The Happy Bus

Byron Bay

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March 4th 2007
After a five and a half hour journey we finally get to Byron Bay and check into Backpackers by the Beach! What a great place, I liked it instantly as its very chilled out with a hippy vibe and a beautiful beach and lots and lots of sun! Although there was occasional rain in the evening and we saw a magnificent storm which I have never seen anything like before, I have never seen rain fall so h ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Byron Bay

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more