Hello everyone, We have been in Cairns since Monday and we are really enjoying it. We are staying at a place called Asylum Backpackers, a place with a name that truly fits - all that is missing are the padded walls and nailed down furniture. To be fair it is really good value, especially as we are getting free evening meals. It's also well located in Cairns - we can easily walk into the centre of the city. On Wednesday I did a 14000ft skydive which was reall...

Hi Guys! Before I start, in regard to all the hints about the photos we STILL haven't updated, we are trying but not all of the computers are particularly modern and it doesn't seem to be working. We will sort it out at some point soon though- the longer it takes the more photos we have to upload! Anyway, we spent the last two days in Rockhampton, a small town (very small upon closer inspection) that is famous for its beef! Apparently they have over a million c...

Hello everyone, We arrived in Brisbane on Sunday to yet another scorching day, and we stayed in another campsite almost as nice as the one we had in Surfers Paradise. After pitching our tent under the shade of a tree we headed straight to the nearest bus stop to get into Brisbane city centre. We were both really impressed by Brisbane. It's quite a small city, but very nice. As it would have been my Dad's birthday, Sian and I decided to have a drink and raise...

Hi Guys! Sorry we haven't been in touch for a few days but we're camping at the moment so our free internet access is limited! On wednesday morning, after a tiring 13 hour bus journey, we arrived in Byron Bay- a small town on the beach filled with hippies and backpackers. We thought we'd do the backpacker thing and not book our accommodation in advance but unfortunately this meant that the only places available were a hippie-run hostel where they didn't believe...