Rainbow Beach and Frazer Island!!! Friday 20th November 2009, Noosa to Rainbow Beach Today we left Noosa at about 10am arriving in Rainbow Beach at around 12:30 pm. We had a choice of either Rainbow Beach or Harvey Bay for our choice of pre and post accommodation for Fraser Island. We chose Rainbow Beach as this was what we were advised by Peterpans as we were told that Rainbow Beach was better for young people. This was not strictly true. Rainbow Beach has a p...

17th November 2009 We left Brisbane this morning on the 10.15pm Greyhound destination Noosa Heads, we arrived in Noosa at around 13.00pm and were promptly picked up by the hostel. We got checked into the hostel and we got a nice surprise as we were booked to stay in a 4-8 bedded dorm but upon check in they'd put us in a twin room instead, so 3 very peaceful nights sleep ahead of us J. The hostel was really nice a little bit out of town but they a free shuttl...

Don't believe people when they tell you there is nothing to do in Brisbane there lying!!! This is what we were told before we came but we have found plenty to do today and really like Brisbane as a city. Sunday 15th November 2009 We arrived in Brisbane this afternoon at around 2.30pm after getting off the bus we found the taxi rank and got a taxi with the two girls who had been staying in our room at Surfers Paradise to the hostel Base Central. After check...

Surfers Paradise-Not quite what I would call paradise!! Friday 13th November 2009, Surfers Paradise We arrived in Surfers at about 2pm local time. That is right we have changed time AGAIN!!! Because we have travelled today from the state of New South Wales to the state of Queensland we have now gone back an hour. So we are back to being 10 hours in front of you guys. Surfers Paradise is on the Gold Coast in the state of Queensland. The bus dropped us off at th...

Byron Bay-Beautiful, stunning and good fun!! A very beautiful beach with the most awesome waves and a very personal nice small town!!! Tuesday 10th November 2009, Byron Bay After a very long 11 hour journey struggling to sleep in a semi reclining seat we eventually arrived in Byron Bay at about 8:35am. We were picked up at the bus stop by the hostel and taken straight there. The hostel was called Backpackers on the Beach and it was pretty much straight onto the...