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Comment on What is genuine maple syrup made of? We bought a canadian (we’re in australia) genuine maple syrup Camp brand by John F

John F — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:25:41 +0000

If the label on your syrup has an ingredient list and anything other that maple syrup is on the list, then it is not pure, genuine maple syrup.

Comment on Camping / Caravan in Australia? Pregnant with 1 babe? by ozmaniac

ozmaniac — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:26:00 +0000

In August, you should definitely head for central to north Queensland, as anywhere further south will not really have lazing on the beach weather. There are dozens of places like the one you describe all along the coast. Mission Beach which is a couple of hours by road from Cairns is exactly the type of place you’re looking for and has bungalow type accomodation right on the beach -

Or around the Whitsunday Islands would be ideal.

At 6 months, your wife should be able to fly without problems if she takes care, but you should be very careful about taking out good travel insurance that will cover your pregnant wife (as well as you and your baby of course). Medical treatment in Australia can be very expensive although visitors from countries with reciprocal arrangements can be covered by our Medicare system. In any case, if any of you need private treatment, good travel insurance is the only way to go.

Enjoy your stay.

Comment on What is genuine maple syrup made of? We bought a canadian (we’re in australia) genuine maple syrup Camp brand by margarita

margarita — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:52:06 +0000

It comes from the sap of a maple tree. The tree is “tapped” in the spring time when the sugar is running and is collected in buckets. It is then cooked down to a sweet sticky goodness.

Comment on Camping / Caravan in Australia? Pregnant with 1 babe? by crrllpm

crrllpm — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:49:42 +0000

There are plenty of places in Australia for you to visit in a bungalow style cottage, apartments, beach house, caravan parks etc. August is the end of winter for us so you wouldn’t want to go to the southern states unless you want to freeze on the beach. Go into central or north Queensland to escape the chill. You would be advised to book in fairly early as many travellers from the southern states come to Queensland to escape the cold weather and many places get booked out qwickly. But consider that your child would get bored just driving around and would need somewhere to play safely. Watch him carefully on the beach!

Comment on Camping / Caravan in Australia? Pregnant with 1 babe? by vilcho

vilcho — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:08:59 +0000

I advise you to stay at home for some months.Wait for the baby to be born and start your vacation when he/she is a little bigger.Your wife will need some quietness as well!

Comment on What is genuine maple syrup made of? We bought a canadian (we’re in australia) genuine maple syrup Camp brand by Maddy

Maddy — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:54:21 +0000

Pure maple syrup isn’t really made from anything in the way you’re thinking….
It’s the naturally sweet sap from the maple tree which is collected and boiled down until it reaches a syrup consistency. THat’s all there is to it.
The reason it’s so expensive is cause it takes something like 10 litres of sap to boil down to make 1 litre of syrup.
Good stuff though, isn’t it?!
(I’m Canadian and a proudly support great Canadian products!)

Comment on Doing a bike about in Australia? by grasshopper

grasshopper — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:45:07 +0000

Well Coolcat, you would be a dead Cat, if you think you can achive this wish. I wonder where you are from !!
There is only one route and most of that is through desert country, so even winter can be hot, and you wouldnt be able to survive on A$5.00 a day !
And you have 100s of Ks of housing, before during and nearing the end of your trip. I dont think the locals would like you pitching a tent on their front lawn !!
But, keep me informed, this could be very interesting.

Comment on Camping / Caravan in Australia? Pregnant with 1 babe? by tuppenybitz

tuppenybitz — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:22:33 +0000

your wife shouldn’t fly too far in her condition,some airlines wont even let her board
id stick closer to home just in case of complications

if you decide to go it will be mid winter so look at queensland where it wont be cold

Comment on What is genuine maple syrup made of? We bought a canadian (we’re in australia) genuine maple syrup Camp brand by piefkeholz

piefkeholz — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:03:58 +0000

Maple syrup comes from the sap of the maple tree. The maple trees are usually found in Ontario and Quebec and this is where most of the Canadian Maple Syrup comes from. They place a tap into the bark of the tree and have a small pail hung on the tap to collect the sap. This is done in the late fall early winter, once the sap is collected it is boiled down and thus forming a thicker syrup. Glad to hear you enjoyed it, yes it is expensive but good!!

Comment on Doing a bike about in Australia? by Ken E

Ken E — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:29:47 +0000

Look I don’t want to discourage you but you had better have a good look at a map and at Google Earth first. There are long distances eg 100 -300 km without any kind of habitation and without any kind of water supply. Over a lot of the country, even in the more settled areas you will have to carry ALL your own water.

I once knew a New Zealander who arrived in Brisbane, bought a suitable bicycle with the intention of riding to Cairns, more than 1600km. After about 250km the 18 wheel semitrailers had him frightened to the point where he put his bike and himself on a train. Get into the western roads and the trucks have three trailers which tend to weave about a bit. Heaven help any cyclist who is a little too close, the truck driver might not even notice.

All that said I’d consider some areas as suitable. Country roads in the better watered areas. Your food budget is far too small, unless you carry most of your own.