Heinz Varieties Today we really wanted to do something - we're getting a bit bored of Surfers Paradise, as there's not a lot to do when it's raining, which is surprising considering how developed it is here. We had lunch at the surf club on the beach, and then made our way to Pacific Fair, an outdoor shopping centre that reminded me of Disneyland. We all wanted to see the film 'The Other Boleyn Girl', so we went to the cinema to see it. Again, the cinema was hug...

St. Paddy's Day This morning we got up and went for a walk to the town centre and along the beach, as it's cloudy again. Because it is St. Patrick's Day there was a band playing dressed as leprechauns, who we watched for a while. Later we went back to the hostel and got ready to go out, although I was a bit of a let down, and didn't wear green - not my colour! We went to an Irish pub on the beach front for dinner, and I had Irish stew and a bottle of wine to get...

Dance, dance, dance! Today I just couldn't get out of bed, partly because I was hungover, and partly because of the dreary rain outside. Eventually Lisa and I went to get a subway and a smoothie (no more pizza for a while!), and bought dinner for the four of us, with a strict $8 total budget! I also did some washing and used Angie's laptop, so it was a really enthralling afternoon. After our pasta and garlic bread we watched 'So You Think You Can Dance', which w...

Cocktails and dreams At around lunchtime Lisa and I went to the shopping centre as we needed to buy a few toiletries, and I desperately needed flip flops - mine made me fall over! When we got back we sat around the pool, and I did a few laps. We had bought tickets for a bar crawl around Surfers Paradise, which started at 5.30pm, so we went back to the room quite early to get ready, and then headed out. The first place we went to is usually a strip club (good s...

Vegas in Australia This morning we travelled from Byron Bay to Surfers Paradise on the Greyhound, which meant that we left New South Wales and went into the state of Queensland, also gaining an hour because of the different time zones. As we drove into Surfers I noticed loads of high rise buildings, neon flashing lights and fast food chains - kind of like being on the Costa del Sol or Vegas (not that I've been there!). We checked into the Islander Resort Hotel, ...