http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , New South Wales , Byron Bay en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:28 +0000 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:52:28 +0000 Whilst in Byron Bay decided to do some Kayaking I have done some before and did actually have my own Korean kayak at one time so thought I would give it a whirl. Thankfully the sea was calm and the surf not too high perfect conditions the guys said who took us out. There were about forty of us I guess and I was paired up with a lady from Brisbane who was on a few days holiday with two friends. W http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-783644.html First day at Byron Bay decided to walk the headland started by getting a map for the information centre as thought this might help didn39t want to get lost in the bush Started on the first part of the path to be greeted by a large green and yellow lizard about eighteen inches long for once I didn39t have my camera around my neck and consequently lost the is hot as by the time I had my http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-782522.html On the road again......to Byron Bay. Words cannot describe how much we loved Byron Bay. With its laid back vibe gorgeous beach and numerous ice cream parlours fuelling Georgia39s addiction we were in paradise. Despite the extortionate amount we paid for our beds at 39The Holidy Village39 Max sleeping in a storage room for 30 a night...no jokes. it was worth every single precious pen http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-772620.html In true camping style I woke up having had limited sleep nether the less I still love it. I decided to continue the camping early morning swim tradition so went for a dip in the sea before tucking into some fruit for breakfast and packing up the camp.All sorted we headed to secret beach a beach which was one of those seen from the broken head lookout from yesterday. The drive to the area h http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-771246.html I was picked up at 8am the car already loaded with boards tent sleeping bags and very importantly.the esky cool box. We stopped at Rainbow beach for a quick surf. When we got in the waves were a little larger and messier than it looked from the car and it took a while for us to get out back behind where the waves brake so I got battered by the breaking waves for a short while but soon http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-771241.html I39m in Newcastle Get Me Out of Here... On our way from Sydney to Byron Bay we decided to pit stop for a day in Newcastle... Worst mistake ever In what appeared to be a ghost town there was literally no one around nothing to see or do and no restaurants or cafes to speak of Our Sunday consisted of Traipsing round in the drizzle with heavy backpacks finding refuge in the local super http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-770720.html ltpre stylewhitespace normal color 2a2a2a fontsize 13pxgtGiven that we slept next to the motorway it39s not surprising that we were up at 6am. Luckily we hadn39t been caught for 39illegal camping39 and we headed to Byron Bay for some early morning beach action. James went for a run and I popped down to the beach to do some light exercising before breakfast. Byron Bay i http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-768497.html Friday night I walked to a small market that was on close to the hostel. A hippy style handicraft market selling everything from gemstone necklaces to natural soap and chocolate mousse. there was also a guy playing guitar who was really good. I saw some sights whilst waiting to speak to Maher not dissimilar to back home in the UK young girls in skimpy outfits and both young guys and girls extre http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-766949.html Yes that39s right I arrived in Byron Bay at 4.30pm NSW time. So that39s an hour ahead of Queensland and 11 hours ahead of UK 9 hours ahead of KL. The bus ride here was pleasant and very scenic as we came through southport surfers Paradise and coolangatta. Greyhound buses are comfortable but a standard bus by Asia standard. Byron bay is a nice seaside resort with lots of local surf style http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-766731.html Byron Bay Byron Bay Byron Bay. Everyone keeps banging on about how good Byron Bay is and so we went. People have gotten engulfed in this place for weeks charmed by it and more than probably drugged by it. We had arrived into the town in the evening after changing our clocks forward an hour not booked a place to stay as the whole way down accommodation hadn39t been a problem. Byron bay howe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-766719.html Hey Leute aalso nachdem wir ewiglange 25 Stunden Busfahrt hinter uns hatten kamen wir Nachts um 1.00 Uhr in Byron Bay an. Man kann sich vorstellen.. alles hatte zu weshalb wir unsere Matten und Schlafsaecke einfach am Strand ausbreiteten und mal wieder unter den Sternen schliefen. Am naechsten Morgen suchten wir uns einen schoenen Campingplatz und landeten in der Arts Factory. Ein richtig klas http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-759699.html 1711 Having slept reasonably well only being disturbed a couple of times when the bus stopped and passengers changed seats i woke as we were driving down the highway looking across the road and the flat lands of Woolgoolga either side at 7.10am I saw my first wild kangaroo bounding across verge They sure can cover ground quickly Regretfully a couple of hours later the bus blew two tyres http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-759342.html This blog is slightly behind as we didn39t have access to the internet in certain spotswere not willing to pay some of the ridiculous prices in the hostels for wifi. Anyway we arrived in Byron Bay and had prebooked our hostel The Arts Factory great hostel we were stayin gin the wreck room so once we had put our bags down we headed to the communal area to meet up with Elizabeth the frenchc http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-757278.html We arrived in Byron Bay completely exhausted and weren39t able to check straight into our rooms so instead of collapsing into bed we dragged ourselves off to explore. Before we did this we checked our belongings in and gave over our passports..... except that Gwend quickly realised she did not have her passport. This was one of our worst travelling fears come true Gwenda unpacked and repac http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-756907.html We woke up thankfully not to the insane monkey chattering of kookaburras but rather to the only mildly annoying squawks of a seagullsized bird and his mate. When I woke up and walked towards the bathroom said bird and his mate were escorting their three chicks across the pathway. The two parents spread their wings and walked towards me aggressively posturing and squawking their disapproval th http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-756545.html Apologies to all our hard core readers snce we have been very inactive recently. Since leaving Cmbodia internet is either really hard to come by or costs the same as a meal for two we will always choose to eat.We spent a wonderful few days in Phom Phen after meeting the best tuk tuk driving ever. He took us to the killing fields and s21 prisoon which were both used during the Pol Pot regime . B http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-755501.html Scheiss drauf ich machs alleinIm Endefeckt hat mir die Mittfahrgelegeheit dann gesagt dass sie erst ne Woche Spaeter in Airlie Beach eintreffen wird. Das hat mich richtig sauer gemacht da ich einfach nicht noch mehr Zeit in diesem pups Dorf verbringen wollte.Kurz nachgedacht und mir dann letztendlich ein PremierBusticket gekauft. Premier Bus ist im Endefeckt das Gleiche wie Greyhound. Faehrt a http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-754570.html The day started with breakfast on a balcony. All 4 of us Maria myself Forest and Henry packed up and got in their car yea theyre loaded for our hour long road trip to Byron. I learned a lot about Anthony Kiedis since I wore my chili pepper shirt read Scar Tissue and youll understand. We got to Byron and immediately went to the beach. We all body surfed in the most vicio http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-753858.html In the morning 102012 we made breakfast and ate it on the balcony overlooking the city Then we headed off to Byron Bay in NSW which is about an hour south of Surfers. Forrest and Henry rented a car for their semester here and it was sooo nice to get a break from public transportationWhen we got there they let us drive on some side roads to try it out Aussiestyle It was really weird http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-753602.html We have booked a beach house in Byron Bay for the weekend for us and Jenni Steve Sophia and Alfie Jennis dog. Mike is really looking forward to the weekend as he would like to get to know his little grand daughter and also to catch up with Jenni and Steve. Well you know I said we booked a beach house well that is not quite right as it is around 10 mins by car from the beach but to be hon http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-751314.html