Nimbin-a little town that was almost deserted until the Australain students union of 1973 decided to hsot the Aquarius festival there-a celebration of all things alternative. It drew hippies from all over the country who decided that it was a nice palce to live and settled there and in the surrounding mountains. With the hippies came weed-and this is what the village is known for today-amongst other weird and wonderful indsustries. We did a day trip on sunday w...

Made it to Byron Bay, as surfers hang out and so very laid back. Went out with the Swedish girls in my room last night-by 1am most pubs had closed and we were left with tiny sweaty clubs to choose from-not good! Byron has beautiful beaches and lots of walks around the headland, the most famous being the walk to the light house. The Cape Byron Point is actually the most Easterly point in Australia-an interesting fact if ever there was one! The walk to the lightho...

A mini weeknd in the Hunter Valley, famous for its numerous wineries. We started off with a complimentary bottle from the hotel-looking good so far. In one afternoon we managed to make our way around quite a few, sampling some good wines; I've decided I'm a Merlot kind of girl when it comes to reds, and pinot gris and muscato when it comes to whites-feel a bit more grown up now I can distinguish between the different varieties. After a long day of drinking we s...

Finally made it to Sydney! After saying a fond farewell to the South Island I hopped onto the InterIslander ferry from Picton to Wellington on wednesday, then got the night bus from Wellington to Auckland, arriving on thursday am-very early. The flight was good and arrived mid afternoon. It was nice to see a friendly face, even though she later tried to kill me with her driving abilities! Sydney's very spread out, so am going to concentrate on the good bits. On...