Hello all, Made the move to Brisbane today after a fun 4 days in Mooloolaba. To sum up those 4 days I can use these words; beach, sun, waves, goon, beer, Under Water World and fun people and bbq by the river. :) They are very strict with ID here, in some places only though. It's not about age either, as 50 year olds have been known to be IDd. AND they require passports, a driving licence is not good enough. Also they scan your ID when you go to a club, well, in...

Hello all! In Australian now, arrived yesterday. Here it is warm, humid ad lovely! Makes a nice change to the cold, wet and windy Tokyo! Mooloolaba is on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. It's got a long stretch of beach and lots of restaurants, bars and pubs, as well and some shopping. It's a typical beach place I suppose. I'm staying in a hostel with mostly British and Irish people which is OK. This particular lot is not too bad and not just party party! :) ...