Byron Bay
Travel Blogs from Byron Bay, Australia
Byron Bay
We parked up in Byron Bay, the backpacker "promised land" in potentially the worst weather in its history. While Sophie was busy getting a free wash a Spanish couple turned up to ask if we could help them jump start their car. We looked around for a while ...
Chillin in Byron
... walkway. But all the lifeguards put signs up and called some snake man to remove it....more scary stuff hey....this country is like a death-trap!! Byron Bay was definitely a cool place to go, and ahhhh I finally feel proper tanned!!! Next stop ...
Heading South
... whales. So on Tuesday morning we did this. Unfortunately no dolphins or Whales, so we had to make do with watching Surfers. Byron Bay was really nice, helped by the weather we are currently having - in the 30's (Which apparently is not common for ...
Shelia's Diary's Part 3: A long way to go
... Give an Englishman a few beers and they will start chanting. As the rain came down in Byron Bay we ended up in a England vs Australia Connect4 international challenge. All the songs from the football terraces at Deepdale and Oakwell came flooding back ...
Byron Bay
... morning sheltering under a tree from the rain and eating cake for breakfast before walking up to the lighthouse that looks down on Byron Bay. The views are stunning and we stop to watch the dolphins playing and swimming with the surfers in the bay. We ...
Long Car Journeys and Beautiful Bays
No sooner back from one road trip and a long weekend in Sydney, and we're off on a long road trip to Byron Bay to check out another university for Kate. Pearlie and Meg took a few days off work (God bless them) to drive us up there, to save us money, and ...
Byron Bay for the day
Mark and Myself had made plans not to let another Sunday go to waste and so decided to head down to hippified Byron Bay. Unfortunately true to form I had a bit of a bender the night before and refused to go. Another hour in bed and still nursing a ...
More Byron Bay!
... you clean up after yourselves, so the staff can spend more time on the beach" I think you get the gist.... The hostel is out of Byron Bay itself, and is less than 5 mins away from a quiet stretch of beach, away from the hoards of tourists. Most of the ...
Australia - Byron Bay
... in front of the television for a while before retiring to our quiet, comfy bed at 12:30. Day 2 Our main intention for Byron Bay was relaxation so we made a good start by getting up at 11:00am, bumbling around the place and then heading into town ...
Note to self: Ethiopia airlines socks are shit.
... the plastic bag suits. Leaving the mountains behind we then headed further down the coast to the third largest city in Australia: Brisbane. We weren’t quite sure what to expect from Brisbane to be honest but we were pleasantly ...
Warren to Byron Bay - Day 216
... roads with hairpin bends lined with big Gum trees, such a nice change from long straight roads fringed by bush. Just before I reached Byron Bay the sun had dipped below the horizon, I did get a brief glimpse of the Pacific ocean in the fading light from ...
6 Months and counting!
... me some more drugs. Then drive through Lismore, and stay the night at a backpackers in Ballina - a hundred times quieter than Byron Bay - and can watch the sunset in peace Sunday 19th December 2004 Drove into Byron Bay today, and firstly to ...
Byron Bay
... a game just yet, but I cannot be that bad as each game lasts at least 5 minutes. ***Big Update*** On our journey today to Byron Bay, I have spotted some more big things. A Big Banana, and a Big Prawn. Well we are now at the Belongil Beachouse at ...
Oh dooooood!!
... there we saw 4 dolphins in the sea just swimming around right in front of us, they were jumping and playing it was amazing!! Byron Bay is also like Camden by Sea with loads of hippies & 'alternative' eateries/health spa type things along with loads of ...
Back in Byron
... a shame as we had meet a great group of people and were having an awesome night. The timing as well couldn't have been worse, because Byron Bay has a lock out at 2am meaning that we weren't able to get into any other bars - Night ruined. So it was back ...
Hippies and Surfies
... from sunning ourselves yesterday, we start again in earnest today in the gorgeous weather on the pristine curved main beach. Another of Byron Bay's claims to fame is that it has one of the only north-facing beaches on the east coast. This means that ...
Byron Bay
... its worldwide reputation for excellent surf it's no surprise that Byron Bay has plenty of surf schools. I opted for the cleverly named Byron Bay Surf School. Having loaded the boards onto a trailer and put on our sleevless, ;eg;ess wetsuits, we left for ...
Byron Bay & Nimbin
... can say 'yes, i've been to Nimbin', everytime he's asked by people abroad, which happens alot. Back in Byron Bay the next day we wandered around. It's lovely little town. Caters for tourists really well and is full of backpackers and ...
Change of scenery redux
... loud (which we must've been if they could hear us from the street). With my final day in Coffs before heading up to Byron Bay, I walked with Katie and Sofie and a couple of the girls from the previous nights round of shithead to what Coffs is famous ...
Rainy Day Women #51 and 184
... Mike and I drove around Australia three of the coolest individuals I met said I should stay at The Arts Factory when I went to Byron Bay, seeming to think it suited my hippy side. So Sophie and I stayed there. Their campsite is massive and is ...
Beach Bums
We dossed by the van until lunchtime and then spent the whole afternoon on the beach. It was great doing the old boarding again on the crest of some realky big waves. We got back to have dinner as the sun went down. Then we just sat at the side of the ...
Day 309-315: Surfers Paradise to Coffs Harbour
... that busy but got the odd ripple after each song...and got one whole free drink for singing...woohoo! Wednesday 20/07/05: 10.30 bus to Byron Bay...started raining on the way there, hope it doesn't do it for the next 3 days. Plumped for J's Bay YHA as ...
My first surf lesson
... babe clothes I really want to purchase but nobody has to know that... Doh (Homer voice).. Too late for that now. Anyway , Here in Byron bay , the typical surfer beach and shop place. The town consists of one main street with a beach at the end and a ...
Soulja Boy Goes Global
... from inside the zorb could be heard by those waiting at the bottom of the hill. After zorbing we continued onto our destination in Byron Bay, where we've been for the last two days. It's a really vibrant, exciting town and it's proximity to Nimbin ...
Beautiful Byron Bay for Brekky!
As we said in other entries Byron Bay was sheerly a brekkie stop for us on the long drive south to Sydney - check out the piccies and you decide how beautiful it is? Unfortunatley for us it was lashing rain when we were here, otherwise I think that it ...
Bryon Bay -- Learning to surf!
... panic! As soon I got off the bus I could hear all of those productive thoughts get vented into the air as we arrived into Byron Bay. We stayed at a place called the Arts Factory. Where I started the search for my inner hippy. I must admit that Lisa ...
Nik getting surf lessons from a sexy Aussie gal!
... and company! We headed down to listen to the music bands playing on the streets! Some really great music! Byron Bay is definitely a kick back relaxing kind of place with lots of fun people. Would most definitely go back. NIKOLAS ...
IT'S CHEAP TUESDAY!!! Off to see our Lord in a bay
... was getting a bit too excited about the fact it was 'Cheap Tuesday' at Domino's again. We had a shower then drove up to Byron Bay Beach. Here, we ordered our pizza's and sat eating them overlooking the bay as the sun went down - brilliant. We then ...
Byron Bay
Alex: We got into Byron Bay at midday and checked into a hostel that Lonely Planet said was "excellent". After about 10 minutes and one visit to the showers we decided it was scruffy and a bit too dirty for our liking. Oh well, its close to the ...
Our stay in Byron Bay
... the same music every night, so i think its time to move on in night life terms anyway, so we are quite glad to be leaving Byron Bay in that sense! Unfortunately for Andy, he had to be getting up at 5:30 every morning so hasnt been drinking, so i think he ...

