Tagged: trip planning
8 articles we've published with this tag.
- Showground camping: the overnight stops the grey nomad grapevine swears byShowground camping can save your Big Lap budget and your sanity. Here's how to find them, what they cost, and the etiquette that keeps them open to travellers.By Trev Sanders
- Budgeting fuel for the Big Lap: the numbers the brochures won't give youHow to work out what fuel will actually cost on a lap of Australia, including the remote premium most budgets miss entirely.By Priya Raman
- How to plan the Big Lap in school holiday windows (without blowing the budget)Planning a Big Lap around school terms takes more than a calendar. Here's how to time each leg, avoid peak-season prices, and keep the family sane.By Kellie Nguyen
- Slow travel: why rushing the Big Lap is the biggest mistake you can makeSix years into the Big Lap, Trev Sanders reckons the best thing he did was stop counting kilometres. Here's how to actually slow down on the road.By Trev Sanders
- How long does the Big Lap actually take? A realistic timelineThree months or twelve? Marto Kelleher breaks down realistic Big Lap timelines — by rig type, pace and budget — so you can plan one that actually fits your life.By Marto Kelleher
- How to choose which direction to do the Big Lap (and why it matters more than you think)Clockwise or anticlockwise — the direction you drive the Big Lap shapes your seasons, your budget and your whole experience on the road.By Bec Harmon
- Can My Van Do This? Our Rig-Rating System ExplainedHow our 1-5 rig rating and caravan suitability categories work: grading surface, corrugations, clearance and water crossings to read any track page.By Marto Kelleher
- The Caravanning and Camping Apps Actually Worth HavingThe camping apps actually worth having for caravanning, with honest pros and cons of WikiCamps, CamperMate, Hema, fuel apps, BOM and Emergency+.By Priya Raman
