Rainbow Beach was chosen as the next port of call simply because of it's name and interesting summary that the Lonely Planet guide gave it. The town's name derives from the rainbow-coloured sand dunes surrounding the settlement; according to the legnds of the Kabi people (the local Aboriginies) the dunes were coloured when Yiningie, a spirit represented by a rainbow, plunged into the cliffs after doing battle with an evil tribesman. Much of the sand colours ste...

A twelve hour overnight bus journey landed me in Airlie Beach; gateway to the Whitsunday Islands. From here I plan to see the Whitsundays as well as the Great Barrier Reef. The town of Airlie itself is a tourism haven so thankfully the trips that I had booked for the next two days took me away from this. The first of which was a ferry ride around a group of 74 islands, collectively known as the Whitsunday Islands, with the opportunity to stop at a few. The first...

Far North Queensland greeted me with gorgeous blue skies and a big yellow sun; I am really looking forward to getting my adventure along the East Coast of Australia started. Cairns is extremely touristy, buzzing with hostels, tour agencies and cheap restaurants-come-nightclubs. Although it's the gateway for many day trips, another attraction has to be it's Lagoon. A huge street beach/swimming pool, that is free for public use and enjoyment, surrounded by sand a...

A six hour coach ride took me accross the desert to Yulara, the town hosting the Ayers Rock Resort and bordering the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, the park hosting Ayers Rock (Uluru) and The Olgas (Kata Tjuta). The bus driver took only two right-hand turns during the whole of the journey, the road was so empty and bright red sands and brown coloured grasses lined either side of it as well as Kangaroo carcasses and the odd Camel one too. The massive expanse wa...

My flight itinerary would not allow me to skip this small town in the middle of nowhere. And so it was, that I had to spend one afternoon and one night here before a six hour coach transfer to the Ayers Rock Resort the next day. I didn't do a lot during my stay here, mainly because there is not a lot to do. The town is small and pretty much consists of one main street containing shops selling Aboriginal Art and Didgeridoos. I meandered along the street, steer...