Byron Bay, Australia Travel Blogs

Long Car Journeys and Beautiful Bays
Jul 7, 2006 (12 photos)

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
Jul 3, 2005 (11 photos)

... 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 ...

Heading South
Sep 18, 2006 (2 photos)

... 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
Jul 4, 2008

... 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 ...

Australia - Byron Bay
Jan 11, 2006 (23 photos)

... - it drew a few uncertain stares from the other brit tourists, none of whom wanted to get too close. The 5 hour trip to Byron Bay included a one hour stop at Ballina (famous for a big plastic prawn on top of a restaurant there! (PIC)) which we could ...

Byron Bay for the day
Jun 16, 2007 (6 photos)

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 headache ...

More Byron Bay!
Oct 22, 2003 (2 photos)

... Would reccomend this hostel, even if it is a little way from the centre, perhaps a 20-25 minute walk. While we were in Byron Bay we went on a nice walk upto and around the lighthouse. The headland that you can walk out to, is the most Eastern Point ...

Warren to Byron Bay - Day 216
Sep 24, 2008 (2 photos)

... 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!
Dec 17, 2004 (8 photos)

... 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 ...

Byron Bay
Oct 18, 2003

... , I have spotted some more big things. A Big Banana, and a Big Prawn. Well we are now at the Belongil Beachouse at Byron Bay, where we will probably stay for upto a week before moving on, to Brisbane. This is a small tourist town, where many different ( ...

Beach Bums
Dec 17, 2008 (20 photos)

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 ...

Change of scenery redux
Jan 17, 2006 (33 photos)

... 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 for ...

Oh dooooood!!
Aug 31, 2004 (4 photos)

... 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
Apr 17, 2008

... 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 to ...

IT'S CHEAP TUESDAY!!! Off to see our Lord in a bay
Dec 16, 2008

... 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 drove ...

Hippies and Surfies
Nov 17, 2006 (5 photos)

... 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 & Nimbin
Nov 1, 2008 (4 photos)

... 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 ...

Byron Bay
Oct 13, 2004

... Day 153 It's a doddle travelling in Australia, the tourist industry is a well oiled, user friendly machine. The 3 1/2 bus ride to Byron Bay was comfortable and left bang on time. Having stopped to drop off and pick up in several places we arrived in Byron ...

Rainy Day Women #51 and 184
Jan 9, 2006 (1 photos)

... 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 chock-a- ...

Day 309-315: Surfers Paradise to Coffs Harbour
Jul 24, 2005

... 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 recommended ...

My first surf lesson
Apr 29, 2005 (7 photos)

... 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 lighthouse ...

Soulja Boy Goes Global
Mar 2, 2008 (5 photos)

... 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!
Nov 5, 2006 (2 photos)

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 ...

Byron Bay Blues Festival
Mar 20, 2008 (21 photos)

... put on a good show, it changed their vibe and it wasn't what I went there to see. There is something special about the Byron Bay Bluesfest that made it great! There were just enough people to give a good energy to the venue, but not so many that made it ...

Bryon Bay -- Learning to surf!
Feb 2, 2005 (20 photos)

... ! 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 took ...

Our stay in Byron Bay
Mar 30, 2006 (20 photos)

... 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 ...

Week Thirty - Byron Bay - Beerwah
Mar 23, 2004 (18 photos)

Day 201 - Tuesday 16 March Back from the Bahamas just in time for this week's Travelpod. Byron Bay - where VW Campervans come to die. Nip into town and update Travelpod. Go to YHA hostel and purchase a Hostelling Card each for $35. Then phone the Ghan ...

Byron Bay
May 6, 2007 (3 photos)

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 beach ...

Chapter 17: The Oz Experience. And hippies.
Dec 21, 2003 (10 photos)

... "floaty," and checked into J's Bay hostel for 4 nights. It's been great to settle down somewhere to relax for a few days, and Byron Bay is amazing. Beautiful beaches, laid-back vibe, lots of sun. Yesterday I sorted out my next 2 weeks at the travel ...

Surfing, Diving and Bed Bugs
Jan 23, 2004 (6 photos)

*********************************** Tuesday 20th January Byron Bay is a total surf bum/backpackers hang out on the east coast. The plan this week is to spend as much time on the beach and in the water as our friable skin will allow. Started this ...