Upon arrival in Brisbane we had a ten minute walk to our bright orange hostel near the city centre. Whilst garish the colour did mean it was very difficult to miss! We dropped off our bags and went for a wander into the city centre with Sam, who had to wait 5 hours for his flight. Brisbane is only a small city but my first views were very positive - not at all swayed by the fact I was relieved to be back in civilisation and no longer 100s of miles from the near...

After a humorous day or so in Agnes Water we were ready to sample the delights of Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. Now if you've read previous posts you may well be thinking to yourself - 'but Becca HATES sand, how is she going to cope with three full days with no respite?'. That would be a good question to ask, and I have to be honest it's not something I'd really considered when we booked it. BUT, never fear, it was such a fun three days I m...

So our trip has continued down the East coast and it was with some trepidation we got off the greyhound in Agnes Water, a quiet little spot an overnight bus ride away. And we thought we had gotten past the days of overnight travel!! Apparently not 555. Anyway, to continue, I was pleasantly surprised by the town and enjoyed it a lot more than the other places we'd visited so far. Our hostel was pretty quiet and had a tv room to relax in that didn't shut at 9pm,...

I have to admit, I know I love a good moan but the East Coast so far isn't really doing anything for me. Whilst I had a brilliant day on the reef, Cairns as a town didn't offer much more, particularly as we couldn't afford a rainforest trip. We had a nice little 10km walk in Mission beach but it was a bit too windy to sunbathe, and I was very upset we didn't see any giant cassowarys! (Although thinking about it, they're pretty dangerous so it's probably a good ...

Cairns, Cairns, Cairns. Well what else is there to say except GREAT BARRIER REEF! Oh, and an ironman we were wholly unaware was being held but made for an interesting and enjoyable Sunday afternoon watching people stagger across the finish line. Before that though the day of our flight arrival was grey and rainy, but still a balmy 23 degrees, the hostel we were staying at smelt of damp and had springs in the mattress that jabbed you in the back, a dodgy start i...