17/05/11 - Surfer's Paradise + Byron Bay, Australia

Hey,

I'm in now in Byron Bay, and didn't get round to updated the blog in Surfer's Paradise. Surfer's Paradise was awesome, luckily had some great people in my flat/dorm so that was good fun. The actual place was good too, kinda reminded me of Miami, wasn't what I expected! It had a massively long beach and then with a mini city skyscrappers next to it! Unfortunately I couldn't find work for accommodation there, but the cheapest place did pick me up in a limo for free!!!

Byron Bay is alright, similar to other places really, nice beaches, popular with surfers, and as a small town with the regular few clothes shops and some fast food chain stores. Didn't get a chance to go to Nimbun as it cost $25 AUS to do so! and didn't find any work for accommodation here either so I'm leaveing today for Sydney where I can use up some of free nights to save a bit of money!!! Saw 2 scholes of doplhins in Byron Bay which was a pleasent suprise, it was quite amazing, they seemed like baby ones too! also trekked the coast and saw the lighthouse (where the dolphins were) so that was worth it!

Looking forward to going back to a big city where it should be bursting with life, and have plenty of things to do for free!

11/05/11 - Noosa + Brisbane, Australia

So I've been in Noosa, where I slaved away for my free accomodation to save money, I was glassing at the Nomads party bar. Noosa was pretty cool, had some nice beaches where you were actually allowed in the sea, so there were a few surfers. There was also a nice scenic walk through the national park that goes down the coast for miles.

After Noosa I went to Brisbane, my first proper city! finally lots of big buildings, and life walking around, no longer on a deserted place with only one main street! so far I love it, probably because of the change of North Australia, and I'm very much a city boy. Going to walk around the city and take advantage all the free things you can do as I'm hardcoring my budget. Just applied for my China visa so all excited about that. Will be in Brisbane until Friday where I will then go somewhere south!

05/05/2011 - Rainbow Beach, Australia

At Rainbow beach, so far not seen much but doesn't look very impressive, with only 3 or 4 hostels most of which are full! Couldn't get any work so having to pay a massive $24 per night. Thinking on moving to Noosa to save some money! Staying what seems like a caravan park converted into a box office hostel. It's surprising how little there is in some of these places!

03/05/11 - Hervey Bay

In Hervey Bay, working for free accommodation, went to see arthur at the cinema and attempted to see skream 4 afterwards. Skydiving tomorrow at 7am! Rainbow beach next, think we are leaving there on Thursday!

24/04/2011 - Airlie Beach, Australia

Headed to Airlie Beach tonight, a nice little 10hour overnight bus ride. I think the place going to quite similar to Cairns, everyone seems to say its awesome so looking forward to it!

We are also going to do the Whitsunday Islands, see the amazing Great Barrier Reef and all that hype. Again...I hear good things about it so it's probably worth the insane prices that tourist offices charge! Very hard to get use to such differences after  coming from Asia!

Will update you on my next location when I arrive :)

21/04/2011 - Cairns, Australia

I am now in Cairns, Australia - where the famous great barrier reef is, but I'm yet to see it, and well Australia is insanely expensive so I have been living off supermarket homebranded peanut butter and bread! I greatly miss Asia! but hopefully I will be able to go back there in not too long! We are going down the East Coast of Australia, starting in Cairns and ending in Melbourne. The weather is apparently bad and cold down south, and we will be going to beach place after beach place! We might do Skydiving or Bunjee jumping in Australia but they also offer it in New Zealand so it's kind of hard to choose between the two, but apparently it's slightly cheaper in New Zealand!

I'm not sure what our next stop on the East Coast is, so I'll update this blog when I arrive wherever it is!

10/04/2011- Bangkok, Thailand

Good to be back in Thailand, I am now in Bangkok until the 16th of April when I fly out to Australia. Which means I will be here for the water festival and will have a seriously awesome time once again in Bangkok!