I'm still buzzing from that surf lesson. So much so that I've spent all week Googling the different surf spots in the UK for when I'm back home. I think, ladies and gentlemen, that this is the start of my quarter life crisis. Oh well, I guess it could be worse. It's not like I'm collecting stamps or something. We still had a day left to burn in Agnes Water after the surfing, and burn we did. The day was spent lounging on the beach, riding the waves, and frying in...

Wow, what a week it's been. I apologise for the length between this and my last blog. I haven't been able to access the internet for the majority of the time you see, which was both refreshing and unnerving for the wifi geek in me. Right now I'm in a place called Agnes Water (in the library in fact, fighting the temptation to give their shelves a tidy). It's so hot, and I've just had my first ever surf lesson, so I'm absolutely knackered. More on this later. For ...

When reading back my last blog post, I noticed I didn't write too much on Brisbane the city itself. To be honest, with only having two days there and having a cough that meant I spoke like Barry White, I didn't get to explore as much as I would have liked. But from what I saw, Brisbane was a city that had lots to offer. Its shopping centre was huge and varied, there were heaps of parks and gardens, and its set on a river with bars and restaurants dotted along, al...

Christ, I was so relieved to leave Surfers Paradise you'd have thought I'd just spent the last four days backpacking the Gaza Strip. The two days I had left there were spent lazing by the beach and going clubbing, the only two things you can do really. My last night was coincidentally the best time I'd had since being there. I'm not sure if it was the prospect of leaving or the fact we played UNO. Yes, I know what you're thinking, "Gosh Charlie, that's a bit cra...

It was only three days ago when I was kayaking next to a pod of 10-20 dolphins and turtles in Byron Bay, easily up there with my best moments of travelling thus far. After a brief lesson on the basics of kayaking and a chance to interact with the rest of the group, it was time to hit the water. I shared the kayak with a guy called Nathan, who, like me, had never kayaked before. It just so happened that we were the first couple to capsize, which was made all the m...