Travel Inspiration

From Byron Bay to Port Macquarie, the northern NSW coastline has more 'heads' than you can poke a stick at, many offering RVers the perfect mix of relaxed coastal activities, beautiful beaches and epic vistas – all easily accessed from spectacular waterfront campsites.

The statistics say it all. Caravan parks are thriving, and they are evolving to suit customers who have increasingly high expectations.

Caravan Industry Association of Australia’s research shows the industry has been, on average, athe fastest growing domestic accommodation type for the past five years.

One of the first things you’ll notice when visiting the regional town of Cleve, on South Australia’s Eastern Eyre Peninsula, is its rich agricultural surrounds. In every direction are fields of wheat, barley, canola and peas with a likely pasture of sheep grazing the day away in the shadow of the impressive wind farm at Mt Millar.

Here are some top summer destinations and great places to consider pulling up and staying for the hot weather.

A number of the townships within the Mitchell Shire are innocently, if not ignorantly, deemed as places deserving of nothing more than a brief ‘pitstop’ while en route to Sydney. But the recent experience of a short sojourn to Seymour (just over 100km north of Melbourne) and its surrounds tells me unequivocally that anyone who adopts a ‘blink-and-you-miss-it’ mentality on this region is forgoing an exciting and fascinating travel treat.

Some people baulk at the prospect of buying second-hand while others swear that buying used avoids most of the wallet-smashing depreciation that new motorhomes can be affected by. But there are other options, such as ex-rental RVs like the Kea Discovery - only one of the most popular rental motorhomes around! These RVs are built tough, simple and with ease of use in mind and it is this value that is often overlooked.

Kirstie Bedford is an annual visitor to Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, here she shares her reasons why it's a great place to take your pooch.

There’s usually a point when you're travelling to your favourite holiday destination where you feel your whole body relax. It might be seeing the rolling hills, the smell of the air, or simply veering off the main highway.

The Mid West coast of Western Australia is full of colour, grand sweeping landscapes and wonderful people. It’s a destination where you’ll definitely want to linger longer.

The beaches here, so isolated they are nesting havens for rare birds, have to be some of the best kept secrets in coastal camping in the country. While the region once relied so heavily on the fishing industry and mining, tourism is now its much-needed economic mainstay. 

Easily one of the most pristine and isolated stretches of the NSW coastline, the Sapphire Coast has an excellent mix of quiet bush camps, tranquil lagoons, wild surf beaches, and colourful towns.

Located halfway between Melbourne and Sydney, and stretching roughly from Bermagui down to the Victorian border, this region is perfect for those travelling in a motorhome.

Roughly halfway between Sydney and Melbourne, at the junction of the Sturt and Newell Highways in New South Wales, you’ll find Narrandera Shire, an agricultural town rich with more than crops and wool production. Fuelled by the Murrumbidgee River, the region is made even more charming with its tree-lined streets and heritage buildings.