Car Camping

Camping in Strahan, Tasmania.

Question:
Hello, does somebody know if there is a camping site in Strahan, Tasmania or in the vicinity of this town. I want to camp here with a small tent. Thank you. Kees Neve, the Netherlands — | Kees Neve | Weather site: | www.euronet.nl/users/kneve

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given up on [...]

Sydney Central YHA

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Hi, On the website for the Sydney Central YHA it says … "While everyone brings their own towel, blankets, duvets, pillows are provided at all YHAs. Sheets are included in the overnight price in all but our Wilderness hostels. For these, bring your own sleeping sheet. We prefer to keep [...]

Breast Divide Separates America and Allies

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Amusing, but not the same thing. Doubt if America is really "shocked" by a quick peek at Janet Jackson’s boob on TV. The main problem with the Super Bowl halftime, and the Timberlake-Jackson episode isn’t the stunt exposure, but the "act." Timberlake simulated violence against women, in a halftime show aimed [...]

Dual Batteries

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Here is the Alt I put in my 96 C1500. I bought the 200amp model http://www.powermastermotorsports.com/Truck/Custom_Trucks__SUVs/Chevy… And here is an easy to install Isolator http://www.cardomain.com/sku/LITS200 2 optima batteries you’ll be good to go
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Island hopping the Caribbean

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Hello World, I’ve been reading many posts in this newsgroup on the subject of island hopping the Caribbean. Most of the posts were from the past and I thought that I might just bring the subject back up to see if anything has changed in regards to island hopping via [...]

Costco has a new Coleman 400 watt inverter for $24.95

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Costco has a new Coleman 400 watt inverter for $24.95….. It is a Modified Sine wave and has a surge capability of 800 watts….. It comes in a neat carrying case with both a cigar plug in, and a pair of large alligator battery clips…. It pulls on idle about .1 amps [...]

Ayer's rock

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Hi all, Can anyone recommend a cheap hostel near Ayers rock? Will be there next April for 2 days so want to stay near Ayers rock and not further away in Alice springs. I have heard that accommodation gets booked up pretty fast in the area! So are there any [...]

Beautiful Nelson

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Secret New Zealand a travelogue by John Stewart Captions: a view across the main reach of the Queen Charlotte Sound Graeme Hopkins of Compass Charters will take you amongst grouper this size … [...]

Insect Bites

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This is a little O/T, but we just got back from our 4th trip to Costa Rica. My husband and I got eaten alive by bugs, the other couple hardly got bitten. Why? What can we do to avoid this happening again? We all used the same insect repellant with DEETS. [...]