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 Thu, 10 Dec 09 08:08:45 +0000 Thu, 10 Dec 09 08:08:45 +0000 Byron Bay is an amazing place it is so beautiful the beaches are crazy and white. Jason Travis and I went with a bunch of people from my work and met some people from his work down there. There was a total of 14 of us. 10 of us had one whole dorm room rented out for just us. Where me and Jason got stuck sharing a twin size bed lets just say that it was a horrible sleep haha. We went for one ni http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-459252.html nachdem ich von cairns 2000km nach brisbane und auf dem weg die whitsundays und fraser island besucht habe gefahren bin bin ich etwas weiter suedlich nach byron bay gefahren und hab dort fast 2 wochen mit surfen verbracht. die 6 leute mit denen ich gereist bin haben sich alle verstreut und ich bin zum ertsen mal mit 2 deutschen weitergereist. der eigentliche plan war sich 2 wochen fuer die st http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-450835.html Vi boede en uge i Byron Bay mest fordi vi moedte det engelske par Sean og Tracy I Byron koebte vi ogsaa surfboards Bagefter gik turen til Surfers Paradise som var lidt af en skuffelse for os meeeen man skal se det naar man tager oestkysten http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-449904.html Today we left surfers paradise and stopped at a wildlife sanctuary in Queensland. Here you got to feed kangaroo cuddle and have photos taken with a Koala and heaps of other Aussie Wildlife. We were given several hours to explore there.Next stop was Byron Bay on the way down to Coffs Harbour. We were given quite a few hours here to shop and explore. We also stopped at a lighthouse over a cliff whe http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-448070.html Right we are ready pack unpack pack again. OMG we will miss the NRL grand final better things to do like boarding a jet plane for LA.... whoops KL. Thought I better make sure the new camera works so here's a couple of pics.See you in 5 weeks Denise http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-441933.html With two sleeps to go I decided I needed a new camera for this trip. You know the excuses.... the old one is well... getting old and it has been dropped and what the hell I can give it to Ruby my daughter. But while I was gleefully shopping away practising a little bargaining before being thrown into the fray of the streets of Siem Reap news of the earthquakes and typhoons devastating Sumatr http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-441424.html Hi.... if there is anybody out there. Blogging is new to this babyboomer so hope I can wrap my head around it. Three more sleeps till we set out for an adventure in Cambodia from the generally ordered and serene existence of life in beautiful northern NSW to the enriching unpredictability sometimes chaotic but rarely dull passtime of travelling.Cheers xxx http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-441157.html So we left Sydney and headed north up the coast first stop Port Macquarie. Port is a fairly small town but has become known for its Koala hospital which is the only Koala dedicated animal hospital in the world. Naturally this was to be one of our stops while in Port but first we decided to hit the beach. We did not fancy a dip in the sea as it was still a bit cold but on our walk to the be http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-437552.html We managed to find our way out of Sydney easily and before we knew it we were heading along the Pacific Highway. As we were cruising along surprisingly quicklyl we decided to bypass Newcastle and spend our first night in Clyde at Port Stephens. We found the site we had been told about pretty easily We need to stay at sites most nights as we have no loo or shower got checked in and started to http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-435336.html Day 14 Fri Sep 4Byron BaySo I had gone to bed before any of the other people in the room got in for the evening. On Friday morning I awoke to find myself in a room with 5 guys and the room smelled like a garlic eating contest had been held in a gym locker. I just about gagged. So I wandered up to reception and told them I wanted to change to the teepee another one of their funky abodes. not http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-434777.html Day 13 Thu Sep 3Airlie Beach to Byron Bay via public transportI woke up to pouring rain in the middle of the night. By morning it was still drizzy and dreary. I was crossing my fingers it would clear up because I had booked a VERY expensive scenic flight over the Whitsundays islands.I packed up my stuff and waited at the bus stop to catch a bus to the Whitsunday airport to pick up my flight. The http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-434776.html hallo an allealso wir waren erstmal 4 tage in sydney und haben uns die stadt angeguckt und noch paar dinge erledigt wie bankkonto eroeffnen und sowas...die stadt an sich find ich nicht so toll es ist irgendwie nichts besonderes...am letzten tag haben wir dann noch eine hafenrundfahrt mit einem motorboot gemacht...also vom wasser aus ist sydney wesentlich schoener anzugucken mit dem opera house un http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-434738.html In den frhen Morgenstunden hatte es endlich aufgehrt zu regnen. Die Nachbarortschaft Lismore musste zum Teil sogar evakuiert werden. Dem Wetterbericht zufolge sollte die massive Schlechtwetterfront Richtung Sden ziehen. Dennoch entschlossen wir uns dazu schnellst mglich in den Norden Cairns zu fahren der von den Unwettern bislang verschont blieb.Der erste Stopp am 6. Tag unserer Reise war http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-434728.html Good Morning all..Firstly many sorrys for the gap between blogs. Travelling for a year means inevitably at some point a daily routine will return in a hope to save for the next adventure. I'm very much hoping i win this weeks lotto..until then i shall fill you in on my last adventure.Having started my journey up the East Coast of Australia with Pippa in Brisbane and going North finishing in Sydn http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-427754.html 27th June 2009We definitely needed to recover after our horrific journey but not before we found a hostel to rest our heads. After we checked in we pretty much slept for 5 hours straight. Upon waking we decided to grab some lunch from the bakery and eat it on the beach. With our bellies full we walked along the beach to a viewpoint navigating our way over the outgoing tide. We were told that the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-426159.html today we landed in byron bay. we left airlie beach on the 4th and headed to surfers paradise for 3 nights.we went to townsville before we left airlie and hit up the billabong sanctuary. AMAZING. held koala bears and snakes we saw the 3 most deadly snakes in the world. we also saw crocodiles and wombats and fed kangaroos. it was so cool finally seeing the wildlife here surfers was a ton of fun. http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-426143.html A short drive to Byron the morning after Brisbane only a couple of hours down the road we're booked into the Arts Factory. If carlsberg made hostels then this would be it Choice of rooms were normal dorms a 10 person tee pee or tents round the pond. It's cold and due to rain. A tent it is then Although the electric blanket was a big help flashpacking all the wayAfter dumping our bags http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-424587.html I forgot something from Sydney...just the minor event of going to the Blue Mountains...well actually they are a valley like the Grand Canyon. Little fact for you Pretty spectacular place you get to see some Kangaroos some valleys some trees some more valleys some more trees and three sisters. Amazing stuff Didn't get lost either unlike some British tourist from a few weeks back...mind you http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-424506.html You'll probably find more on this small coastal village located on the far north east of Australia's New South Wales and another point of journey for your motorhome or campervan. Why not get to it after 2 hours drive from south of Brisbane.Byron Bay has fantastic beaches ideal for surfing that the east coast of Australia is proud for. There are also great beaches around NSW but Byron Bay offers pu http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-423676.html selv om vi bare hadde vrt under 1. time i byron bay fristet det til igjentagelse jeg vknet tidlig lrdags morran av at fredrikke ei norsk veninne ringte spurte om ikke vi skulle reise ned til byron bay. jeg var kjempe gira og fikk vekket katrine og camilla. etter frukost pakket vi med oss flis teppene fra ikea og toalettveskene. for hva kvelden kunne bringe var det ingen som visste. en tin http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/New-South-Wales/Byron-Bay/blog-422218.html