My secret hotspot and tip for all of you guys travelling up the east coast in Australia - Port Stephens! Had 4 days off work during the Easter Holidays and decided to get out of Sydney and go to Port Stephens. Most backpackers travelling up the east coast make the mistake of going up directly from Sydney to Byron Bay, not realising what amazing places there are on the way. PORT STEPHENS is on of those places! Just 3 hours north from Sydney is a place called...

G'day mate! The new KILROY girl is here. This time from.... FINLAND again!! Arrived about a month ago and have had plenty of time to take in the city. I <3 Sydney! There's heaps to do, see and experience! And sooo easy to get around the city area. Did you know that there is a FREE shuttle in the city?! That's right, the CBD shuttle (bus 555) will get you around the city for shopping, business or to connect with other transport. The shuttle operates every 10...

Time goes by so fast - I can't believe I've been here for over two months already! It has been a really hard month for Australia with all the floodings in Queensland and Victoria no to mention Cyclone Yasi in Cairns. Fortunately New South Wales hasn't had any natural disasters and the weather has been hot and sunny. I still have a couple of weeks work in Sydney and then I go travelling for about 5 weeks - I haven't planned at all yet, but for the last 2 weeks of ...

Hello everybody and sunny greetings from Australia! I have now been here for about a month, so it's time to start sharing my experiences and adventures in Oz.. I had a bit of trouble with my flights when I got here; the airline was on strike, so I had to re-route my flights. Then there was a delay with the flight, so I nearly missed my connecting flight and when I finally made it to the second flight in Amsterdam, the plane couldn´t take off because there was ...