Rockhampton Hostels - Reviews and Rates

Crossing the Tropic of Capricorn again. Strange to think that we were on the same latitude in Rio, all those months ago. Moving from the tropical north to the more temperate south, its getting noticeably colder.

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A counter-culture threatening to take over Australian roads is the "Wicked Van". I need not say any more, just look at the pics (& apologies to sensitve souls who may be somewhat peaked at the content).

Okay, today was a **** days hitching. It took me ages to get a lift from Mackay and eventually I got a lift as far as Sarina from a Kiwi women who drives a truck in a coal mine out west of here. She left me at a truck stop just before Sarina and I was waiting a long time here too. I was close to giving up, heading back to Mackay and getting a bu...

Richard Like Bundaberg, Rockhampton (or Rocky as it's known here) was a stopover town. We ended up staying for the weekend though in order to draw breath a bit and break the driving up. I was fed up of driving too after being stopped for speeding on the way into town. The speed limit here is 100kph and I was caught doing 115kph (a handsome 9mph ...

Back in Rocky. This is starting to feel like Groundhog Day. Everytime I wake up I'm in the middle of no-where with nothing to do but try and get a bus out of here. Although the one difference this time is the FA Cup final which is on and I watch it with half a dozen other travellers. Obviously because Liverpool are playing, it's one of the great...