Three and a half weeks on the east coast of Oz: fun, exciting and at times pretty weird. After spending a couple of days in Brisbane, visiting museums, markets and a city beach, i decided to hitchhike to Byron Bay. Three rides later, from a cardealer, a truckie and a zucchini farmer, i got to my destination: the Arts Factory Lodge. This is one of the best hostels I've ever stayed at! Besides the usual dormrooms, they also offered accommodation in big tents arranged around a lake and in big teepee's with nice wooden bunkbeds. There was a big balcony around the kitchen and an area near the lake with picnic tables and hammocks. Here, people would jam, play music, dance and drink almost every night. :) I met some really cool people here, one of
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