Airlie Beach/Whitsundays: Monday 24th January - Saturday 29th January After a couple of days or R&R in Agnes Water we arrived in Airlie Beach, the base town for the Whitsundays sailing trips. Choosing which boat you'll spend your trip on becomes an art form. Having already done our research and booked our place on the aptly named 'British Defender' a pedigree round-the-world winning racing boat we were happy with our decision but it's always the first thin...

1770/Agnes Water: Friday 21st January - Sunday 23rd January Sat between the popular tourist destinations of Fraser Island and The Whitsundays are the small towns of 1770 and Agnes Water, both of which exist primarily for 3 reasons - tourists on their way between the two, surfing and fishing. We stayed in a place called Southern Cross backpackers which I'm gonna give a massive plug to for the simple reason that it is a friggin brilliant place to spend a few day...

Rainbow Beach/Fraser Island: Sunday 16th January - Friday 21st January After a pretty long Greyhound bus ride north we arrived in the sleepy little town of Rainbow Beach to stay for 2 nights before our trip to Fraser Island. There really isn't a massive amount to say about the place, it has a pretty awesome sand blow (a huge wave of sand the size of about 20 football pitches, stuck smack bang in the middle of the forest with a cliff on one side and some amazin...

Brisbane: Friday 14th January - Sunday 16th January We arrived in Brisbane not really knowing what to expect. After seeing so much coverage on the news of streets underwater and hearing so many stories about the flooding - the night before we left Surfers we shared a room with a couple who lived in Brisbane but had to flee when their neighbourhood went under, they had some incredible pictures - we wondered what we were in for and if we were crazy to go. The...

Surfers Paradise - Sunday 9th January - Friday 14th January After the nightmare that happened with our accommodation in Byron, the only way the argument could be settled was for the money to be refunded and a free night given so long as we paid for another two nights after that. So we arrived at Aquarius with an air of caution only to find out that it's a really cool hostel. Huge lounge area with plasma screen, cleanest kitchen we've seen, it's own bar with ...