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Overrated and Underrated Australia

By on January 25, 2013 in Adelaide, Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, Brisbane, Fraser Island, Kangaroo Island, overrated, Surfers Paradise

TweetAustralia is what you could call a bucket list destination. It’s somewhere nearly everyone I’ve ever met has said, “I would love to go there one day.” And why not? You see images of the Great Barrier Reef and Uluru and get sucked into it’s beauty. But not every destination is, in my opinion, worth adding [...]

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Surfers Paradise on the Cheap

By on April 7, 2012 in Australia, backpacking, cheap, Surfers Paradise

Tweet It’s Australia’s version of Las Vegas, the sinful Adult Disneyland. Where the meter maids wear gold bikinis and the bartenders work in their underwear. I’m talking about none other than Surfers Paradise in Queensland. I know I mentioned it before back when I was there but since it was rainy for 90% of my [...]

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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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Photo Essay: Where I Slept in Oz

By on January 5, 2012 in Adelaide, Alice Springs, Australia, backpacking, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Canberra, Coober Pedy, hostels, Newcastle, Noosa, photo friday, Port Macquarie, Surfers Paradise, Sydney, Whitsundays

Tweet In my almost year in Australia, I slept a lot of places. Dozens of hostels, a few floors, friends’ apartments, two boats, tents, swags and countless cities. It all started in Sydney at Tommy’s house in Petersham, where he and his dad graciously let me sleep until I found my own pad. I got [...]

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Photo Friday: Surfers Paradise, QLD

By on November 4, 2011 in Australia, photo friday, Surfers Paradise

Tweet I know it’s been a while since I’ve done a legit post, but you’re going to have to wait a little longer. I am almost completely up the coast and it feels like I’m running a marathon. I’m pretty backlogged on posts and these pictures are from almost a month ago, but better late [...]

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