Just got back from my outback safari and it was amazing! I flew into Alice Springs and as soon as I got off the plane I knew the flys were going to be a problem because they attacked me immediately! I then went to the hostel and checked in. After this I went to explore the town a little and soon realized there was nothing there. Although I did hike up to the top of Anzac Hill and get some good views and pictures of the city. Then I went back to the hostel and got...

Flew out from the Gold Coast at about 9 am; I was happy to be leaving because it was raining for like the 5th day in a row and the rain was supposed to continue. I had checked the weather in Melbourne and it said sun the whole weekend. Our flight was supposed to take 2 hours, but it ended up taking 4. We had to circle Melbourne for over an hour waiting for permission to land; we had to wait because there was a really bad thunderstorm with lights of lightning pass...

Went to the first pro surfing competition of the year at Snapper Rocks right down the coast from where I live. Saw some great surfing and the beach it was on was great. Towards the end of the day the beach got really crowded because Kelly Slater(nine time world Champion) was surfing his heat. He was surfing against some local kid that was not pro. Slater hung around and did not catch many waves, but the young local kid rode a ton and got some great scores. It was...

I just got back from a 5 day trip to the Whitsunday Islands. They are home to some of the mosts gorgeous white sand beaches in the world. I flew to the Whitsunday airport(which was nothing more than a tin shed, it was the smallest airport I have ever seen!) from Brisbane, after spending the day on the train from the Gold Coast to get there. When we arrived at the Whitsunday airport we took a taxi to our hostel in Airlie Beach(which is the mainland area of the Whi...

My roommate and I took the train into Brisbane for an international cricket game between Australia and New Zealand. It was supposed to be a huge game; it was the fifth and deciding game of the series and it was a BIG rivalry(since the 2 countries are so close and similar). We checked the weather before we left and it said it wasn't raining in Brisbane and that there was only a small chance that it would; but when we got off the train it was pouring! We made it to...