Hello everyone, I realise I have been a bit shocking over the last two weeks and not written at all, so all my apologies and prepare for a rather long installment. Having got to Brisbane, we realised that there isnt a great amount to do there on the weekdays. We also found out that our friends Craig and Mark from Sydney were going down to Bryon Bay and Surfers Paradise for a week or so. So...the first installment of the last couple of weeks begins with a backt...

Hello everyone, Welcome to the first entry from Queensland. We have just crossed over the border from New South Wales and have just arrived in Brisbane. Surfers Paradise was a strange place, especially as we'd travelled up from the tranquility of Byron Bay. With all the high rise buildings and Orlando based theme parks, it definately has a Florida feel to it, not really in keeping with the rest of the Gold Coast. However, it does have 40km of beaches so me and ...