The minute the line up for splendour in the grass was announced in March 2013 we both locked the ticket release date into our diaries and counted down the days. With a bill including Fat Freddy's Drop, Flume, TV On The Radio, Alt-J and many more ridiculously amazing (and British) artists, we knew that this was the perfect excuse to finally make our way to Byron Bay; a charming seaside town which marks the easternmost point of mainland Australia. Coincidently adi...

After an amazing few months exploring Asia and having a wonderful introduction to Australia, it was finally time to make our way down the east coast of Australia to Melbourne. With no time to waste we spent our first 4 days flat hunting which consisted of setting up camp in a local coffee shop and scouring the Internet trying to make as many appointments as possible - a genius strategy we thought. Aussie estate agents however are as unreliable, smarmy and shady a...

Further up the Queensland coast from Brisbane lie captain cook's famous Whitsunday islands where we would spend the next 10 days aboard 'Oceans Apart'; a beautiful 8 sleeper catamaran. The crew were set and consisted of ourselves, mum and Tim and the 3 remaining Burr siblings. Flying in first thing in the morning we caught an amazing birdseye view of its white sands and turquoise waters and couldn't wait to get out there. To set the scene, our trip happened to la...

Distraught about our time in Asia having flown by so quickly, we boarded the plane to Brisbane and were met at the airport by Matt; a good friend of Luke's who drove over an hour to come and pick us up in the early hours of the morning. We woke up the following day and Matt, the perfect host, made sure we had a truly 'Aussie' day on the sunshine coast. We had Vegemite for breakfast, headed to the beach for some beers and surfing, put some kangaroo on the BBQ and ...