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Julie Goodwin embarks on road trip in grandfather's 70-year-old caravan

05.08.2026 04:01 1 min 1 source РУС
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Julie Goodwin embarks on road trip in grandfather's 70-year-old caravan
Original source: The Australian Women's Weekly

MasterChef Australia winner and The Australian Women's Weekly columnist Julie Goodwin, along with her husband Mick, is retracing her grandfather's route from Victoria to South Australia in the caravan he built in 1956. The trip marks the caravan's 70th anniversary, and Goodwin will document the journey on social media and in the magazine.

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