Jan 28thSoz no pics again - who knows when Im gunna get to an internet place where they let u do it!!Leaving Rainbow Beach in couple of hours to head to Hervey Bay for my Fraser Island trip! On the way here we stopped near the beach for an aboriginal informative talk! Learnt that didgeridoos are made using special eucalyptus trees found only in north oz and that termite hollow them out. Originally only men were allowed to play them as they were seen as phallic sy...

Jan 27th 2006Thought I'd update my journal now in the hostel while I have the chance - won't let me put pics on tho so will just have to do this for now! So I left Brisbane a couple of days ago and met a few english girls on my bus staying at the same place as me in Noosa, and one (ally) for same amt of time too. On the way to Noosa we stopped at the Glasshouse Mountains and did a small hike to the Wild Horse Lookout tower to get a good view of the mounta...

Jan 23rd 2006 Brisbane has really surprised me! When I first got here the City looked so small with not much to do and I really thought I would be so bored but after a week of being here I feel quite sad to be leaving! Having Tash and Teresa with me (lovely girls I met in Sydney, thanks girls been great spending time with you again!) has made everyday so much fun and we've been doing lots! The centre of Brisbane is really quite small and compact, from Mou...

Jan 19th 2006So now Im in brisbane! Only got here yesterday so not much to tell you so far!Surfers Paradise was a really strange place! Its the most commercial place in Australia and can only be compared to spainish resorts like magaluf or somewhere! Full of high rise buildings right along the beach front too, so different to byron bay! The main centre is filled with shops, pubs, clubs, takeaways and restuarants, every corner you turn takes you to another street ...