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Australian Backpacker Bars

By on March 9, 2012 in Airlie Beach, Australia, backpacking, beer, best, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Cairns, Cape Tribulation, Melbourne, Noosa, Surfers Paradise, Sydney

TweetBackpacker bars make the travel scene what it is in Australia: “no worries.” Most major hostels have their own in-house bars but each one is unique, with cheap drinks, activities and rowdy backpackers abound. They’re the only places where you will find a party every night of the week. Sydney ScuBar Located beneath the Sydney [...]

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The Best and Worst of Australian Hostels

By on February 17, 2012 in Adelaide, Agnes Water, Airlie Beach, Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, best, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Cairns, Canberra, Cape Tribulation, Coffs Harbour, hostels, Magnetic Island, Melbourne, Mission Beach, Newcastle, Noosa, overrated, Port Macquarie, Rainbow Beach, Surfers Paradise, Townsville

Tweet I stayed in more hostels in Australia than I ever care to count. Some were great, some were disgusting and some weren’t really memorable. In this post I will break them all down with you, in complete honesty, for every hostel I stayed at, in every city I visited. There are a number of large [...]

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Tropical Cape Tribulation

By on November 29, 2011 in adventure, Australia, Cape Tribulation

Tweet My entire knowledge of Cape Tribulation came from a post on Vagabond 3 entitled, “Don’t Panic: How to Survive Cape Tribulation.” I knew it was a tropical rainforest, but past that was ignorant. But a 2 day 1 night visit was included in my Fraser Island and Whitsundays package, so for the hundredth time [...]

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