After a flight back to Brisbane from Cairns we rejoined the Oz bus. We arrived in Byron Bay on Sunday evening and took a stroll into town. The beach town was very laid back with hippies and Thai style shops. Eating a yummy fish and chips with homemade tartare sauce (mmmmm) on the beach front was a fab way to spend our first evening. On our second day in Byron we went on an overpriced and over-rated tour of Nimbin. The retro bus stopped off at a bottleshop nice...

Not long after we left Noosa on the bus, Si became desperate for the loo. He was in so much pain and so scared of going to the toilet on the bus!! I asked the driver to stop, but she wouldn't. Si ended up jumping off the bus in a random town to relieve himself. I hauled Simons bags and mine off the bus and checked in to base central backpackers.Off to the shops we went and stocked up on food and, more importantly, lots of horrible goon! The nightclub beneath ou...

The Oz bus dropped us off at the bottom of the hill where our YHA hostel was. My sunburn hurt so sturggled with my bag on my shoulders. The hostel was an old wooden house sat on the edge of a national park. Our rooms were small and opened up onto the verandah. After checking in we hopped onto a bus to do a spot of shopping. I couldn't resist two pairs of shoes, especially as the offer was buy one get one half price! We immediately booked ourselves on a tour of...

We stayed in Rainbow beach for a few days before we went to Fraser Island. Rainbow beach was pretty small, just a small strip of shops and a gorgeous long beach. We chilled out and went on a free walk provided by our hostel. After a short walk through the bush we were stood at the bottom of a MASSIVE sand dune! Walking up it was exhausting as every footstep you sank into the sand - felt kind of like the gladiator travelator. Once we had recovered, we realised the...

We had to take a mini-bus to 1770 and Agnes Waters as the Oz bus didn't stop there. Our first night was spent exploring. The hostel (Cool Bananas) was really clean and a good place to hang out. Down the road from our hostel were some shops and the beach. We all decided to grab some fish and chips and head to the beach on our first evening. The chip shop was different to those we'd find at home - a smaller and less greasy portion with no option of salt and vinegar...