Backpacker 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 … [Read more...] about Australian Backpacker Bars
Cape Tribulation
The Best and Worst of Australian Hostels
**This post has been updated in May 2014 to reflect the places I stayed on my most recent trip. Some locations have since closed.** 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 … [Read more...] about The Best and Worst of Australian Hostels
Tropical Cape Tribulation
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 … [Read more...] about Tropical Cape Tribulation