Cairns and the Great Barrier Reef and Cape Tribulation 29th February - 6th March I arrived in Cairns at 6am and headed to the only place open the golden gates (MaccyD's) until 7am when my hostel reception opened. I arrived at the hostel and was allowed to check in straight away which is great for a change. I dumped my bags and headed back to reception, to ask about liveaboards on the Great Barrier Reef. I ended up booking a 2 night/3 day liveaboard with Pr...

Whitsundays and Airlie Beach 25th February - 27th February I arrived in Airlie beach around 9am after an overnight bus journey and headed straight to the office where I had to check in to for my sail around the Whitsundays. I met a girl called Vren from Canada. We then took a shower around the side of the local lagoon (we got some very odd looks). We then just hung around until it was 2pm to get our boat. I arrived on board the Tongarra to find that I was on...

Hervey Bay and Fraser Island 21st February - 24th February I arrived in Hervey Bay, got picked up from the bus station by the hostel. I met three girls on the hostel shuttle bus: Sarah and Zoe, from England and Vren from Canada. Sarah, Zoe and I were on the same Fraser island tour. We checked in and went straight to the Fraser Island meeting as we were leaving on the tour the next day. We had a group of 7 people, Sarah, Zoe, Dan, Mike, Pascal, Sarah and I. ...

Brisbane 19th February - 20th February I was not sure about heading to Brisbane as it was not near the sea and I had heard bad reviews about the city. I arrived at 11am waited for the shuttle bus to take me to the hostel. I then had to wait till one to check in - GAY!!! After check in I went for a walk around the main center with a girl I met from Holland. We then walked through the botanical gardens on to the man made beach. I had dinner in the host...

Surfers Paradise 17th February - 19th February I arrived in Surfers paradise, which is an hour before Byron Bay, which was odd - time differences seem to get move confusing every time I enter a new zone. I got picked up by the hostels shuttle service, checked in, got changed and headed to the beach for the day. That evening I headed out for the night. Surfers is Ozs East Coasts attempt of Vegas - with hummers and limos all over the place. It has a similar ...