Blogs from Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 13

15.1.2012 Michael was hungover all day so we didn't do much. Met up with the girls for the last time as don't think our paths will cross again. We all treated ourselves to a big breakfast, then said our goodbies which was sad. It has been nice to meet up with friendly faces and good friends and we have had fun with them, as Michael gets on with them all really well. The weathers taken a turn for the worse and doesn't look like it will improve for the rest of the week. We found out what bird pooed on Mike and it is called a Bush Turkey. 16.1.2012 Weathers grim again, why is it raining in the middle of Summer in Byron Bay?! RUBBISH! me and Michael did the lighthouse walk to the most easterly ... read more

My final day in Byron Bay and I thought I'd treat myself to breakfast out. Bored of toast in the hostel, so I wandered into town and around the shops. Bought a pressie or two with a 20 dollar note I had in my pocket but couldn't find anywhere where I wanted to eat - I think I was just in an indecisive mood. I knew I needed to get money out to pay for my hostel in Sydney tomorrow so stopped at a cash point on the way back. GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! Where's my purse???? Deep breath, look through handbag-with-a-million-pockets again. Nothing. No trace. Heart's thumping - the last time I felt like this I'd lost a similar size/shape little purse aged about 12 on a walk into town to do some shopping for Mum. Then, my ... read more

I realise that the title of today's blog may have put some of you off. I mean, who wants to hear about The Lighthouse Family, 20 years after they last tortured our ears? The only gig that I've ever been to that I fell asleep in. However do not be put off - there is no subsequent mention of said band throughout this blog...merely references to a lighthouse and to a family... Today started well, with Emma creeping into the dorm at 3.30am after a night out with her mates from London. It started again at 7am when she decided it was time to do her washing, and again at 8am when our alarms finally went off. Today is moving day and we're all off to Byron Bay - Julia, Alan, Emma and I, as well ... read more

This was definitely a nice spot, somewhere i wish I would've stayed for longer, but unfortunately i was counting the days at this stage for my last days in Oz before flying off to the US. So two days it was, to be spent at the Aquarius backpackers, a lovely spot, very friendly and again met some lovely people. Shared with lovely girls from Eastern Europe, Brazil, Sweden and Canada!!! Here in Byrons, the weather was not wet but not boiling either so not really full beach weather. This was naughty in the sense that i ended up spending my days browsing the shops and spending money i should not have been spending! However, saying that, i have some lovely souvenires or pieces should i say from there and i will always remember this place as ... read more

So after nearly a day of travelling we finally arrived at our accomodation in Melbourne at around 8.30pm Oz time and it was the worst we had been to yet. The room seemed dirty, the toilet windows were really old and broken and the shower door didnt even lock properly. This was booked through STA!! The kitchen was so busy you couldnt even begin to start cooking in there so clearly we would have to eat out for the whole week. Oh well. Other than the accomodation Melbourne seemed like a nice city straight away. We were staying 10 mins away from the centre in a place called St Kilda which is a small town/village near the beach. There were loads of cafes, restaurants and bars so the actual place we were staying was great. The ... read more