Cairns 26/02/07 - Australia Day Hi all, So we got dropped off in the centre of Cairns and The lovely people from my hostel came to pick me up and take me to my home for the next few days. I decided that after spending all my time in 'mixed' dorms - meaning all lads and me - not a problem generally, actually an advantage most of the time, I decided to check into an all girls dorm just for a change. As I had arrived so late my ro...

Hi all, Time to leave Airlie Beach so I packed up and headed for the bus. There was a girl struggling to bet her backpack on the bus, so with my big body pumped muscles I helped her only to discover she is from Bolton. We narrowed it down to where we lived and you wouldn't believe she lives on Sunninghill Park - the same estate as me, it frightens me how small the world actually is. The Premier Coach took me to Townsville where I then had to get a ferr...

Airlie Beach and The WhitsundaysHi all,After another 12 hour journey on the Premier coach, which mostly consisted of sleeping (me kitted out with my travel pillow, ear plugs, eye mask and torch - just in case) and the occasional dribble, well I was sat upright, we arrived in Airlie Beach. It was raining - aargh! We got the complimentary bus to our hostel - Koala's, we finally checked in note: Koala's are the slowest at checking in, takes on average about ...

HERVEY BAY AND FRAZER ISLANDHi all, After a monster 12 hour coach journey (this time with DVD player so I watched Friends most of the way there) we arrived in Hervey Bay. We checked into the Koala’s hostel and literally went straight to bed. I spent a day catching up with my e-mails and journal and then the next day I went down to the 10Km stretch of beach and walked to the Botanical Gardens to have a wander around. I didn’t realize how far I had walk...

Hi all, Finally I am going up the East Coast! I have been waiting 2 months to be able to travel again after my accident and I can't move quick enough. I've got just over 4 weeks to get from Sydney to Cairns so I'm going to be constantly on the move. I will have to miss out Surfer's Paradise, Noosa Heads and Brisbane but these sacrifices have to be made! I booked a ticket on the Premier Motor Service which cosy me about 100 quid to get me all th...