12 hours on the bus, but just a little strech of coast on the map. Byron Bay was warm and summery compared to Sydney, and this is a surfer town with great beaches - but too cold to swim this time of year. I stayed just outside of town, which meant that to get into town I walked 15 minutes on the beach. I never get tired of the ocean, and it was incredibly refreshing after the long busride. I walked throught the town and had a look through the shops and enjoyed lu...

Australian people are very friendly - even the guy who was checking my passpost had time to chat. Maybe the close proximity to Fiji has left a mark, like it has the other way around, for sure. From the airport I took a to storey high train into central Sydney. I came out to a vast blue sky, a crisp spring morning. A lot colder than Fiji! When I finally found my hostel, I saw a friend from the Yasawas! What are the chances! Sydney is huge! Rosie is from the UK, ...