Margie and Tim

Hey How are you? This email is a little out of the ordinary... but I know many of you are travelling with kids, or are thinking of travelling with kids. If homeschooling isn't for you, skip to the next section - I've got some cool info :) If this is you, I might be able to help out. As many of you know, I've been homeschooling our kids since forever... and when I first knew that homeschool was going to be the path for us, I didn't know what to do! I bought all the big yearly plans, (stressed...

Hey How are you? Only a few days until Easter! Are you heading away or staying home? We're heading away to family property around the corner from our house. It's always a lovely time of year when the extended family gets together and eats way too much chocolate!! Easter is usually a very busy time for caravan parks and campsites around the place. I wonder what it will be like this year? But, thinking positively...it's a great time to explore your own city and surroundings. Where we live, we...

Australia Travel Guide: Where to next? Hi! Who has been watching the Olympics lately? How beautiful does it look in Cortina? It makes me want to leave the hot, dry Adelaide summer and give that terrain a try! I normally only talk about Australian destinations, but this is what I've been looking at: Book your Cortina Accomodation here I think I'd give the snowboard X a go, I'd suck at it, but it would be fun! Anyway, it got me thinking, and now is the perfect time to lock in a snow adventure...

Hey Reader Welcome to 2026! What are your plans for travel this year? We are waiting on our new van... details to come soon! Hopefully, we can pick it up around April, but in the meantime, we have a few shorter stays planned around South Australia. In the second half of this year, we're planning a few months around Victoria and NSW, with a few out-of-the-way stops planned. Talking about getting ready for travel this year, if you're thinking about checking out Ningaloo Reef and Exmouth... now...

Hey Reader If you've been to most places in Australia this past week, you'll know it's been HOT. Like, off the chart hot! Where I am in Adelaide reached 43.6 degrees today! We've had a few of you ask how we manage to keep cool when we're camping off-grid without access to powered sites. So we thought we'd share what works for us... It all comes down to your electrical setup. To run anything that draws heaps of power, such as the air conditioner, you need to understand how your 12V and 240V...

Hey! Countdown is on... Christmas is just around the corner! I did a poll in our Facebook group about who loves camping over the Christmas period, and most of you agree with me - way too busy! For us, it's the time to stay home, do boring odd-jobs, catch up on things and plan the next adventure! Having said that, I love the idea of camping anytime! But, when given the option, Christmas is just too busy! If you would like to join our caravanning group, click here For us, Yorke Peninsula is a...

Hey! Hands up if you're ready for Christmas! I know I'm not, but will be last minute somehow!! Between birthdays, catchups and more, it's been busy! We've also got some exciting news... we've just put a deposit down on a new caravan! I'll walk you through the process and things we've found out early next year, but we've been able to customise a van that suits our family and our kids' needs. Talking about Christmas, I've written a blog all about Scooters. It's a question that comes up often:...

Hey! It's the start of summer! Yesterday, I was inside sheltered from the crazy wind and rain... great start to summer! We're yet to put up the Christmas tree as we've been busy getting kids birthday parties ready, this is alway a hectic time of year! You'll find a great little article on Business Insider that I wrote just last week, all about Christmas in the caravan, feel free to check it out :) But for now, back to our blog, and we've added a few new articles. Tim's been hard at work...

HeyReader It's only a handful of weeks until Christmas. Is that crazy or what! If you're planning a getaway, make sure you book now as it's always so hard to get a campsite, accommodation or anything over the Christmas break. It's also a great time to visit the Southern part of Western Australia. The weather is beautiful, crowds aren't too busy, and it's just lovely! I've have a few blogs that I've written for some ideas, along with a few caravan tech notes from Tim. This week for me is a...