Many Australians dream of exploring our great country, but rather than just thinking about it, we urge you to make the dream a reality. Discover the Freedom Lifestyle – to travel as and when you want. You might start with small trips before undertaking the ultimate adventure – touring right around the continent.
The ‘around Australia’ trip is not as massive an undertaking as it might sound, and thousands of motorhomers and caravanners set off every year. If you ask several travellers how long it would take, you will probably get several different answers. Many go around mainland Australia, seeing all the highlights, in five or six months, while others can take a year or two. This is part of the Freedom Lifestyle – you travel as it suits you. Most travellers are busy planning their next adventure as soon as they finish their present journey.
There has never been a wider selection of recreational vehicles to choose from, and they all give you a precious gift – the freedom to travel at your own pace and decide where and when you want to go. Don’t rush your purchase because the vehicle you choose will be an important element in your enjoyment of travelling. When deciding what suits you, look at all the options, keeping in mind whether you will be taking short or long trips and also where you intend to travel. Refer to the book The Ultimate Travelling Companion to guide you through choosing a recreational vehicle, and then for information on travelling. The authors guarantee that even the most experienced travellers will learn something of value from the book.
If you are planning a big trip, even it is not around Australia, it is wise to research what you would like to see and do before you set off. It might sound romantic to just ‘hit the road’ and travel as the whim takes you, but in reality it will mean that you will miss a lot, unless you have unlimited time and money to keep back-tracking.
Tourist information offices can tell you all about their local area, but you cannot get this information until you arrive in their town – and then only if they are open. The staff are always very helpful, but in their attempt to ‘sell’ their area they will tell you everything is fantastic. You will then have to sort through a mountain of brochures to work out what you want to see and do. It is better to do some research before you go, use a guidebook as you travel and seek local information when you need that little bit more.
The travel guide book Around Australia is a complete guide book not only for the big trip, but for short trips as well. It is invaluable when planning your trip, and by telling you about the highlights in every area, will make sure you don’t miss places simply because you didn’t know about them. The comprehensive information in Around Australia about regions and towns will also make your trip much more interesting.
We encourage you to take to the road to experience for yourself all this incredible country has to offer – its scenery, its plants and animals and its people. One of the joys of travelling is the people you meet, either locals or those you share a campfire with, and sometimes lifelong friendships can result from such chance meetings. It is a special experience to swap tales of your journeys and the great places you have found with other travellers.
The most difficult step to take is the first one: we urge you to take that step and join us in a very special lifestyle. Experience the freedom of independent travel, but be careful: you might find, like many thousands of others, that this lifestyle is addictive.