Brisbane wasnt really anything more than a stepping stone for going up the sunshine coast really. It was here that Jonas and I booked our Fraser Island/Whitsunday tours through a local travel agent. Didnt do much really other than go out at night and 'meet the locals'. Have some hazy memories of some good nights out, but they still do remain somehwat hazy! On the 4th July, we headed off for Noosa, a little seaside town en route to Hervey Bay (Where we would ...

I decided to leave Melbourne on the 1st July due to the continuing cold. Whereabouts I was going to go depended entirely on the cost of the flight ..... so wondering in to the nearest travel agents I decided on Brisbane - travelling there by flight along with a cool Danish guy named Jonas I had met. What to say about Melbourne ...... well the hostel I stayed in, The Friendly Backpacker, was awesome. Met some fantastic people, and it was a great introduction ...

Noosa was a great place. Not very much to do, but gorgeous beaches and a wonderful national park close by makes ti one of my favourites so far. Saw turtles in a rock pool and dolphins swimming about 100m offshore, my only regret was that I didnt have a camera with me. Other than the national park, I spent a lot of time resting on the beach reading a book, before going on the Fraser island trip via Hervey bay.

Well, this is the first installment of many I guess. I\'ve been in Melbourne for 5 days now, I\'ve been to Oz\'s oldest prison, been to an Ozzie Rules football match and drunk a hell of a lot of beer. Despite my worrying, have met many good people also in the same boat of travelling alone and have beaten many an ozzy at pool, get in. I\'m planning on spending at least another week here, after that my plans get a little hazy. The complete lack of any w...