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Temporary offices

While travelling I usually stop once or twice a day to check emails from clients and, of course, I choose stopovers with a view. And, in Tasmania that often means an ocean panorama. Above is the very pretty Pirates Bay lookout near Eaglehawk Neck, and below is a very low tide at the beach at [...]

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Solar countdown

Missing bits for the solar installation, including the four new AGM batteries have finally arrived and been fitted. The inverter and charger are wired up in the boot, the Morningstar solar charger is installed and showing all is well with the battery bank fully charged. Only trouble is the existing 12v wiring seems to have [...]

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Good changes

About eight years ago I was in a minor dispute with the Tax Office and they requested bank statements for the previous five years. Not a problem I tell the accountant, they’re in a box in the basement storeroom and I’ll send them to you by the end of the month. It was not to be. A [...]

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Extreme streamlining

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Reading on the road gets interesting

There are interesting times ahead for RV travellers who like to read, and who need to cut down on weight. Already in the marketplace are the Kindle [from Amazon]. shown right, and Sony’s nice, but expensive, ebook reader. The Kindle has been a winner for Amazon, and next month they are releasing version II, which should [...]

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Fuelling dreams update

See original story here. The official fuel consumption results over the 1400 kilometre journey from Biggara Waters on the Gold Coast to Winton Victoria were: Winnebago Birdsville 23’ (7 metre) motorhome, Fiat Ducato chassis: 11.34ltr/100km Winnebago Leisure Seeker 23; (7 metre) motorhome, Iveco Daily chassis: 13.52 ltr/100km Winnebago Longreach 31’ (9.5 metre) motorhome, Isuzu NQR chassis: 16.47 ltr/100km Winnebago [...]

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The ‘Road Warrior’ gets online

I’ve been working towards official Road Warrior status for some time, but, to be honest, the cost of doing business online was a bit of a worry. As a web site designer and marketer I need virtually 24/7 access. I have clients in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, mainland Australia and throughout Tasmania. As an ‘early adopter’ [...]

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Thinking Rock rocks

Where would we all be without checklists. At long last I have found the perfect software to simplify the job — and guess what, it works on Macs, PCs and Linux — and is ‘Made in Australia’. Its called Thinking Rock, and besides being perfect for checklists, it also rocks as a GTD [Getting Things [...]

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Fuelling dreams

There’s an interesting experiment underway currently which will impact everyone with a RV who is intimidated with the cost of fuel. One of Australia’s largest motorhome manufacturers, Winnebago, is conducting an RV Fuel Consumption Run from the Gold Coast to Winton Raceway in Victoria to prove that motorhome travel can be almost as economical as [...]

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