Have you ever dreamt about
a trip around Australia by car?
"And what a fantastic trip it had been! After 25,000 km, give or take, we were back in our home town - with just a few stone chips to prove we had made it right around Australia. We felt an overwhelming satisfaction in having travelled the length and breadth of our great continent, and in having arrived home safely." ....Dave Jeanes (Author)
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Driving Around Australia
"The Ultimate Guide" is now available
as an instant downloadable ebook.
Thousands upon thousands of tourists yearly travel to Australia
to make the Australia outback trip and come across so many problems that the whole exercise in the end becomes more exhausting rather than relaxing.
Well... now you can do it without
running into all these challenges.
Just follow Dave Jeanes' tracks
and you cannot go wrong.
Dave Jeanes is a born and bred Aussie and
after he retired has made the ultimate Australia trip
several times - taking notes and keeping a diary.
Join Dave and Pam on their Australia outback vacation trip and
pick up some hints and tips that may become handy
when you plan to make the journey yourself.
Travel and accommodation options.
Introduction - How it all Began - The Options - Choosing the rig - Vehicle/ Hotel or Motel - Vehicle/On Site vans, Cabin or Villa - Campervans - Motorhomes - Tow Vehicle/Caravan.
The Route
The season - Driving technique - Kangaroos & cattle - The flora - Fuel & repairs - Side trips - Maps & guides - Capital City maps - Plant quarantine - Coastal surveillance.
The Paperwork
How much does it cost? - Finance along the way - Forwarding mail - Keeping in touch - Vehicle registration, insurance and road service - Income tax - Enroute medical & dental facilities - Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The Van (when using a caravan)
Types of vans - Van weight - Choosing the van - Suspension - Independent suspension - Shock absorbers - Gas shock absorbers - Caravan brakes - Vacuum assisted brakes - Electric brakes - How they work - Load leveling hitches - Why is tow-ball weight critical? - Van electrics - 12 Volt wiring - 12 Volt refrigerators - Water tanks - Cooking stoves - Sullage Drains - Air conditioning - Internal layout - Annexes - Outdoor furniture - Van tyres - General spares - TV and radio reception.
The Vehicle
Legal Requirements when towing - Running solo - Campervan and Motorhome rental - Sedans - Station wagons - Utilities - Panel vans -
4WD vehicles - Vehicles in summary - Rough road travel - Reversing with a van - Tires and spares - Air conditioning - Radiators and transmission Coolers - CB radio - R.F.D.S. HF/SSB radio - FM/AM Radio frequencies, Cassette and CD Decks - Air Adjustable Shock Absorbers - Towbars -
ear vision mirrors
Caravan Parks
General - Caravan park rating - The basics - "Ensuite" sites - Finding the right caravan park - Dogs & cats - Caravan park owners - Caravan parks and the future - Caravan guides and websites.
Personal topics
Clothing - Victualling - Hobbies - Photography - Video taping the trip.
Road conditions
Description of road conditions from Townsville, west-about via Darwin and
Perth, to Geelong near Melbourne, with brief comments on terrain.
Heading North
Heading North from Sydney - Queensland - North To The Tropics - The Whitsundays
Heading West
Mount Isa - Katherine Gorge - On to Darwin - Darwin, a great little city - Towards Kakadu National Park - Fathoming Kakadu - Westward Ho! - The Kimberleys - The Kimberley Coast - Broome - Pearl Of The West
Southbound
The Pilbara - Carnarvon and Shark Bay - Geraldton and Southwards - Perth and Fremantle - The beautiful Southwest
Eastward Ho!nbsp&
Esperance (Hope) - The Nullarbor Plain - Port Lincoln - Around Spencer Gulf - Adelaide - To Warnambool and Eastwards - Melbourne to Sydney - in retrospect.
Appendix
Our itinerary - Crocodiles - Simple facts and dangers - The box jellyfish hazard.
Hundreds of hot internet links to subject related websites plus Over 150 full color pictures
Apart from thousands of miles of bush and kangaroos, you will feast your eyes on the best Australia can offer on this Drive Around Australia trip. Places like:
Queensland's Gold Coast
Seaworld, Dreamworld, Movieworld themeparks for starters.
Fraser Island
biggest sand island in the world
Airlie Beach and Shute Harbour
entree to the Barrier Reef
Cairns
the tourist mecca of the North
Port Douglas, and the Daintree.
Cape Tribulation
World Heritage areas
Charters Towers
Australia's mining history intact
.
Mount Isa
world's biggest zinc/silver mine
.
Katherine
and its beautiful Gorge
Darwin
a hustling city of 40,000
.
Kakadu National Park
Another World Heritage wonderland
.
Victoria River
makes the Grand Canyon jealous
Lake Argyle
six times bigger than Sydney Harbor, and fresh water
.
Halls Creek
Fitzroy Crossing, the wild west
.
Broome
home of natural pearls and legends
.
Port Hedland
biggest iron ore shipping port ever!
.
Monkey Mia
hand feed wild dolphins
.
Perth
they won the Americas Cup, making
Fremantle a boat heaven
.
The beautiful South West
huge Karri forests and Margaret River wine
.
Esperance
has the most beautiful beaches
on planet earth
.
Port Lincoln
tuna fishing started here
.
Adelaide
only city not founded by convicts, and still beautiful
.
Barossa Valley
even the French admire its wine
.
The Great Ocean Road to Melbourne
enhanced by nature
.
Melbourne
where real football gave berth to excitement
.
Sydney
the Olympic City that won the world's heart
.
Tweed Heads
where the heck is that?
Now published as an instantly downloadable
and fully printable Electronic Book (Ebook)
(downloadable as an .exe file for PC - not suitable for MAC users yet.
We are working on a .pdf version)
94 pages divided into
13 chapters
167 colour pictures,
34 map segments
234 relevant internet links
only US$29.95
If you order your copy of Driving Around Australia before midnight 2004, USA central standard time, you will also receive a copy of Dave Jeanes' "Survival in the Outback" guide
(value $14.95) absolutely FREE!
If you are considering a holiday in Australia, even if you don't make the round trip, you should read this very informative Ebook. Order today and start planning your journey of a lifetime.
You can pay by credit card and download the product instantly.
This website has first been established on 20 November 2003
last updated: 2004