Tag: Camping
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The Bed Bugs Bite
After nine years of travel, it unfortunately happened. When we booked our accommodation, Troy opted to splurge on a small cabin with two single beds on opposite sides of the room instead of a cozy, plastic tent (obviously my cheap-ass’- preference) at the Venice camping site we chose. Even though I insisted that plastic tents…
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Camping 101
Camping embodies many things that I adore; cheap accommodation, acceptable non-showering, miracles and packaged foods that may or may not induce vomiting. Since I like to include these things in my daily life, it’s almost as though I am permanently camping. ACCOMMODATION Usually, it is one step up from sleeping on the sidewalk! It’s called…
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Hobo AKA a Backpacker
Just dropped a whole bunch of money on your fancy new campervan, station wagon or rental car? You are not alone. The problem lies in where to park your lil beauty without getting ticketed. In places such as Sydney, Cairns, Brisbane or Hervey Bay, it is difficult to find free parking/ it is non-existent. Free…
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Taming the Wild Tassie
Cruising around in a Suzuki Swift pumping the Pussycat Dolls is the only way to enjoy the wonder that Tasmania has to offer. Costly tours will show you the highlights but a rental car gives you the glorious freedom to be cheap. The tourist centre heeded warnings, that Tassie in seven days can not be…
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Chlorine Clean
For those of you who consider “swimming in the ocean” and “shower” synonymous-read on. For those of you who read the previous statement with a scowl and thought “there aren’t actually people who think that way”- stop reading and take your judgmental attitude elsewhere. After five days of camping your normal tantalizing musk may not…
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