Common Questions Asked

Here a number of Questions been asked of during past weeks , will add as I get more

How long will you contine to travel around the country ?

Until we feel we have had enough or get to stage were our health gets in the way.

Do you get bored with the travelling driving for endless Hours ?

We try to limit our driving to a few hours only, we are not in that much of a hurry so no

How do you pay for the trip ?

We are self funded and are looking for smaller works in places we visit to help the bottom line, but overall we don't have many expenses

What sort of car do you have?

We have a 2007 Nissan Patrol 4x4 sedan 4.8lt

What is your van?

Our Home on The Road.We have a Jayco Sterling Duel axle ,which is the self contained an has everything we want setup see Van for more details.

Do you use a lot of internet Data doing web pages ?

Well yes during the setup it took a lot of data but know its all setup, the data is limited to the blogs I write or photos I add.

Do you get your TV to work while travelling in some places ?

If we have issues with normal TV, we have our Satelite TV or have Foxtel Play via internet and the DVD player if we are looking for movies during rain etc. But I get enjoyment just sitting reading a book or watching the people around the park or were ever we are or listing to the rain come down on the roof 

Do you cook inside your van ?

No, we have a weber and a Gas stove outside in annex so all cooking is done outside ?

Do you use free camps or caravan parks. ?

We will use Caravan parks and Free camps, but for now we are finding enough house sitting jobs that keep us busy for now and saves us a lot.

Can we contact you and chat ?

Sure happy to chat with people our contact email is: contact@justmovindowntheroad.com, please feel free to send us mail.
​Depends on where we are will take a little while to get back to you sometimes, but within a day.

Do you have a Face Book Page I can follow ?

Yes we have a Face Book Page its address is: Just movin down the road

Have you planned your trip to be in a spot by a date ?

We only plan one place at a time, being that we will start to plan where we are going about 1 week prior to moving on as we stay open to any place along our travels.

How do you find place to go along the way ?
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We are members of various sites which we check for sites or jobs, sometimes people ring us who our info was passed too.

Do you miss family and Friends and how do you stay in touch ?

We always miss our Family but they have their own lives too, we ring or they can follow us here on our Web Site and Face-book, we both have phones which have unlimited calls for free so a chat can be endless if we ring or they can ring us. Its not really an issue

Do you travel with others ?
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At this stage no, we are travelling on our own but we are happy to travel along with someone else as long as our plans are the same or can plan to meet up with Family at a spot along our travels. We hope to catch up with a lot of New Friends as we travel along.

How do you go in wet weather or winds ?
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We always keep an eye on the weather channels and Higgins Storm chasers, so we have setup annex so it can hold up in rain weather and some winds, as I don't believe in anything else, do it well the first time as sometimes you don't get any warnings. So always be prepared
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Do you have a travelling site you use all the time. ? 

I use a couple of sites I like and use for info and the friendship with some of the followers and finding sites or work or House sitting as we go
Grey Nomads
​Workabout Australia.
​Free Range Camping
​Aussie House Sitters
Home carers .com​

What foods do you eat while on the road. ?

​We eat like most with steak, roasts, Pizza's and dare I say Salads, really anything you would have, some days we don't have much other than sandwich. We have not had a take a way for weeks so home cooked meals are us and we get fresh fruit and vegs from markets or road side vendors

What sort of Camera do you use ?

I have Three Cameras, a Go Pro for Video and The drone for the high shots and Videos and a digital camera as well for some still shots where I need extra details. See Hobbies for further info

How do you do washing etc.?

We have our own washing machine in van as it can cost a bit of money to use van park machine or the shopping centre ones, they are very quiet and only take up to 30min to wash clothes.

What do you use to keep in touch with others ?

I have a laptop for doing the web site and video editor and I have a I-pad Pro for emails and face-book etc. Ellen has her I-Pad as well and the van is a wireless Hub so we have internet here with us. And we both have Moblie Phones with plans with unlimited call times so we stay in touch with people.
​We only use Telstra services as they seem to cover all areas unlike most company's. 

How long did it take for you and your wife to get started on your trip of a life time.

It took over two years from when I asked if she would consider travelling about in van, I had to get a brown paper bag so she could breath again. But after thinking about it, she was with me and we spent the next two years researching and getting the gear we needed together and planning how to get rid of our household goods etc.
It was not an easy task as you Think, just don't know how much stuff you really have so allow a enough time to do it.
​And now we are on the road just can't see why it took so long to do it.