Hey, me and sarah went shopping in Brisbane the day before yesterday, just one more time before we caught our oz bus to surfers paradise, and I brought sarah her bday present- she found a necklace that she really liked so I brought it. I also got her a pair of gold earings as I lost her other pair one night on Fraser Island. We got on our oz bus and guess what- the essex girls got on board! Havent seen them for a while. I sat at the bk of bus lol, it was only an...

Hey, me and sarah had a nice chill day yesterday in Brisbane, went to the artificial beach in the south bank parklands, at the riverside. It was a nice lagoon, they had a fountain section too, and some nice parks and gardens nearby that we walked around. We stayed there pretty much all day, and at about 4pm this random guy came and started making a big sand sculpture of a sea turtle on the beach lol. He was out of it we reckon, on something, but it was a nice scu...

Hey, me and sarah got to Brisbane on the afternoon on the 1st of march, and we checked into Base, right in the city which is fab. This is the first time weve been in a city on our travels so far in OZ, and its nice to have a change, though we miss the beaches lol, were kindof used to be at beaches everyday now. We went straight out to explore the city, and found that its not really big- we could walk everywhere easily, no need to take the trains. We walked all a...

Hey, me and sarah are in Brisbane at the mo. Noosa was gorgeous- very posh place, stunning houses on the hills and by the beach, amazing shops- not exactly for backpackers though lol. Pretty expensive. Me and sarah got off our oz bus at 10am, went to YHA hostel but it was full so went to Koalas hostel, and we made sure we booked our accommodation for the next week as this bit of the coast, the sunshine coast, is very busy. Koalas is nice- nice rooms, big bar, bi...

Hey, its thursday the 26th of feb and me and sarah are at peppies beach house hostel at Rainbow beach. We arrived staight off our early bus yesterday and this hostel has been brilliant- I found it in my lonely planet and we picked it cus it gives you free breakfasts, and a free BBQ every wed night which was good timing! They even let us have free breakfast yesterday hours before we could check in. We stored our stuff after brekkie and went for a walk to the beac...