Time to Roam Magazine Issue 5 - October/November 2013 | Page 13

| letters feedback SA’s piece of motorhome history My wife and I come from Nuriootpa where we have an interesting old motor home built in 1928 (pictured). The first one built by this builder is now at Goolwa. One of the family who went travelling in it in 1928 (now in her 90’s) has some wonderful stories of travelling in the outback with her father by compass and no roads. She tells a wonderful story of going to Goolwa in the first one with her family for holidays, where her father sold it and they all came home on a train. We were given a complimentary copy of Time to Roam by the Port Elliot Caravan Park in South Australia. I must commend you for your down to earth articles and for providing info for less expensive camping vehicles and options. Your advertisers materials are also very informative. We own a 1992 Toyota Hiace camper that was an original Brits of the 90’s and still in great condition with 290,000 kms under its belt. We have a lot of fun. Keep up the good work. Best wishes Richard and Nikki, Nuriootpa SA Loving the real life stories We picked up a copy of Time to Roam Australia while staying in Darlington Beach Caravan Park at Arrawarra. It was great to read articles about older style caravans and Kombis. The stories were real life and a great change from other more commercial magazines that market high end caravans when there are lower cost options for those that haven’t had a lotto win. I don’t know how you do so any outlets, but I wish you every success as it is a great magazine. We gave our magazines to friends, but we wished we’d kept them as it would be nice to have a full set as a keepsake. I have a 1978 Viscount caravan we travel in on short trips. We renovated it to suit what we need. For us it is great and admired by those who have invested many more dollars and gained little more satisfaction from their caravan travel experience.. Doug Drever, Bribie Island QLD Richard, we look forward to visiting Nuriootpa and learning more about this amazing piece of history - Ed South Tweed Caravans … to get you where you want to go A Family Owned, Operated & Trusted Business since 1978. Celebrating our 35th Anniversary this year. Our Customers come as Strangers and leave as Friends. Proud Dealer for Australia’s iconic Millard Caravans – Pop Tops & Slide On Campers Workhorse stabled at museum I enjoyed your recent VW Kombi edition of time to Roam. The VW Kombi was a workhorse for the PMG and later Telecom in the 1970s, with many hundreds put to work helping build and maintain the phone network. Today the Telstra Museum has one in its collection (pictured) which we hope to restore and put on display at some stage in the future. History buffs would enjoy a visit to Telstra museums in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with full details including opening hours available on the Telstra.com website. Stefan Nowak, Telstra Museum, Hawthorn VIC Custom Made New Caravans A Great Range of Quality Hand-Picked Used Caravans We Buy and Trade Used Vans Hans Trailers, Renowned for Quality with 5 Year Warranty Ask us about Insurance & Finance RACQ Inspected Caravan Dealer On the Coolangatta Tweed border 24 Minjungbal Drive | Tweed Heads South NSW 2486 [email protected] www.southtweedcaravansales.com.au South TweedCaravan Sales 07 55243745 Issue 05 Oct/Nov 2013 13