The bus got into Brisbane at about 6 in the evening. We checked into the Palace hostel that was anything but a palace, definatly the worst hostel so far but still bareable. We went down the the Down Under bar under the hostel for some cheap dinner and stayed for some drinks beacuse Jenna was leaving us in the morning to continue up the coast. The bar was well seedy but we still had an ok time. Saturday 18th October: AUSTRALIA ZOO (Steve Irwin zoo)!!!!! We got t...

We Arrived in Surfers at about 4:30 and got a dodgy old limo transfer to the hostel, bit of a giggle. The hostel was really nice and had a good atmosphere, even though our bunk beds were in a kitchen! we had a cheap irish pub dinner then got ready for the backpackers Big Night Out pub crawl, that turned out not to be so big but was still really good. Thursday 16th: Chilled around at the hostel and had a wonder around the shops. nice relaxed day with a $5 all you...

The bus pulled in to Byron Bay at about 3 in the afternoon, first impressions: really nice town. We stayed in the Holiday Village backpackers hostel and it had a good atmosphere. The beach was also amazing. It was so nice to be out of the city and sitting on a gorgeous beach watching the sun go down! We stayed in the hostel on sunday night with the Canadians who were sharing our apartement. They were so funny and had a good night. Monday 13th October. We got up ...