Noosa - 27th Jan - 1st Feb Travelled up in the rain, (more rain!) to Noosa Heads, a couple of hours from Brisbane. A much smaller place situation by the beach and the river surrounded by National Parklands. A very rich area too which beauitful big houses, flash cars and lots of big boats. I'm staying a little way out of Noosa Heads itself at a lovely little hostel, each room with its own little kitchen and bathroom which makes a nice change not to have to flight...

Brisbane 21st - 26th Jan Arriving in Brisbane from Coolangatta was miserable to say the least! Greated with heavy downpour and wind i was most miserable getting on the bus and waddling down the road with my bags. I keep trying to get rid of things everywhere i stop yet my bag always seems to get heavier everytime i attempt to lift it. We stayed at Chill backpackers, just along the road from Brisbane transit centre. Very clean but teeny tiny rooms so 8 of us were...

Coolangatta 15th Jan - 21st Jan. Coolangatta is the first town of the Gold Coast, about an hours drive from Byron Bay and right on the Boarder of NSW and Queensland. Surfers Paradise is usually the backpackers stop on the Gold Coast, but again popular with Aussies and very busy this time of year, we (i'm currently travelling with a girl, Katie) decided to stop here instead and i'm so glad we did. It is absolutely beautiful here, the beach is stunning with huge c...

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 ...