So here we are in Byron Bay, the most easterly point of Australia. For years the "first place to get the sunlight" has attracted hippies and mother-earth types and it is now populated by their offspring, namely crusties and vegan tree huggers. There's not a lot of meat on sale here and the trees are tall and well loved. This notwithstanding, we have found a nice place to stay, just back from the beach and have been relaxing for a few days now. That's no...

G'day all and a big "how are you going" or "hair yer gurn" as it's pronounced here. We've spent the last 5 days exploring this awesome city and catching up with friends and truly loved it. We flew in and got the train to McMahon's Point which is a little spit of land to the north of the harbour looking back over all the sights. We stayed with Caroline who lives in an amazing flat overlooking the harbour. We had once again peaked. After a celeb...