Working As You Go
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Goodbye job! We’re on the road again!
When John and Kay U decided that doing a spot of occasional work as they travelled would be a perfect Big Lap mix,... Read more
Camp hosting
In many ways, grey nomads have become the victims of their own success. Increasing numbers of travellers has inevitably meant increasing costs at... Read more
A fruit picking experience
Cheryl & David wrote to us with the following inspiring account of their experiences on the fruit picking trail: My husband and I... Read more
On the road to retirement?
After decades of working hard to put food on the family table, thousands of older Australians are now hitching up their caravans and... Read more
Fruits of your labour
If you think fruit picking is the sole domain of European backpackers working under slave-like conditions in the blazing Australian sun, then think... Read more
Selling services
Driving around some of the bigger caravan parks you might easily come across two or three ‘hairdressing here’ signs with a big arrow... Read more
Selling arts and crafts
Whether you’re into making dolls out of unwanted shirt buttons, knitting woollen hats by the dozen or simply producing great sketches, the open... Read more
Housesitting and farmsitting
Just as many grey nomads leave their home in the care of housesitters while they are away, other grey nomads seek to do... Read more
Picking up some odd jobs
Trying to do the sums but can’t seem to make the finances for your great grey nomad adventure add up? Don’t despair. There’s... Read more
See the sights by day … and wait tables by night
Calling all grey nomads. Australia’s tourism industry needs you! The army of Big Lap travellers has been identified by the country’s top tourism... Read more
