Happy Camper Stories

I have always dreamed of seeing Australia, I have no intension of going overseas, when we have the best country in the world. To see all of Australias coastline,and the ruggered bush to the dusty centre, would be the ultimate holiday.

I would absolutely love to do a full New Zealand Road trip with my family! However the kiddies are still probably a bit young for that so my next best would be to do the North Island, and then the South Island another time. Our country is so super beautiful it would be nice to be able to show them how lucky they are to live where they do. 

I'm from Christchurch and would love to take my husband and two boys on a holiday through the South Island. Exploring the wineries of Blenheim, the artistic haven and beauty of Nelson and surrounds, the nightlife in Dunedin, Orana Park and Willowbank in Christchurch to the natural beauty of Queenstown it would be the trip of a lifetime!

My husband and I have our 30th wedding anniversary next year on the 26th Feb.We meet in USA at Disney Land and become the fairy tale couple.We have a son of 15 years and would love to as a family visit Canada.We have a true love of travel and a motorhome holiday is on our wish list.A moter home trip would be the  icing on the cake of our fairy tale marriage and love to each other.

      WE HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF DRIVING THROUGH CANADA IN THE         AUTUMN WHEN ALL THE TEES ARE OUT IN THERE  BEATIFUL COLOURS        WHICH WOULD BE LIKE  A SECOND HONEY MOON        NEVER HAVING WON ANY THING IN MY LIFE I SIT HERE WITH BATED         BREATH

We have always dreamed about taking our 4 kids on a holiday, where we can travel at our pace and be comftable, our dream is to show our kids the great things Australia has to offer and visit family members who we dont get to see that often because of distance. Winning this prize would change our lives and make memories that we and our kids would never forget something we could not do otherwise.

MY DREAM HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO BUY A MOTORHOME/BUS AND TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY,WELL NOW MY DREAM IS EVEN BIGGER BECAUSE ALL I WANT TO DO NOW IS......PACK MY 2 CHILDREN (13 & 7 YEARS) & MYSELF UP AND TRAVEL AROUND OUR GREAT COUNTRY.I HONESTLY DONT THINK KIDS COULD GET A BETTER HANDS ON EDUCATION THEN TRAVELLING.....SEEING/DOING THINGS FOR THEMSELVES FIRST HAND.WE STILL WOULD DO HOME SCHOOLING....LOL THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY DREAM AND NOW I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE IT OUR DREAM....I KNOW...

We are new to motor homing. We are hiring one in March to see how we like it. We plan to hug the south Australian coast and wine and dine around the state. If we love it we may even take the plunge and buy one ourselves!

I lived in Tassie for about 6 months as a child,and did not get to see much of this beautiful place My dream is to go back with my family Wonderful.

So, I sit at this computer... surrounded by old newspapers which somehow manage to hide most of the dust that has accumulated on the surface of my desk. How has this happened? Through neglect I hear you say. Well, yeah. But it's happened slowly. A few specks of dust a day and a newspaper for dessert, I guess. Oh to be clear from this uninspiring scenery!!So you'd like to hear about my best holiday adventure? Well, I was lucky enough...

My best friend and I want to do a road trip around Australia at the end of this year. We live in Adelaide and are planning to hire a campa van once the uni year ends. Our plan is to travel to the Yorke peninsula first then up to Alice springs and to Uluru as both of us have never been there then across to Queensland we really want to snorkell the great barrier reef and then we plan to...

Our holiday dream came true in New Zealand   We /me, my wife and our 8 years daughter / started our NZ holiday in Christchurch. First goal was Lake Tekapo, we went through Darfield and beautiful hilly landscape of Canterbury. Almost no traffic. This first day drive it was a little fight with different car driving and different trafic rules. Lake Tekapo was beautiful, there we visited little church with breathtaking view from altar window.Next day - Lake Pukaki, having perfect weather, could have...

My husband and I took our first Motorhome holiday in more than 30 years last August.  Sheer luxury in comparison - VW Kombie around Europe - Cheapacampa 2 berth in NT. A two week trip from Darwin - Litchfield, Katherine and Kakadu. What a surprise! Weather was perfect, sights were unforgettable, swims in hot springs a delight. The camper was very comfortable and drove like a car. Included everything we needed.  Made us feel young and carefree again.Now we dream of retirement and...

It is true what they say about New Zealand: “The world in one Country”. As European I have seen a lot of countries especially in Europe but also outside, but what amazed me the most was how much scenery of all those different countries you see back in New Zealand, it’s just amazing! Our journey started in Christchurch where we picked up our motor home. We had chosen for Cheapa Campa (www.cheapacampa.co.nz) , mainly because the good price-value. The pick-up...

We adopted the pseudonyms Sheila and Bruce for a bit of fun and the blog shows we had plenty of that. We are sold on Cheapa Campa and used them in New Zealand last year as well as in Australia this year. Both times we were upgraded from a 4 berth to a 6 berth for no extra cost and one or two small problems we had on the road were dealt with quickly and efficiently. We travelled more than...

Yeah, we finally went on our lives adventure. We had been planning the trip for almost a year and it was the greatest feeling that went through our bodies as we stepped out from the airport and into the warm Australian night. After a good night’s sleep, we went to the office to pick up the car, and we took off on our adventure. First we saw the Great Ocean Road – and what a sight. Because we had our...

We picked up our 4wd poptop camper from Perth, it was 40 degrees and we couldn't wait to get the aircon on and start our road trip.  First stop was Fremantle, a beautiful portside city with awesome markets with plenty of cafes and bars. From there we drove straight towards Bremer bay with an overnight stop at Broomhill. Bremer bay and the Albany coastline are magnificent with the coastal scenery dominated by the rounded granite rocks and headlands.  The wind...

We had just been informed that due to Passports being short of Expiry (3 Months) that our Asia Trip was off so we contemplated how to fill in some of our Holiday, We secured the hire of a Cheapa Camper online, only to be told in a subsequent mail that the local site was out of Cheapa Vehicles and they offered to upgrade us to one of their Apollo Campers, a Newer vehicle at the same price (I was impressed)...

New Zealand, was great. The first day I landed in Auckland, we got into our camper van and hopped right into my wonderful New Zealand experience. Our first drive was off to Rotorua were we stayed two nights and went to visit Hells Gate to see the mud pools. Then we took our way to Wellington were we went to visit the Te Papa museum of New Zealand. We got to see great art work and the beautiful New Zealand...