Happy new Year eeeeeek! NYE our little family got together (Simon, Helen, Danny, Chris, Scott) plus Danny's mate Scott M and the one and only LESLEY (my wee bestie arrived from Melbourne wooooo!) and headed off to get a place for the fireworks. The buses were getting shut off at 4pm, the majority of our hostel had left at 11am to secure a spot to watch the fireworks but we had booked the 3am boat party, we didn't want to be out all day and night! We managed to ...

Once again, time has completely flown by. Leaving Casino was hard, i spent a lot of time wondering if i had done the right thing, but the carnage of the last 3 weeks was completely worth it! I got a lift to Brisbane from one of the guys in Casino, Patchy. Actual godsend since i had decided to take EVERYTHING with me which meant barely my clothes fitted in my backpack never mind anything else... Checked into Base, in what could only be described as the room fro...

After Byron we went to Surfers Paradise for 2 days but due to the obscene weather, we didn't do much. Its a party beach place (kind of reminds me of Magalluf...) so will be good for a weekend away with a group. Will write more about it if i ever return. We booked the bus to take us to Brisbane which isn't far from Surfers at all. We had booked Base hostel - theres 2 in Brisbane a few blocks from each other - but we were recommended to stay in Base Embassy. There...