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WORDS: GLENN MARSHALL | IMAGES: GLENN MARSHALL AND @ROAMSWEETROAMAUS
YOU DON’T NEED TO SPEND A BUNDLE TO GO ON THE BIG LAP...
Liam and Amanda had been exploring Victoria
and New South Wales in their Kombi when they
decided the rest of Australia was next. With
son Banjo too young for school, they knew
the time was right. Selling the beloved Kombi,
they paid $10,000 for a second-hand Viscount
before setting out to see as much of the country
as they could.
In January, the family (known on Facebook
as Rome Sweet Roam Aus) hooked up and
headed west. Leaving behind their house
(complete with house sitter),
family and friends, they
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made it as far as Portland, Vic. The bike rack on
the rear of the van was hanging at a dangerous
angle and the bikes were ready to let go. This had
also caused the van to get the sways, so the bikes
were ditched, and Banjo’s BMX was loaded into
the back of the ute.
Since then, the intrepid family has travelled
thousands of kilometres, visited some spectacular
sites and camped in some epic places on their
way across the country.