SYDNEY!!! We've long been waiting on our trip to Sydney, expecting it to be one of the highlights.Arriving sleep deprived doesn't always help but we landed at our hostel to find there was no room for us, even though we'd paid for the beds two days ago. We were forced to wait an hour or so until people started to leave (as it was 6 am when we arrived) and managed to get upgraded from a dorm to a twin room and we're only playing £19 for the night between us! Good ...

The brochure in the tourist information advertised Ballina as a stunning, quiet, upmarket, family resort so we thought we'd just make a visit to hang with the rich and waste 2 nights before we go onto Sydney.The place wasn't much like advertised (other than quiet and stunning in places) which wasn't such a bad thing as it meant we could save a little for our Sydney trip next.On the first day we made a short trip south and walked for about half an hour to the camp...

Having had a good evening last night with the two Norwegian girls and the French guy camping next to us we thought we'd have a walk up to the lighthouse on the headland in hope of seeing some Dolphins.After breakfast we met the Norwegian girls for the walk. It was hot even at 10 am but nice to get out and about to see the town. If there's one good thing about Australia its the coastline and throughout the walk the clarity of the views were out of this world.We sa...

After another noisy crowd in the dorm last night, Rachael was desperate to get back into the tent for some peace and quiet. Thankfully, this was the plan... Today we were heading to Byron Bay, another three hours down the coast.We arrived at 1.00pm in the blazing heat and had to find a campsite. There was one we liked the look of in our guise book but when we rung them they said we couldn't book, we'd just have to turn up on the day. So before we set off, Tom gav...

We had a day enjoying the sun for a nice change as with all the planning that's required here, it is some times difficult to find the time just to chill out.After breakfast we went to the beach for an hour or so, the waves were so cool. They were setting up a big sound system on the beach for the Schoolies party that evening, it must be amazing!The afternoon was spent by the pool and after we'd made our tea in the very crowded kitchen we watched a Peter Kay DVD i...