Nimbin was once a hippy town which was sort of a law unto its self and did as the locals pleased. However, when we went it did seem that the locals were basically victims of their own self doing and had ruined their town and lives with the local export (cannabis) It is still a fascinating place to visit and very interesting to see, as its almost like a theme-park full of drug addicts. We had food there, even though it took the chef over an hour and we were the on...

Well my birthday was memorable to say the least. The Aussies have some stupid rule that if your too drunk your not allowed in places. I know what your thinking its the same in England but trust me its a nightmare. Having been refused entry to about 3 different places (not based on my ability to walk Ill have you know) We eventually managed to pull off being sober long enough to get passed the bouncers of a club. The club did cheap drinks and had some people havin...

So our last few days were spent bumming around on beaches and just generally seeing the sights of Sydney - mainly through very heavy beer goggles!! We then headed off to the blue mountains which was really pretty with lots of look out points over the valleys. We only spent the one night there in a very small and slightly creepy campsite before heading to Newcastle, where we spent 2 nights. Newcastle is an old industrial town which is supposedly up and coming. We ...