Bumbled up to Brisbane this morning for a short stay. We like it here far more than we expected to; having listened to many reports of how boring this city is. The hostel we are staying in is great, with views over the whole city from an outdoor terrace right outside our room! The weather was lovely today, which may have helped, too and we strolled around the city and along the river; spending most of the day on the Southbank. Here we found 'Streets Beach'' a ma...

Greetings from the Gold Coast!Surfers' Paradise has been sunny and tacky and lots of fun. We have spent the last few days with Holly and Sarah; lying on the beach by day and partying by night! It's been really cool to meet up with them...what a small world indeed!We stayed at the school with Matt for three or four days and he took us to see things when he wasn't working. Our very own personal guide to Surfers'! We all shot up the Q1 tower in a ver...