After Port Macquarie i took the greyhound bus up to Coffs Harbour, a few hours North and another sleepy beach town. With better surf the area is popular with surfers but there really isn't much going on in the town. I spent 3 nights at the YHA which was the best hostel i've been in so far. I met quite a few people here, all of them moving on to Byron around the same time and a few staying at my next hostel too. I spent a bit of time around the town itself which i...

3rd Jan - 5th Jan I left Sydney on the 3rd on the Greyhound bus for Port Macquarie. The bus was late and got delayed during travel so no different to being back in England! i got to Port Macquarie around 3 hours late but found i was staying at a lovely little hostel, ozzie pozzie. Small and family run with a little outside bbq and courtyard with a small pool. I visited the Koala Hospital, a voluntry run reserve helping injured and homeless koalas back to health ...

Sydney 23 December -3rd January 23rd December - Took a flight from Melbourne to Sydney to arrive around 3pm. The hostel i'm stayng in is called Wake Up! and located next to the central bus station and around 500m from Central Staion. Brilliant central location, about 10 minutes from Darling Harbour and 20/30 from Cirular Quay. It's a very large hostel but clean, good facilities and great to be staying with people i know. I'm staying with another 9 people who i d...

Saturday 6th December - Free day from organised activities so i spent the day in Sydney City Centre. I went down to Paddy's Market which is a big indoor market full of traders stalls, all sorts, fruit, veg, meat, fish, hats, shoes etc, you name it they had it. Very cheap too and definitely a place to haggle. Paddy's Market is right next to China Town, the same as ever other china town i've been too! On the other side is Darling harbour, the more expensive side of...

Wednesday 3rd December - my 21st Birthday! We went out the night before to a place called The Gaff, a backpackers bar/club in Sydney city centre. Packed in like sauages and the cheapest booze you can imagine but i had a brilliant time dancing to the music, on the tables and be thrown around by my tour guide for the week! Everyone on my ozintro week made such an effort for me, i had a huge card signed by everyone and my bunk decorated in banners and balloons with ...