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Australian
Caravan
Parks
Are
Ideal
Stops
When
You
Are
Driving
Around
Australia
By Car
&
Caravan
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"
And
what
a
fantastic
trip
it
had
been!
After
25,000
km,
give
or
take,
and
visiting
dozens
of
Australian
Caravan
Parks
we
were
back
in
our
home
town
-
with
just
a
few
stone
chips
to
prove
we
had
made
it
right
around
Australia.
We
felt
an
overwhelming
satisfaction
in
having
travelled
the
length
and
breadth
of
our
great
continent,
and
in
having
arrived
home
safely."
....Dave
Jeanes
(Author) |
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Driving
Around
Australia
"The
Ultimate
Guide",
is
an
instantly
downloadable
ebook.
Thousands
upon
thousands
of
tourists
yearly
travel
to
Australia
to
make
the
Australia
outback
trip
and
come
across
so
many
problems
that
the
whole
exercise
in
the
end
becomes
more
exhausting
rather
than
relaxing.
Well...
now
you
can
do
it
without
running
into
all
sorts
of
challenges.
Read
it
on
your
computer,
copy
it
to
your
laptop
or
print
it
out
in
vibrant
colours.
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Just
follow
Dave
Jeanes
'
tracks
and
you
cannot
go
wrong.
Dave
Jeanes
is
a
born
and
bred
Aussie
and
after
he
retired
has
made
the
ultimate
Australia
trip
several
times
-
taking
notes
and
keeping
a
diary.
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Join
Dave
and
Pam
on
their
Australia
outback
vacation
trip
and
pick
up
some
hints
and
tips
that
may
become
handy
when
you
plan
to
make
the
journey
yourself. |
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Travel
and
accommodation
options.
Introduction
-
How
it
all
Began
-
The
Options
-
Choosing
the
rig
-
Vehicle/
Hotel
or
Motel
-
Vehicle/On
Site
vans,
Cabin
or
Villa
-
Campervans
-
Motorhomes
-
Tow
Vehicle/Caravan. |
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The
Route
The
season
-
Driving
technique
-
Kangaroos
&
cattle
-
The
flora
-
Fuel
&
repairs
-
Side
trips
-
Maps
&
guides
-
Capital
City
maps
-
Plant
quarantine
-
Coastal
surveillance. |
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The
Paperwork
How
much
does
it
cost?
-
Finance
along
the
way
-
Forwarding
mail
-
Keeping
in
touch
-
Vehicle
registration,
insurance
and
road
service
-
Income
tax
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Enroute
medical
&
dental
facilities
-
Royal
Flying
Doctor
Service. |
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The
Van
(when
using
a
caravan)
Types
of
vans -
Van
weight
-
Choosing
the
van
-
Suspension
-
Independent
suspension
-
Shock
absorbers
-
Gas
shock
absorbers
-
Caravan
brakes
-
Vacuum
assisted
brakes
-
Electric
brakes
-
How
they
work
-
Load
leveling
hitches
-
Why
is
tow-ball
weight
critical?
-
Van
electrics
-
12
Volt
wiring
-
12
Volt
refrigerators
-
Water
tanks
-
Cooking
stoves
-
Sullage
Drains
-
Air
conditioning
-
Internal
layout
-
Annexes
-
Outdoor
furniture
-
Van
tyres
-
General
spares
-
TV
and
radio
reception. |
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The
Vehicle
Legal
Requirements
when
towing
-
Running
solo
-
Campervan
and
Motorhome
rental
-
Sedans
-
Station
wagons
-
Utilities
-
Panel
vans
-
4WD
vehicles
-
Vehicles
in
summary
-
Rough
road
travel
-
Reversing
with
a
van
-
Tires
and
spares
-
Air
conditioning
-
Radiators
and
transmission
Coolers
-
CB
radio
-
R.F.D.S.
HF/SSB
radio
-
FM/AM
Radio
frequencies,
Cassette
and
CD
Decks
-
Air
Adjustable
Shock
Absorbers
-
Towbars
-
ear
vision
mirrors |
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Caravan
Parks
General
-
Caravan
park
rating
-
The
basics
-
"Ensuite"
sites
-
Finding
the
right
caravan
park
-
Dogs
&
cats
-
Caravan
park
owners
-
Caravan
parks
and
the
future
-
Caravan
guides
and
websites. |
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Queensland's
Gold
Coast
Seaworld,
Dreamworld,
Movieworld
themeparks
for
starters.
Fraser
Island
biggest
sand
island
in
the
world
Airlie
Beach
and
Shute
Harbour
entree
to
the
Barrier
Reef
Cairns
the
tourist
mecca
of
the
North
Port
Douglas,
and
the
Daintree.
Cape
Tribulation
World
Heritage
areas
Charters
Towers
Australia's
mining
history
intact
.
Mount
Isa
world's
biggest
zinc/silver
mine
.
Katherine
and
its
beautiful
Gorge
Darwin
a
hustling
city
of
40,000
.
Kakadu
National
Park
Another
World
Heritage
wonderland
.
Victoria
River
makes
the
Grand
Canyon
jealous
Lake
Argyle
six
times
bigger
than
Sydney
Harbor,
and
fresh
water
.
Halls
Creek
Fitzroy
Crossing,
the
wild
west
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Broome
home
of
natural
pearls
and
legends
.
Port
Hedland
biggest
iron
ore
shipping
port
ever!
.
Monkey
Mia
hand
feed
wild
dolphins
.
Perth
they
won
the
Americas
Cup,
making
Fremantle
a
boat
heaven
.
The
beautiful
South
West
huge
Karri
forests
and
Margaret
River
wine
.
Esperance
has
the
most
beautiful
beaches
on
planet
earth
.
Port
Lincoln
tuna
fishing
started
here
.
Adelaide
only
city
not
founded
by
convicts,
and
still
beautiful
.
Barossa
Valley
even
the
French
admire
its
wine
.
The
Great
Ocean
Road
to
Melbourne
enhanced
by
nature
.
Melbourne
where
real
football
gave
berth
to
excitement
.
Sydney
the
Olympic
City
that
won
the
world's
heart
.
Tweed
Heads
where
the
heck
is
that? |
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The
round
trip
as
it
was.
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"Journey
Around
Australia"
was
first
published
in
1987.
Second
edition
revised
in
1993.
Third
edition
totally
revised,
updated
and
re-named
"Driving
Around
Australia"
by
Dave
Jeanes
in
2008.
Copyright
2009
Dave
Jeanes.
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Driving
Around
Australia
is
instantly
downloadable
and
fully
printable
(downloadable
as
an
.exe
file
for
PC
-
not
suitable
for
MAC
users
yet.
We
are
working
on
a
.pdf
version)
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consists
of 13
extensive
chapters
containing
hundreds
of
hints
and
tips
to
make
your
trip
around
australia
an
enjoyable
one.
It
has
over
160 colour
pictures
34
map
segments
and
hundreds
of
relevant
live
internet
links
inside.
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it
on
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or
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Driving
Around
Australia before
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Jeanes'
"Survival
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Outback"
guide
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If
you
are
considering
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in
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even
if
you
don't
make
the
round
trip,
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