Fraser Island is a trip that all backpackers in Australia do. I had booked it when I was back in Byron Bay and had heard so much about it from other backpackers travelling down the coast that it was difficult to know if it would live up to my expectations. All up the coast you are harassed by backpacker travel agents who collar you on the street and claim to be able to offer you the best package for this trip. There are so many companies offering the same trip...

After my bush camp I was planning on only staying in Noosa for a further two nights maximum. Just enough time to recover from the trip and move on. But I ended up staying for a week! My hostel was lovely. I stayed at the YHA Halse lodge, right by the beach. A very sociable place where you get welcome drinks on the first night so that all the new guests get a chance to meet each other. The hostel was a listed building and was a very old lodge, meaning no plug s...

After Brisbane I made the two hour trip up to Noosa. From here I had booked a three day and three night bush camp. The bush camp was based in the heart of the forest along side the Noosa river and the trip involved cannoning with your group up this river every day. I had booked this trip as it sounded so different, and outside of my comfort zone. But after booking it many people who I bumped into said how horrible it was, telling me how the nights were cold, the ...

I had heard very mixed things about Brisbane and so for this reason decided to just spend the weekend there from Friday - Sunday. The hostel was a sharp shock to my system after the beautiful apartment. I was in a ten bed mixed dorm, and in the room there wasn't as much as a mirror. As it's in a city, the hostel was huge with each floor of about 200 people sharing the bathroom facilities. The people in my room were very friendly though and I went out with some ...

So after Byron Bay most backpackers head to Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast. I had heard very mixed reviews about this place. As Bentley had been made to relocate to the Gold Coast for one month for his job it seemed logical to stay with him. To say he had landed on his feet with this relocation was an understatement. As he was doing his boss a favour by working there alone for a month he was given a fully furnished two bedroom holiday apartment to stay in...