I'd been in Railway Square YHA for over a week at this point and I'd been going more and more insane with each passing day. I'd gone to Traveller...

Apologies, I've been slacking and haven't been updating my blog much recently. On May 6th I left Cairns Colonial Club at 10.30am, taking the free c...

I got picked up by a small minibus outside the foyer of my hotel at 10.15am. A chatty guy from England was the driver; he mentioned a little bit ...

I get up blearey-eyed at 7, and amazingly am washed, dressed and outside the foyer at five to 8, waiting for the 8.00am courtesy bus to Reef Fleet ...

I arrived in Cairns having no actual accomodation to go on to; the first time I've done that all trip. I was expecting a big coach station, this be...

Dunk Island is about 5km from Mission Beach and Wongaling, and just takes 15 minutes by Wongaling Water Taxi. This infernal contraption doesn't com...

To all travellers thinking about coming here; don't bother. Skip it and go straight to Cairns. Unless you want to skydive, there is absolutely noth...

After a massive much needed blog update, I walk round to Townsville's ferry terminal. It is $26 for a return ticket; could be cheaper but not too b...

I have to say, I really liked Townsville. There's not a great deal here, but it feels a bit like I've stepped back into civilisation after loads of...

Apparently a very rich guy named Craig Ross owns the Koala's company and all their backpacker resorts, the two boats that my trip takes place on,...

I get to Airlie Beach after another long coach ride at about 2.15pm. There the Koala's courtesy bus picks me and about 3 girls up and takes us to...

Just a quick one here. After Hervey Bay, I am booked to do my Whitsundays Island trip at Airlie Beach. However, Airlie Beach is a whopping 14 hou...

I woke up at the ridiculous time of 5.30, having showered the previous night. Everyone who is booked to do the Fraser Island trip today has to me...

I left Noosa at around 9.35am, back on the trusty old Greyhound. The usual standard 4 hour trip, and I was in Hervey Bay. There isn't a great deal ...

Left my hotel in Brisbane and got the Greyhound at 10.30am. Not a massively long journey, just two and a half hours and I was in Noosa, a small coa...

Got woken up at 8.00am today by someone from Beaches Backpackers. She said that although my Fraser dates are booked they still can't find me on the...

I arrived at Brisbane transit centre at 11am. My hotel was just about ten minutes walk down the road. After staying in hostels, this hotel was abso...

Leaving Byron was immensely difficult; there's not a lot to do in this town, and there's even less to do when the rain comes. But there's something...

So, Nimbin then... The town of Nimbin is very small hilltop place located about a half hour to 45 minute drive from Byron Bay, near the Nightcap Na...

I'm writing this amidst yet another Byron Bay induced hangover. I've been in Byron for almost a week now and drinking every single night is definit...

Okay, haven't been able to update this blog in a while as paying $6 an hour for internet in a YHA is a rip off. Thankfully I'm in Wicked Travel in ...

I have to say, I love German girls. I spoke to three extremely gorgeous German girls last night. One on her own, Sara, who was living and working i...

Today I had to be downstairs at 9am; far too early to be up, washed and dressed AND have got something to eat. I was going to have to consume all t...

I haven't updated this for a few days, mainly because I haven't had too much to say. Stayed in Bondi for the last few days getting more and more bo...

Alex's parents dropped me back at the Bondi Beachhouse YHA at around 5pm Sunday afternoon. I thanked them for everything they had done for ...

Rob and I set off in his turbo-charged mini at around mid-day. Kogarah is only a short drive away from Botany, so it seemed while I was here it w...

Just a few words to add here. I've started slipping back into bad habits; where before staying in hostels I had little choice but to wake up ea...

I have to leave here soon; Rina is trying to kill me with food. Before I wasn't eating too much and was walking a lot. Now after a few days l...

Just a few short notes about this one. I am still feeling rotten but my sore throat has gone. Matthew took me to the chemists where I bought Sudaf...

Woke up feeling extremely well rested, so much so that I slept in until around one in the afternoon. Still feeling rough but much better for having...

I wake up feeling like Death; I am dripping in sweat, my bed sheets are soaked, my nose is blocked, my lungs feel wretched and my bladder ...

I am finally leaving the sleaze and drugs-ridden Kings Cross and joining the sun-fried beach loving minions of Bondi. I do my usual thing; get u...

Woke up this morning early at around half seven. I knew I only had one full day left in Kings Cross, so while I had this base in the heart of the ...

Today I decided to get things out the way and open a bank account. The way Aussie law works for those on a visa, is that as long as it's with...

While using my laptop down in the TV lounge a young Bostonian by the name of Ben asked me what I was doing today and if he could join me. He's an a...

A few quick notes about this one as it's 9 in the evening now on Tuesday 4th March and I am literally sweating buckets, it's so hot. Got the trai...

Apologies for the lack of updates, but wifi is down on the upstairs of my hostel so I'm having to sit in the TV lounge to write this. On Frid...

I arrived yesterday (Friday 28th) at 7.15 am Sydney time. The flight hadn't actually been too bad; got on the first leg of the journey at He...