Hello everyone! It's Emma not being lazy and writing her first journal. We are just on Magnetic Island off the cost from Townsville. The Island is the most amazing place. Quite small with amazing beaches and some of the best weather we have had so far. We got here two nights ago and had a problem with our hostel (twas minging) and so moved hostel to Base Backpackers. Its lovely. We have our own cabin and it has a wicked bar. The whole thing is right on the beach,...

Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world.....which means it is the largest sand island in the world (made purely of sand.) We stayed in Fraser Roving Backpackers and the 4x4 beast like cars that they gave us to drive around the island were...........bright pink - legend. Sadly we couldn't drive as you need to be 21 or over but it was still the funniest thing ever sitting in the back of the pink monster love machine, trying desperately to ho...

WE WENT TO STEVE IRWIN'S ZOO!!!! Was awesome, caught the free bus from Noosa to the Australia Zoo.....the whole way we watched a video on the life of the legend that is Mr Steven Irwin and then when we got to the Zoo there were huge billboards of him everywhere....we peed our pants on more than one occasion! We went to the show in the Crocoseum (named this because there are Crocs and we get to See 'em - bad joke!) We saw Snakes, Birds, Tigers which wer...

Hi to all the lovely people reading this! We are now in Noosa....awesome place, good recommendation Milly!! Staying in the YHA Halse Lodge which is like 2 minutes walk away from the nicest beach, legend. We have just lazed on the beach for the last 2 days but tomorrow we are going to STEVE IRWIN'S AUSTRALIAN ZOO!!!!!!!!!!! The excitement could not be any greater! Also we are going to go to the National Park in the hope of seeing/cuddling some Koalas....w...

Hi Everyone!! Well, we are now in Australia - wooooo! Its awesome! Got to Sydney on 1 May, Rob met us at the Airport. Sydney was good fun, we were there for about 5 days, went to the Aquarium in Darling Harbour and to the best market known to man called Paddy's Market with the worlds cheapest fruit, love it! Also went over to Manly Beach on the ferry which was good but very cold as there was quite a bit of wind coming off the sea. Sunset over the Sy...