2022-10-31 04:02
We are so very grateful for our tiny home big land that David put an offer on before I even seen it! I thought that I would share more details of inside our tiny home
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New Life on the Road shares a journey of buying and living in a Motorhome. Lisa and David Wood plus five boys share adventures of living on the road
2022-10-24 00:30
So! We have been missing in action for ages, like dropped off the planet completely and went into a place where we never shared much at all. I wont explain why, but lets just say that the jo… Read More
2021-01-29 05:04
Today I took Kyle out for a morning to help with feeding the animals at Splitters Farm. I knew that I wouldn’t be able to get him to leave once the self-guided tour was over! And I was… Read More
2020-10-20 07:00
We have always loved Gympie – well I have. Not sure why considering it’s not near water nor is it the Sunshine Coast, which is where we can’t wait to visit asap!
But for… Read More
2020-07-23 12:11
We have been away camping for a few days. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a new place for us to explore – we were meant to go away for my birthday back in June but shit happens and it h… Read More
2020-04-28 10:08
Growing up as a Girl with brothers, going to a all girls high school, being the quiet shy nerdy one I always felt like I don’t Fit In Anywhere.
And I am now okay with that. Cause if… Read More
2020-04-09 11:19
In your face. With a huge bang. Luckily another one soon opens wide and its all okay! And that is what happened to us, has it happened to you? Read to the end of the post to see what New Lif… Read More
2020-04-03 10:48
With our Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 restrictions here in Australia New life on the Road is now going to be New Life on the Land.
We love Travel – its all we think about, our next… Read More
2020-03-30 03:12
*** This was written before the Virus exploded and the world changed with all the nuts that went with it…and the restrictions came into place. So now its all about Take-away in Bundab… Read More
2020-02-09 05:33
You all know how much our son Kyle LOVES/Breathes/Thinks/Lives Karate! He now does Karate four nights a week…yes four nights of intense training and if he could he would do seven nigh… Read More
2020-01-08 06:02
When we went camping at Theresa Creek Dam {I know its been ages but I have only just been able to find and access photos from that trip!!} we made sure to drive back down to Rubyvale as Kyle… Read More
2019-12-28 05:43
Easy-to-Carry Pack for a Coastal Summer Vacation
Most of us love traveling and simply cannot wait for our next adventure as soon as our plane touches down. Exploring new cities and trying… Read More
2019-12-08 08:12
When we stayed at Theresa Creek Dam and The Sapphire Gemfields we went exploring as much as possible. We went to the Clermont Museum {which I still need to share here on New Life on the Road… Read More
2019-11-26 10:50
London is a city that seems as if it was made for families and kids. There are plenty of activities and things to see that kids will love and allow them to create life long memories. Traveli… Read More
2019-11-22 12:46
On our way up Theresa Creek Dam in Clermont we stayed over night at Calliope Free Camping Area. Staying overnight on the river heading north. We are yet to stay on the South side of the Call… Read More
2019-11-19 11:57
With our Various Camping Trips over the years we have stayed at Theresa Creek Dam a few times – camping in a Tent and also in our Camper Trailer. But I haven’t blogged about all… Read More
2019-11-12 11:09
*A Great Guest Blog Post Based On Our Favorite City Melbourne.
The state of Victoria is a tourists’ favorite for so many reasons, and millions of people from all over the world vis… Read More
2019-11-03 00:47
We were contacted by an amazing lady who is going to be traveling from America to Down Under in Australia and wanted to know what destinations to see from Hamilton Island Queensland all the… Read More
2019-10-29 07:00
Hi guys, Monique here from the Australian Weekenders. The legends from New Life on the Road have asked us to do a guest blog for them on our favourite place in NSW………. n… Read More
2019-10-23 09:39
We have had a huge shift with our blog – not sure if you noticed it? But we have turned our blog around – branding it down into a way to make it all about Travel, Keto-Friendly… Read More
2019-10-22 04:34
Our Favorite Spot In Sydney is Camping at Lane Cove National Park. We have camped there in our campervan/tents/and camper trailer. But not sure if we will ever go back because we have two do… Read More
2019-10-10 05:38
I was able to stay in Nimbin at the Showgrounds for two nights while at the Nimbin Roots Festival with a plan to head to another showground that was closer to Brisbane. Crossing another way… Read More
2019-10-01 02:02
With our travels we have done many {heaps!} crossing over from New South Wales to Queensland {and back the other way}. When leaving Nimbin New South Wales I knew that I was going to add anot… Read More
2019-09-28 05:13
While I was in Nimbin for the Nimbin Roots Festival 2019 I accidently found The Nimbin Candle Factory. How does one accidently find something? Well I was in the Bush Theatre listening to Mig… Read More
2019-09-23 09:06
I arrived late Friday afternoon to Nimbin for the Nimbin Roots Festival 2019. After working out where to get the tickets from – the Town Hall – and working out where the Nimbin S… Read More
2019-09-19 01:48
Traveling Solo was never something that even crossed my mind with New Life on the Road. Well not at the beginning of this journey. Traveling Solo in a Spaceship to Nimbin Roots Festival 2019… Read More
2019-09-17 04:58
Every year I see the information about Nimbin Roots Festival come up on Facebook and Instagram. Every year I so want to go and try my hardest to get there. With my Bucket List in my mind I d… Read More
2019-09-12 02:23
We have a huge Bucket List for the places we want to see in Australia. So many places we have already crossed off – especially down near Wollongong New South Wales.
I will have… Read More
2019-09-10 04:27
Now that I am successfully on my journey with Keto nothing will ever stop me from reaching the end goals – even if we all have had head colds/sore throats/coughs/sinus infections &ndas&hell…Read More
2019-09-07 10:05
I am Gluten Free, Refined Sugar Free and have been for ages – along with Preservatives/Additives Free – oh and chemical free Motorhome.
But nothing was helping to lose the wei… Read More
2019-09-05 10:57
Recently we had to stay in Rockhampton {my birth place} for a Karate Competition. We have been there a few times lately {business and karate} and love our short stays in the Rockhampton Regi… Read More
2019-09-03 07:12
On Sunday {just gone} it was Fathers Day In Australia. We so would have loved to take out our Little Trailer Sailing Boat but we have to think of family – we have to take into account… Read More
2019-08-20 12:11
Did you know we have a Bucket List! Yep, we do and for the last few years, I have had Mt Larcom on that bucket list. WELL, I now have double-crossed it off – won’t need to ever c… Read More
2019-08-02 08:38
The reason we went to the GoldCoast for a very brief family get together was to see Outback Spectacular. We have been a few years back with our younger two sons, but we wanted to experience… Read More
2019-08-01 06:54
We went for a very brief visit to the Gold Coast QLD for three days. It was a very late Birthday celebration – there are three of us in our family who all have Birthdays in June. Two o… Read More
2019-07-25 12:38
You all know how much we love to travel. I swear I was a gypsy in a past lifetime. My star sign is all about “the home life” – which is true in one way. But it’s not… Read More
2019-07-21 03:09
So the past 12+ months things have been really sucky around here. With our situation, I have felt trapped and stuck in the rut. But being the person who tries so hard to find the silver lini… Read More
2019-07-20 08:10
Lately, there has been a shift going down within our Motorhome. Lots of stuff has been going on between David and me – some good things, some not so good things.
Lots of issues tha… Read More
2019-07-17 10:50
We live full time in our Motorhome – or as you Americans say “RV” and couldn’t imagine living full time in a house anymore. Yes, the private room would be nice, a bat… Read More
2019-07-12 09:53
Two seasons ago I organised a Whale Watching Tour for the Bundaberg Homeschooling group with Lady Musgrave Experience. I didn’t have the time last season to organise anything but this… Read More
2019-07-08 06:34
Solo Hiking Tips: How to Safely Backpack Alone
Read any hiking and backpacking blog post or magazine article and you’ll see the same three words…
Don’t. go. alo… Read More
2019-07-05 12:45
You all know how much we love our Dogs, and how much we love coffee – well I wanted something that I could create and sell. And today I came up with the limited edition T-shirts for W… Read More
2019-07-03 03:44
I have thought about writing this post, then not writing it, then how do I write it, then what do I share and what don’t I share about sex. And will anyone want to read this shit anywa… Read More
2019-06-26 01:49
Guest Blog Post by Janet from Middle Aged MamaWe spent six months caravanning around Australia when our children were 4 and 7 (now 22 and 25 – how time flies!), and it was th… Read More
2019-06-16 05:51
Today Lady Musgrave Experience organised a morning out on the ocean, with a “Welcome Whales To Bundaberg” Ceremony, from the local Aboriginal Tribe to start the Whale Cruising Se… Read More
2019-06-13 08:27
Do you remember back when we went camping at Rainbow Island and then onto Fraser Island and we explored as much as possible for the day? We looked at the Ship Wreck and continued on our way… Read More
2019-06-09 02:40
When we go on Camping trips with our Swags/Camper trailer we always take our themo-cooker with us. Its a must item – we even use it in our motorhome on a regular basis as it makes meal… Read More
2019-06-05 01:36
Did you realise that it’s easier and cheaper to eat anything and everything without looking at the ingredients! It’s so much cheaper to eat crap food {nothing wrong if you can ha… Read More
2019-06-04 03:28
So we don’t have a garden bed that is ours to grow veggies. And the dirt where we are staying is not good – I think that it was farmed way too many years ago and all the nutrient… Read More
2019-06-03 02:03
So I thought I would share a little bit of exciting news for New Life on the Road Blog. Have you noticed that I have changed the way we post and what we are sharing?
A little bit of backgrou… Read More
2019-06-02 07:44
We love Camping. Which is so funny cause when I was a kid I didn’t like camping. When our older boys were younger I didn’t like camping. Now I can’t get enough of it. It&rs&hell…Read More
2019-05-25 08:15
David has always wanted to learn how to sail a boat. He can build them – he is a boat builder by trade but has never ever learnt to sail one. A New Dream Comes True with this little be… Read More
2019-05-23 05:16
So we were house sitting for a few nghts for our friends who have the most amazing property. They have over 340 acres. With a five bedroom two bathroom huge house – yeah I took advanta… Read More
2019-05-21 03:43
It doesn’t matter what you travel in, it doesn’t matter how you travel, it doesn’t matter who you travel with, and it doesn’t matter when you travel….or does i… Read More
2019-05-20 01:43
We have been asked a few times {a few hundred times} — How WE Can Afford Our Life – traveling and living our way with our boys. Living in our Motorhome and traveling our way… Read More
2019-05-11 09:56
If you ever get to stay at Lake Redbrook Holiday Retreat make sure you take the time to walk up to The Settlers Hut! It’s not far from the camping area and the walk is gorgeous.
The… Read More
2019-05-06 07:07
Kyle had another Karate Competition on, this time it was down in Childers. And seen how David wasn’t working on the Monday we decided to stay down there for it instead of driving back… Read More
2019-04-21 04:40
We wanted to go away for Easter Weekend. A camping trip with our swags. And we did look at different places to go camping, but we realised that the previous weekend of house sitting meant we… Read More
2019-04-17 05:44
You all know that saying “Do what You Love and You Wont Have To Work A Day In Your Life?” Well I never ever knew what I wanted to do or be when I Grow Up. Funny enough I never ha… Read More
2019-04-12 07:25
Did you all know that I love decluttering, cleaning up, getting rid of and organinsing items? Its my passion. Always has been, and I never ever realised that my passion could become somethin… Read More
2019-04-10 09:22
So our youngest, who is meant to be my baby forever! Has decided that he is ready to do a Camping Trip Alone. He has researched a Fossiking area about 10 hours away and he has it all planned… Read More
2019-04-06 02:38
So someone needs to tell our son that he is not another Steve Irwin – he is not a snake catcher. He so would love to own a Zoo, he would love to have a snake. But our two dogs are mor… Read More
2019-02-28 08:38
After seeing the SS Maheno Ship Wreck we got back into our sons 4WD and headed to Champagne Pools Fraser Island that is the end of the east side of the Fraser Island. It was a very busy day… Read More
2019-02-27 03:06
So we decided to go camping! At Xmas time, In the Australian Summer heat! Yep, who does that? In swags!!! The woody family does. And it was super fun and so what we all needed.
Fraser Is… Read More
2018-12-28 06:34
You all know how much we love to escape, travel and explore, and how we are currently stuck in our life with responsibilities that we must look after, but yet my soul is craving/screaming ou… Read More
2018-11-11 10:08
The last week has been scary for New Life on the Road blog! So much so that I was so very close to giving up this blog. Which I have cried so many tears over. You don’t realise what yo… Read More
2018-11-03 05:25
After our we went to find Grandparents Chair – Manly Marine Parade Walking To Grandparents Chair – we didn’t want to go home so we decided to escape explore some more of Ma… Read More
2018-11-03 03:53
Manly in New South Wales holds a bit of our heart. David’s Grandparents have a chair dedicated to them, overlooking their favorite spot in Manly. The Manly Marine Parade Walking To Gra… Read More
2018-10-28 10:36
I am looking through so many pictures that I haven’t thought to share on here! So many amzing places we have been to but haven’t written about. Here is a few pics from Rockhampto… Read More
2018-10-28 10:01
With the warmer weather we are starting to have {gee its not even summer yet!!!} we have decided that Cooking outside the Motorhome makes more sense, and saves on washing up. He made a Choof… Read More
2018-08-31 07:49
We took a drive out to see Mt Perry – I think it was a few weeks back. We have been before, many years ago. But this time we were looking at the land around there to see what it was li… Read More
2018-08-01 10:47
So very sorry that I haven’t been here on New Life on the Road in so very long….life just gets in the way!! We are super busy with our family and we now have two new sisters add… Read More
2018-04-03 00:12
On our travels through Tiaro we have stopped for toilet breaks and now we stop for Coffee Breaks! We love the Retro Express Tiaro Cafe – its so very quirky and full of old fashioned it… Read More
2018-04-02 23:35
On one of our trips from Sydney to Bundaberg we stopped at some amazing places overnight. But Kilkivan Bush Camping Ground was the one place where we only stayed one night, and I couldn&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-04-02 22:39
We have been to Kilkivan Bush Camping And Caravan Park a few years back {must find the pics from that trip and share them here on New Life on the Road – now shared with a blog post Kil… Read More
2018-04-02 06:46
Its a very sad day here for New Life on the Road. We are Saying Goodbye To New Life on the Road Facebook Page.
Due to recent changes with Facebook pages/settings and the fact that the Facebo… Read More
2018-02-24 02:10
Never ever been to Bronte Beach Sydney before, but was super glad we went there before we left New South Wales. So glad cause its gorgeous
But this is not going to be my normal blog posting… Read More
2018-02-24 01:00
One Sunday we decided to catch a train and a Ferry to Manly. Along the way we actually had to catch buses as the trains were not working! We pulled up to Circular Quay in a side street, and… Read More
2018-02-22 07:22
While we were in Sydney and wanted to explore many places we had never been to before, we touched base with Kyle’s closest friend. He is the same age as Kyle and they had so much fun w… Read More
2018-01-29 06:56
On Sunday the public transport has Sunday Fun Day Trains Buses Ferries are all one set fee for the whole day, on GoCard its only $2.60. It used to be $2.50 a few years ago but now its go to… Read More
2018-01-29 05:59
We decided to pay the small fee to see the Future Park – Learn and Play – At the Powerhouse Museum. I wasn’t going to but we don’t know when we will back down in Sydn… Read More
2018-01-29 05:03
I have taken Cameron to The Powerhouse Museum ages ago. But I haven’t ever taken Kyle to The Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. Until Yesterday. Now I would say that he is hooked on the plac… Read More
2018-01-29 03:00
We spent a day at Randwick the other day and I couldn’t get over The Artworks At Randwick. It was on the side of a building, opposite a Italian Cafe, near a Real Estate. And it made me… Read More
2018-01-29 02:00
After arriving in Sydney the other night, and closing my eyes while getting from the airport to where I am staying {I think I left my finger prints indent in the leather car seats} I thought… Read More
2017-11-28 03:25
After we stayed overnight at Calliope Free Camp we headed to a very special place. You see we wanted to stop into where David’s Dad grew up. But before that we thought we would see if… Read More
2017-11-18 09:02
Recently we planned a trip to visit one of our magical favorite camping spots up north because Kyle has been bugging us for ages to go Gold Fossicking and looking for gems. He even kept aski… Read More
2017-09-05 07:18
On the weekend David and I had to be in Rockhapmton for a conference on the Sunday called “Put Your Hand Up” – and I was keen to find The Best Hotel In Rockhampton, and I t… Read More
2017-08-18 03:01
While I was down in Sydney {for my Diploma of Remedial Massage} I kept harassing my oldest son to take us down to The Swallowed Anchor for either Lunch or Dinner time, just so I could cross… Read More
2017-07-25 09:07
Recently I was done in New South Wales as I had to finish off my Diploma of Remedial Massage through my college. And you all know how much I love walking, so I walked the city streets, looki… Read More
2017-07-10 03:00
So, you all know how we live in a motorhome, but did you know that David works in the caravan industry as either a builder or repairer? And did you know that we have purchased many parts fro… Read More
2017-06-22 10:28
Hey all, how are you all doing? Not sure if you are all up to date with what is going on, but I am in Sydney for at least five weeks to finish off my massage course. I have 2 lots of four da… Read More
2017-06-11 11:41
When we were coming back from New South Wales to Queensland – can’t remember when exactly! – we couldn’t keep driving as we were so exhausted. When we pulled into the… Read More
2017-06-03 09:50
We got to experience Bundaberg Show on Wednesday, with the sunshine out and the crowds not so busy, it was a perfect day out.
And even though I was silly and wore my black boots {with a smal… Read More
2017-06-01 09:05
Today we went for a drive and of course to find a Geocache out at Bucca. After looking around at the great little spot under the train bridge we decided to check out Bucca Hotel and see what… Read More
2017-05-09 10:04
We have stayed overnight at New Italy New South Wales on one of our travels, but also we have stopped there for coffee and food on one of our trips! And to check out their amazing museum.
Th… Read More
2017-04-18 10:26
Easter Day we celebrated with what Kyle wanted to do. He asked the family to go to his favorite fishing spot to have a picnic. Because we were super busy with projects in our motorhome I sug… Read More
2017-04-13 11:48
When my boys were little they wouldn’t freely eat vegetables so I got very creative with our meals and would hide them all in sorts of dishes. Now they are older I still like to make o… Read More
2017-04-06 07:37
I am still trying to share our wonderful trip on The P & O Pacific Jewel – we had four nights on it last year for our second son’s 21st Birthday and it was the best!
We now h… Read More
2017-03-31 11:46
This is from back in June of 2015!! Yep I haven’t had time to blog that much so I am still trying to do our travels of New South Wales.
After we left Moonan Cottage we headed to Big Ri… Read More
2017-03-31 03:24
After we left Moonan Brook Forestry Cottage in New South Wales we had some where to be up north. And we only had a few days to get there. But I so wanted to stop and look at Wallabadah Primi… Read More
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