Ever since we began our travels, those who have 'done' the east coast of Oz all rave on about Fraser Island. Fraser island is the largest sand island in the world and accesible from either Rainbow bay or Hervey Bay, depending on which tour you book. We went with the 'Cool Dingo' tour and got a nice ol discount from good ol Cliff (the owner of the Surfers paradise hostel). Cool Dingo? Yes, the island is renowned for many things, wild dingos being one of them! The ...

There's drizzle in Brizzle my nizzle... The sky is a murky grey,we step off the greyhound service and await our hostel's shuttle bus- the pattern continues, bad weather to start our stay in Brisbane! The hostel was nice enough, we shared a 4 man dorm with a French fella. He didn't talk too much, then again I was intimated the first time I met Hannah... The Brisbane Backpackers Resort was situated in an area of Brisbane know as Southbank, a fair walk from the C...

From Byron t Surfers paradise, itsa up the coast we go! After managing to get 2 night free at 'Trekkers' backpackers, we could hardly believe our luck when the hostel turned out to be really nice! We were picked up from the bus bay in town, made a cup of tea upon arrival and given the best room in the house! Something that has become a common theme on our travels is the initial lack of good weather-Surfers was no real exception. Don't get me wrong, it was warm, ...