Rainbow Beach greeted us with a rainbow! We arrived at Rainbow Beach, a tiny little town with really friendly people and a stunning beach, to be greeted by sunshine and showers (weatherman\'s favourite prediction came true!), creating an appropriate rainbow! The beach is called Rainbow Beach because of the different colour sand dunes, which line the beach. We walked several miles along the beach and played in the sandunes there, did lots of yoga as the bec...

Hello Again All! Just thought I would drop you a little note, as it has been raining a lot today - perfect opportunity to do some reading (The DaVinci Code) and for Fleur and I to become tabletennis/ pool champions!! The side effects of the cyclone up north rolled in today in the form of some winds and very heavy rain (which drenched my just-dried washing!). Nothing serious, but enough to make you think, hmm I wouldnt want it to be much worse! Any...

Noosa - apparently the St Tropez of Oz! Despite this we have found a lovely, inexpensive old hostel. In fact its the oldest house in Noosa - an 'old Queenslander'. The hostel is really nice, with a very laid back atmosphere. There is a verandah, which boasts stunning views of the Glasshouse Mountains, which are part of the hinterland of Noosa. These mountains seem to rise from nowhere - just totally flat land, then suddenly a peak! The view is west, so the ...

RESULT!!!! Today was probably my favourite day so far! I went on a trip to Moreton Island, which is a big, pretty much uninhabitated island 2 hours off Brisbane. And, its paradise! Saw dolphins on the way over too! I was sitting with my legs over the side of the boat and a whole school of them appeared playing next to the boat, and in the wake - they really are super special! As for the island... I did a tour so there were 10 of us in a 4x4 ...

Hippy Heaven to Highrise Hell!! Byron Bay was great, just really chilled out, staying at a fun, pretty rural hostel with nice people! The beaches are stunning but the whole vibe there is great too! Then on to Surfers Paradise - we knew it would be chalk and cheese but had not quite anticipated just how cheesy!! The beach there is great for surf, and white sand. Good place for a regular "holiday" but bad place for a traveller on a budget trying to get ...