Join us for a true-blue Aussie yarn in this episode, where Mark, Lorren, and James stumble into The Peaceful Place by pure chance—and reckon it’s the best detour they’ve ever made! From Rob’s noisy renos to surprise run-ins with old mates and a Porsche towing a 22-foot van (yeah, you read that right), it’s a classic mix of laughs, stories, and that unbeatable Aussie community spirit. Whether you’re a seasoned traveller or just love a good chinwag, this episode packs in all the mishaps and magic you’d expect from life on the road. Listen in for a dose of outback warmth, larrikin humour, and tales that’ll make you feel right at home.

They dated in their 20s, drifted apart, and ended up on opposite sides of the world — one in Australia, one in the USA. Then a single Facebook message changed everything. Now Sarah and Simon, aka "Team Sassy," are newly retired, freshly hitched, and just weeks into life on the road with their two Shepherd-Staffy dogs in tow.

But retirement hasn't exactly gone to plan. There's a reason their friends and family can't stop laughing about it — and you'll want to hear that story for yourself.

We also find out how a chance discovery at a caravan show solved one of the trickiest challenges of travelling with dogs, why a VW Touareg is turning heads at every park they pull into, and what it's really like to start your caravanning adventure from scratch in your 60s.

Plus, Barry shares some only-at-a-caravan-park tales — including the no-smoking guests who thought an annex was a loophole, and the woman who somehow only just picked up the habit. Classic.

New to the road, full of stories, and not slowing down anytime soon — this one's a ripper.

Stopped for a While — stories from the peaceful place on the Fraser Coast. Subscribe for free here on Spotify

What do a 12-year-old grade driver, a head-on collision at 110km/h, a manufacturing jeweller, and a restored 1985 Viscount caravan all have in common? They're all chapters in Greg's extraordinary life.

In this episode, Greg and his wife Christine pull up at the Peaceful Place on the Fraser Coast and share a story that covers just about everything — a childhood in North Turramurra with dairy cows and draft horses, a near-fatal car accident, five unforgettable months in hospital (including ward parties, a matron standoff, and a cheeky pick-up line that landed him a wife), and a career that swung from jeweller to air conditioning to top house sales rep in Western Australia.

Now retired and on the road full-time, Greg and Christine have clocked over 50,000km, completed 22 house-sits across Australia, and are finally settling — for a while — on the Fraser Coast.

If you love stories about resilience, reinvention, and the freedom of life on the road, this one's for you.