Met a German girl called claudie today, waiting for the bus from the hostel to town, I asked her what she was doing today and she said going to the lighthouse, that was my plan too so we walked it together, good job really it was a bit of a trek, through basically rain forest in some parts!Was worth the walk when we got to the lighthouse at the top of the hill, got an ice cream and sent a postcard home. The beaches in Byron Bay are beautiful, on the way back we s...

Went to the bank today, they didn't have my cards ready despite my emails before i left the UK, I put a complaint in Dragged myself up today and I was going to Manly with Emma one of the girls i met yesterday. We were both hungover but still managed to get ourselves to the Manly ferry. Got the Manly beach and the sun had gone in. Emma was meeting up with a couple of lads she was talking to last night who live in manly. They invited us to a BBQ, not sure where i...

Landed in Sydney around 0800. Passport control and quarantine in Sydney airport was a bit over the top, but managed to get through ok. I asked a staff member about getting a shuttle bus to my hostel, the wake up. I was directed to a mini bus which cost $12 and took me straight to the door. I was able to check in and put my stuff in the room straight away, although they warned me the beds had not been changed yet. I took my bag up to the 8 man dorm. The room wa...