I LOVE BYRON BAY! Its full of hippies, surfers and campervans. I am definitly up for coming back here soon . Only had one full day in Byron itself because i did my trip to nimbin the other day. I decided that day to do the walk up the lighthouse which is lovely and rminds me of walking on the cliffs in Cornwall. The view from the lighthouse was amazing- i saw wales and lots of surfers . I deraly wish i could surf but i really am hopeless so will just have to b...

Today I went to Nimbin and actually cant believe this place exists. It is literally like someone has collected up all the hippies in Australia and dumped them in Nimbin ts hysterical. Nimbin came to be during the Vietnam war when loads of people just dropped out of society to avoid the draft, it was also home of the original Aquarius festival. Now it's a small town decorated with bright colours and flowers, it has camper vans that have run into houses and just be...

I had a lush sleep last night. It is not until you sleep in a half decent bed that you realise how crappy hostel beds are. We had breakfast included in the trip which was nice for a change, however any decent backpacker knows that if "included breakfast" can mean included dinner too. Mwhahahah! After sneaking my rolls out of the breakfast hall we set of down the road to Mount Kossi We took the chairlift up the mountain and as we ascended it soon beca...

Today I had to get up stupidly early and get into Syndey. It was the first time I had worn my backpack and tried to walk. It is now stupidly heavy but manageable once I tighten it up. I do really look like a snail though because its so much bigger than me. We set off at 7am on the oz intro bus. The bus was only half full but there were 4 other British people on the bus which made me feel better instantly. The guide was named stinger…. Because he was stung by a...

Oz intro is over its very sad! Yesterday most people moved on to another hostell in Central Sydney. I decided however to stay at Surf Side in Coogeee 1) becuase i am lazy 2) i like living on the beach 3) i have been upgraded to the pent house of Surfside. Oh yes the YHA may have a pool but ihave my own bathroom complete with a coackroach who i have named Fred. No in all seriousness i dont regret not moving on becuase it has meant that i have met new firends wh...