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Whilst kicking about in LA I decided to get fully involved in the mass media and entertainment that attracts so many people – after looking through my options I narrowed it down to Universal Studios, Six Flags Magic Mountain and Disneyland. Feeling relatively flush and having a good amount of time on my hand I [...]

I’m tanned, my hair is salty, my camera packed full of pictures and my body is full of goon – I’ve just got back from a 3 day Whitsundays sailing trip with Koala Adventures! Tweet

As my East Coast Tour continues I’ve been pacing it up the coast to my final destination in Cairns. For the last 3 days I’ve been bombing around the worlds largest sand island – Fraser Island – located just off the coast of Rainbow Beach. Tweet

The last few days of my East Coast Tour have been spent just outside Noosa in Gagaju Canoe camp, where a 3 day, 2 night canoe tour of the Noosa Everglades was on the cards. So this post contains a review of my time here, the pros and cons and a mini diary of what [...]

There were 4 bands that I really wanted to see whilst in Australia. Ironically I’ve seen 3 out of 4 during my stay here in Byron Bay! I ticked the first off at Byron Bluesfest in the form of The John Butler Trio. The second was The Beautiful Girls who I saw at The Great [...]

With my mind on a roadtrip up the East Coast with a heap of my Byron buddies my thoughts have been wandering back to where I started my trip, and indeed where I may finish it – Cairns. This week – following in the footsteps of my Sydney Top 10 I bring you my Top [...]

It’s been a while since I’ve been in the iconic Australian city of Sidders, but I had a pretty dam good time there and it kept me well entertained over the Xmas and NY period. So this week I’m reminiscing and bringing you my Top Ten Things to Do in Sydney. Tweet

It’s that time of the week again! And since I’m living and exploring Byron rather intensively I thought it only right to bring you a list of stuff to do in this lovely town. So this week its my Top 10 Things to Do in Byron. Tweet

Guest blogger Nick Griffiths came up to Byron from Sydney with the Mojo Surf Camp. So if your looking at surfing down under, or simply a more fun way to get up the coast from the big smoke check out this review… Tweet

Ok so after my (and indeed my mates and pretty much everyone i’ve met) experience at sunburnt xmas I feel its my duty as an STA Travelbuzz blogger to pass on a word of warning and indeed publically address the shambles that is Sunburnt Xmas. Tweet

Ok so last night i was walking along the esplanade and bumped into a few of the guys from my hostel. Got chatting and they said they’d just booked a skydive, which they were all pretty stoked about. Now skydiving has been on my list of things to do, not overly high up….more cos i [...]