The bus to Airlie Beach was jam packed and trying to sleep in the confinement of one seat was pretty difficult although I am getting better with practice (and I have had a fair bit of that). We eventually got into Airlie at around 10 the next morning just a few hours before we were due to board our boat and sail off around the 74 tropical island that make up the Whitsundays. After showering, packing a small bag with just what we needed and picking up our stinger ...

I arrived in Harvey Bay about half an hour before our briefing for the Fraser Island trip. After dumping our bags in our rooms for the night I went and joined my group for the trip. There were eleven of us all together, five lads and six girls. The five lads were in a group all travelling together, the other girls were in two couples and then there was Stephanie and myself. The whole group seemed to get on really well from the start. We were given our itinerary a...

Noosa is described as an upmarket Byron Bay. To an extent they are right; the shops certainly had higher price tags on their items than Byron but the atmosphere was no where near similar. The whole town was very quiet but to be fair I didn't spend all that long in the town as a whole. I arrived off the bus in the middle of the day and settled into my room at Koalas beach resort (which was no where near the beach). I did some shopping for supplies for the next few...

Although I was glad to depart from Surfers, Brisbane didn't hold much relief. I arrived off the bus and walked up to the hostel where I would be staying. The hostel itself was clean and well equipped but I just found it the most unfriendly place to be. For starters I was put in a 30 bed dorm, it was cheap but that was all it had going for it. When your in a smaller dorm it is easy to get talking to people but in a 30 bed dorm that has one window so is really dark...

I arrived in Surfers paradise off the Greyhound bus at 10.30pm.............then got back on it within 36 hrs. After falling in love with Byron and having such an amazing time there i just hated Surfers as soon as I stepped foot off the bus. It was full of high rise buildings, flashing lights and had such a tacky atmosphere. Surfers Paradise is by no means the best surfing spot in the country either - it is simply there for tourism. The hostel I stayed in was ni...