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Camping Down Under with Uncle Tom

During my childhood, which was quite a while ago now, my father would take us to Uncle Tom’s Cabins, which were on Walaga Lake about ten minutes out of Bermagui. For you non-aussies out there, this is about four and a half hours drive south of Sydney. I recently decided to go back there since I have such fond memories of the place. I really wanted to see if it was a terrific as I remembered. Much to my delight, I actually found it better.

Before you go searching for Uncle Tom’s Cabins, they’ve now changed the name to Regatta Point Holiday Park, and I’m guessing that old Uncle Tom has sold it to a big corporation and is now living the high life somewhere else. The park is simple a caravan park and camp site with cabins along side a large lake. It’s also only a short drive to the nearest local beach, called Camel Rock Beach, and about twenty minutes away from the amazing country towns of Tilba Tilba and Central Tilba.

What is fantastic about it is that during the off-peak season, you have huge camp sites all to your self for very reasonable rates. Although it may sound like a setting for a horror flick, the facilities are in excellent order and the staff are extremely friendly.

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Ready, Aim, Fire!

If you’re in Vegas and are search of something to do while you’re on a break from the clubs and casinos, why not visit a shooting range, especially if you need to take out some stress from that losing streak that you were on.

If you’re not from the States, then it’s an experience that is close to the culture and heart of the USA! When you arrive at the Gun Store, you’ll feel like you’re departing reality especially if you’re from a country with at least some laws for gun control. The guys there behind the counter are sitting with their firearms at the ready on their belt holsters. You also have lots of different people checking out all kinds of guns. Are they buying? Who needs an AK-47?

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