Well this is my final entry for Australia. We have been in Cairns for the last 5 days (a little longer than needed here...in fact a day would probably do you!) We were staying at Gilligans, which is highly recommended - really nice rooms, tv and kitchen area etc. Stay here if you are going to Cairns! As I was saying there isnt a huge amount to do here, so we've filled out days by lazing by the lagoon and chilling out in the evening. Did go out one eveni...

Well we've moved onto Airlie Beach - arrived via a night bus which is always fun! We decided to stay at Koala backpackers again as it had been ok in Hervey Bay...well the standard wasnt quite the same. Firstly we werent allowed to check in for hours as our room wasnt ready, however, when we were allowed in, it still hadnt been prepared. Apparently they are the last rooms to be sorted. Moving on...Airlie itself is nice. There are excellent views over the harb...

Today we went on a day trip to Fraser Island - the largest sand island in the world. Its just off Hervey Bay, on the mainland. A little ferry took us over first thing in the morning. It felt like we were somewhere in Europe as everyone around us was speaking either French, Italian or an Eastern European language. We got off the ferry and were greated by Captain Kangaroo - our tour guide for the day. 50 of us loaded onto a giant 4x4 bus and headed into the de...

Hi Everyone! Sorry I've been a bit rubbish about keeping this up to date recently! Ok so this is a round up of Noosa.... 12.08 We arrived into Noosa in the afternoon and were picked up by the whole family which was great. We dumped the bags and headed for a walk along the beach...and what a nice beach it is! Both of us were looking forward to getting on it and catching a few rays! We then went into the surf club and had a glass of wine - all very c...

Hi Everyone! Ok so we have just spent the last couple of days here. We arrived to beautiful weather. Unfortunately my love for it quickly dwindled when we had to walk for what seemed like a good half an hour (it was about 15mins max) to our hostal, while carrying our rucksacks, day sacks and food bag. Oh yes, and i was wearing a wooly jumper. Good move by me there. The hostal isnt in a bad location - only about a 10 or so minute walk into the city. The ...