A very popular way to travel around Australia is by caravan. There is excellent infrastructure in place for owners of caravans because it seems just about every town in Australia has a caravan park.

Just about every Australian my age has been brought up with summer holidays in a caravan going to a seaside town usually a couple hundred kilometres away. An easy couple hours drive away and you spent those next 4 or 5 weeks by the beach,the Australian school holiday tradition.

Now as the baby boomer parents stop working they are packing up the caravan and finding a new life travelling around the country in caravans chasing an endless summer as they spend winter in the north and the summer in the south.

Now most of these grey nomads have money from their retirements from work and buy big 4 wheel drives and as large caravans, there has also been a resurgence in people wanting to travel in vintage caravans.

Whether it is budget or nostalgia you are seeing more and more of these caravans of the 60's and 70's on the road and as many being restored to their former glory.

And I'm shopping around for a vintage caravan now for a planned trip around Australia.

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Hidden away in beautiful seaside Canggu near bustling Seminyak, Villa Avalon Bali is a breathtaking 7 Suite Private Villa estate set in lush, tropical gardens. West Australian owners, Tony and Faye Sadler, have created a truly magical holiday experience for those wanting a luxurious holiday blended with tranquility and privacy. The villa is silently tucked away near the shores of the mesmerizing village of Canggu, adorned with the rural view of terraced rice paddies and coconut trees, amidst the sounds of the call of wildlife and the waves from the beach.

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