Archive for June, 2009

  • Evacuation of the Whitsundays

    I probably drank more alcohol  in Airlie Beach than any other place in Australia. When we arrived into Airlie Beach on the bus our female tour guide took us on a quick tour- “And here’s what we call the Shagoon” she said as she pointed to Airlie Beach’s lagoon. There is in fact no beach...

  • Played Until My Fingers Bled Played Until My Fingers Bled

    In Byron Bay I actually felt like I was in the Summer of 69. My favourite memory of Holiday Village was singing along to Swedish Andre playing Wonderwall on his guitar. He was so wasted and played so hard that his fingers actually bled!! He then went and lost the guitar on the beach in his blind dru...

  • Skydiving in Byron Bay Skydiving in Byron Bay

    You have to do at least one extreme sport in Australia- I booked the Byron Bay Skydive; it’s by no means cheap at $399 and if you want the photos it’s another $100 because they have to send someone else down to take the photos. The day we were to do it I woke up at 6:30am with a stonking hango...

  • Nimbin- Hippy Heaven Nimbin- Hippy Heaven

    Another thing you must do when you’re in Byron Bay is go to Nimbin. There are a couple of tours that go to Nimbin if you want something a bit cheaper, but Jim’s Alternative Tours is by far the best. On a rainy day, we all boarded the second oldest bus in Byron Bay. For the second oldest bus i...

  • Byron Bay- You’ll Never Leave

    Fancy yourself as a hippy wearing flares and a tie dye top? Want to hand out flyers and save the world? Fancy a sing song on your guitar? Then Byron Bay is just for you. There are still traces of its hippy days but these days Byron is bustling with cafes, jewellery shops, hostels and bars. Byro...

  • Top things to do in Sydney

    Climb the Harbour Bridge- Climb 134 metres above ground to have the best view of the Harbour. Choose the time of day you want to do it for the best experience. Would you like to see the view in the full light of day or at night to see the twinkling lights of the city skyline? Or would like to do ...

  • All Aboard!

    I boarded the Oz experience bus on a rainy grey day in Sydney. I have this theory that there is a government conspiracy to make people think it's always sunny when actually it's not. Advertising and media coverage would have you believe that everyone sits on the beach topping up their tans and the...

  • Oz Experience v Greyhound

    I was to travel around Australia by bus, which is the best way to travel if you're by yourself and want to meet people. I did it with Oz experience, but you can travel by Greyhound as well, which is like Oz experience without the social part and without the added stops and activities along the way. ...

  • Drunk in Manly

    My Aussie friend Abbie is perhaps one of the drunkest people I have met. At Oktoberfest she was photographed wearing her sunglasses and Aladdin pants on a drip in hospital. I met Abbie in Portugal and this time I arranged to meet her half way around the world in Oz. I was supposed to be meeting her ...