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Nomad News

Is Artificial Intelligence an existential threat to the great grey grapevine?

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making headlines as a potential threat to the very future of mankind, it seems travellers are putting their fears...

New loos set to lure more visitors to national park campsites

New backpacker rules could mean grey nomad workers will be in big demand

Tasmania begins rolling out its national park campsite online booking system

Night-time patrols to double as Gold Coast seeks to tackle illegal camping issue

Nomad News

Is Artificial Intelligence an existential threat to the great grey grapevine?

While Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been making headlines as a potential threat to the very future of mankind, it seems travellers are putting their fears...

New loos set to lure more visitors to national park campsites

New backpacker rules could mean grey nomad workers will be in big demand

Tasmania begins rolling out its national park campsite online booking system

Night-time patrols to double as Gold Coast seeks to tackle illegal camping issue

The Inside Story

Travelling in remote areas? Bringing a distress beacon could save your life

NSW National Park supported camping scheme … will it change the experience?

Local markets are a big draw for nomads … but are the crafts really originals?

Blazes in van parks can be devastating … and nomads must be be prepared

On The Road

‘We took a caravan trip to look for a house … and just kept going!’

Can’t shower as much on the open road? That could be a good thing!

family caravan

‘I fell in love with camping at first site … and so did my family’

two decades in a caravan

‘After 19 years on the road, we’re just getting started!’

Planning

caravan park fees

‘There is another side to the caravan park story’

washing line in caravan park

The six commandments that govern the way that grey nomads travel

paper maps

Paper maps are officially going the way of the dodo!

Station stays for grey nomads

‘An Outback station stay took our Big Lap to the next level!’

Where To Go

Toodyay

Cook

Glen Innes

Gordonvale

Events

Horizontal Festival

Oct 02 - Oct 04, 2026

Location: Centennial Vineyard, Bowral

Australian Wooden Boat Festival

Feb 05 - Feb 08, 2027

Location: Hobart Waterfront

Miles Back to the Bush Festival

Sep 09 - Sep 12, 2027

Location: Miles

Royal Geelong Show

Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2026

Location: Geelong

Your Rig

‘Tardis’ on wheels

Caravan towing advice

How grey nomads can minimise the risk of accidents when towing a caravan

cube series QB camper

Hard-sided pop-up camper offers new camping option

trayon slide-on camper

Getting bogged on an early trip gave Ross insight into what he needed in a rig

Accessories

Ditch the toilet cassette … urine will be mist!

GottaGo toilet

Nemo Stargaze Evo-X

Hasta la vista, grey nomads! Are robots about to revolutionise the Big Lap life?