lifetime” to the Cape?
The biggest difference is that you are NOT on holidays! You may be retired or have a nest-egg, or have rental income, or be running your business while you travel to fund your lifestyle, but you are not on holidays.
