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    Back with our fraser friends
    Friend from the whitsundays!Back with our fraser friends

    Australia - day 37

    April 12, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Today we got up and got the ferry back over to Townsville! Hopped on the bus all the way up to Cairns and arrived about 8pm! Checked into our hostel giligans and reunited with our two besties from Fraser who were in our hostel room! Went out at the club attached to our hostel all together and met up with some friends from the whitsundays! Was so much fun being all together again :)Read more

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    Huts where we slept!Huts Where we slept!Boys dressed up as girls!Our friends at the catwalk

    Australia - day 36

    April 11, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Today we had a lie in and walked to the shops to get some breakfast :) Made some granola and yoghurt and chilled by the pool! We swam and went down to the beach with lots of people we had met further down the coast! It was so hot on this day! Spent the day chilling at our beautiful hostel. Our friend Hannah from the clipper then arrived and we were so excited to see her! Spent the evening with them and then it was ladies night so all the boys dressed up as girls and did a catwalk! Such a funny night!Read more

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    On our barbie car
    Barbie carsMe drivingMe in the drivers seat!Wild koalaSunset at the fort!Feeding the birds and annas terrified faceBarbie cars everyone drives round!Traumatic bird feeding haha

    Australia - day 35

    April 10, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Today was one of the funnest days. We woke up early and had our free breakfast - I had banana bread with Nutella and fruit (diets going well) hahah! Was so yummy. We then got on the bus to ‘Topless barbie car rentals’ with two friends we had met on the ferry over! We rented a little barbie style car and spent the day driving round the island, it was so much fun! The car felt so weird at first but we soon got used to it and was hilarious. Had the speaker and played the music the whole way! We stopped at different bays, sunbathed and swam! We then drove to a sanctuary place where they were feeding birds, they put food in your hand and all the birds fly all over you, I found it so stressful and traumatic hahaha didn’t actually enjoy it very much! Millie found it hilarious watching me though! We then headed to do the Fort walk at sunset and on the way up saw a wild koala in the tree. It was incredible, so cute and so close! We then watched the sunset from the top of the forts which was beautiful and had dinner in a big group at our hostel!Read more

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    On of Our friends from noosa

    Australia - day 34

    April 9, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Today we woke up and packed up our stuff!! Got on a bus to Townsville with some friends from our Fraser trip and arrived in Townsville at about 2pm. We caught a ferry over to magnetic island and checked into our amazing hostel base! It was so so nice with a huge bar area and pool, right on the beach! Looks literally like paradise, the vibe is so chilled!! Checked into our rooms which were huts on the beach, so cool!! We then went and chilled by the pool with some friends from noosa and ended up sitting there til the sun went down!Read more

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    Giant slide!Rainbow!After party!

    Australia - day 33

    April 8, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    This morning was SO much fun. We woke up so hungover, had breakfast and then they anchored the boat. Got out this giant inflatable slide, paddle boards and opened up the side of the boat so we could jump into the water. We paddle boarded, went down the slide possibly 40 times and jumped off the side of the boat all together. Was honestly the most fun morning ever ever ever. Definitely got rid of our hangovers! Had lunch on the boat then drove back to the marina :( we were so sad to get off, had honestly been the funnest 2 days ever with such a good group of people! Chilled by the lagoon and then went shopping in Airlie Beach hehe!! Had pre drinks with a massive group of us and all headed out to the after party of our boat. All the crew were there and all of us was so much fun!Read more

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    Whitehaven!
    Whitehaven!WhitehavenIn our crazy outfitsOur funny outfitsSunsetIn our sting suits!SunsetSunsetWhitehaven

    Australia - day 32

    April 7, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Today was honestly one of the best days ever! We got up and had breakfast on the deck with everyone in the sunshine! Cruises over to whitehaven beach and walked up to the lookout point, was so so amazing!! We then went down to the beach and saw baby lemon sharks in the shallow water as it’s so clear, was so cool. Made friends with some Americans and all sat and chatted with people from our boat! We then headed back onto the boat for a delicious lunch and then went snorkelling! Was so cool saw lots of fish and sunbathed :) We then chilled on the deck as the sun set was so beautiful - definitely a cloud 9 moment. Had dinner upstairs and started drinking, got rather drunk and all dressed up in the most ridiculous outfits haha!! Danced all night and looked at the stars before a very late bed time!Read more

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    On board the clipper
    Rainy!The girls!Girls from reigate

    Australia - day 31

    April 6, 2019, Great Barrier Reef ⋅ 🌬 26 °C

    Today we woke up and packed our bags to check out ready for the Atlantic clipper boat around the whitsundays!met up with two girls from Reigate for breakfast who we hadn’t met before but had mutual friends so thought we would meet up! Hung out with Katie and Ellie for the morning and then Millie and I walked to the check in spot for the boat! Met up with Hannah who was on our clipper and we had met in her in noosa already. We all got on the boat and met everyone before having drinks on the deck and chilling all together. Sat in the hot tub with some welsh boys and girls and as we were in there it torrentially rained but was so much fun! luckily the rain only lasted 5 mins then had sun all afternoon! they got out a slide on the side of the boat so we went on this 100 times and swum in the sea! Had dinner and danced all night on the boat!!Read more

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    Our workout!
    Breakfast at the lagoonOur beaut workout spotAirlie beach lagoon!

    Australia - day 30

    April 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Today we arrived at Airlie at 7.30am! After our overnight we were rather smelly and tired but headed to the supermarket and bought some carrots hummus and muesli for breakfast! Sat by the lagoon at Airlie Beach ad ate breakfast. We felt so gross so actually forced ourselves to do our first bit of exercise - did an ab workout on the lagoon by the sea, was a pretty beautiful workout spot! We then swam in the lagoon and met up with some friends from Byron. Sunbathed and then checked into our room later on! Spent the evening with some friends having a chilled dinner:)Read more

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    Katie and Ellie on the steps
    On the bus

    Australia - day 29

    April 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Today we got up and already missed Fraser and camping so much! Went down to the beach with Katie and Ellie! Sunbathed and went back to the rainbow steps which had been repainted since we were last there and the words have disappeared - we weren’t sure if we were even at the same steps for the first 5 mins hahaha :) then we had some lunch and said bye to the girls! Got the bus for 18 hours overnight from rainbow beach to Airlie Beach! Managed to sleep most of the way but rather uncomfortably!Read more

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    Car 1 :)
    MahenoPlaying volleyballMahenoDinner!Dying katies hairTubing in Eli creek

    Australia - day 28

    April 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Today we felt rather hungover after last night so had a slightly slower start haha! Went to the Maheno shipwreck which was so cool. Then we headed to Eli Creek for the morning where we got big donut things and sat in them whilst floating down the creek towards the sea, was so much fun! All played a big game of volleyball on the beach with the net hung between two cars and had lunch together :( after this, so sad to be leaving, we headed back over to rainbow beach on the ferry! Went out for dinner with Katie and Ellie our new Fraser Island besties and had ice cream! Died Katie’s hair pink and sat and chatted with everyone from our trip :)Read more

  • Carly MunnBackpackingTraveler
    Lake mckenzie
    Lake birabeenLake mckenzieUsing the sand in our hair!Lake mckenzieOur car!Lake mckenzie

    Australia - day 27

    April 2, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    We were woken up so early to get going for the day - Me and millie chilled in the hammocks with a big group of people and ate breakfast all together! Then we headed off in the cars to a lake where no one else was, it was beautiful. Had the most delicious wraps by the lake and sat and chatted all together before heading to lake mckenzie! Honestly it was so so beautiful we couldn’t believe it - Looked exactly like the photos. We hung out took pictures and exfoliated using the sand! Even put it in our hair because it’s meant to make your hair softer hmmmm! We then headed back along the beach at sunset playing songs so loudly and singing all together - was honestly so much fun! Had a huge dinner and lots of drinks and then headed down to the beach to see the most beautiful stars ⭐️Read more

  • Carly MunnBackpackingTraveler
    Cars on the beach!
    Girlies at sunsetIndian headSandblows at sunsetUs and our carSandblows at sunsetCooking dinnerChampagne poolsSandblows at sunsetChampagne pools

    Australia - day 26

    April 1, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Today we got up so early and had breakfast ready to go to Fraser Island! We were in a car of 10 girls in a 4x4 with 3 other cars following. We got the ferry over to Fraser Island drove the cars along the beach, it was so much fun! Then went to the champagne pools which were so beautiful - they are called this because when the waves crash over the pool it makes a fizzing that looks like champagne! We then climbed up this big rock to a place called Indian head which had amazing views over the island! Our big group then headed up to these sand blows to watch the sunset, it was so much fun! A girl played her ukulele for us all and we sing and watched the sun set! Headed back for a bbq and lots of drinking games! Slept in our tents overnight and wasn’t actually too uncomfy!Read more

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    Cool steps!
    Rainbow beachIn our luxury private room hahaRainbow beach!

    Australia - day 25

    March 31, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 21 °C

    Today we got up and got the greyhound bus to rainbow beach! We arrived at midday and got upgraded to a private room with a double bed, we were so excited not to be in a 12 bed dorm for one night haha! We decided to explore the beaches and sunbathed before finding the coolest colourful steps! Met some funny girls here who we are gonna meet up with further up! Then went into town for a toastie and headed to pippies Beachhouse for a briefing ahead of our Fraser Island trip tomorrow! Met the nicest people and we were so excited to go! We all had a massive barbecue together and we met two girls Katie and Ellie who we got on with so well! Realised we had some mutual friends and they knew lots of Sashas friends from Durham which was weird! Then headed to bed early as we had a 6am start!Read more

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    Us and our new hostel friends!
    Lunchtime at the markets!

    Australia - day 24

    March 30, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

    Today we got up quite late but decided to head to Eumundi markets just outside of noosa! We got a bus which ended up taking quite a while but we eventually arrived and it was amazing. Despite the rain we managed to do slightly more shopping than we probably should have and then had lunch in a cafe near by! We met up with some people we met last night from another hostel and all got the bus back together! After this we had a snooze and then got ready to go out! We had 2 new room mates who were so nice so we all went out together and it was such a fun night! Met some Aussie girls who were so nice and are gonna meet up with back in London!Read more

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    Sunny noosa
    Our friends maria and katie!AcaiiiiiSunny noosaSunny noosa

    Australia - day 23

    March 29, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    Today we felt a little bit rough after our night out and had UV paint all over our bed sheets!! It was so sunny so we walked down to the beach 5 of us from our hostel and met some girls we had met last night down there from another hostel! We bought açai bowls which were delicious and then sunbathed for the morning! After this, we headed back to the hostel and swum in the pool and hung out there, chatting to people from our hostel! Had showers, got ready and went out again as all our friends from the first 2 days were coming back from their Fraser trip. Was so much fun to see them all again and we had such a good night!Read more

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    Fairy pools
    Our for lunch!Fairy poolsOur for lunch!Our hostel room ready for our walkWith liz and darias friends!With our friend lauren!UV!With our hostel friendsUV!

    Australia - day 22

    March 28, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

    Today was so much fun! Our whole hostel room decided to all walk to the national park together and to the fairy pools. We spent the journey getting to know eachother and it was so funny. We then arrived, swum in the pools and took some pics! After this we headed back to town and all the girls went for lunch to Betty’s burgers and it was delicious! We then returned to the hostel and bought some plain white t-shirts for the UV night that was happening that night. We all got ready and pre-d together and went to the night out, was so so much fun everyone had UV paint everywhere literally!! Met up wjth Lauren our friend from Byron which was so fun and all hung out together! We went to a strange club after but I happened to bump into some people liz and Daria (our friends who are also travelling) met in the whitsundays! Was so weird!Read more

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    Australia - day 21

    March 27, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 26 °C

    Today we woke up and the weather wasn’t too good but Millie Charlie and I we went in the pool anyway despite the rain! Was so fun we played loads of games and started chatting to some people round the pool! Got changed into warm clothes and went and sat in the common area and watched a film before Charlie had to leave for his bus :( was very sad! We then met a really nice girl called Gina an spent the afternoon with her chatting! Our friend George from home that we spent time with in Byron and surfers was staying with some Australian friends just outside of noosa and so they came to noosa and picked us up and we all went for dinner. Was so much fun and so nice to meet them, they were driving the most bashed up truck ever from their job on the lake, was so funny! Came back and met our new hostel room mates, they were all so nice so we all played cards together and had a night in.Read more

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    Fairy pools
    Ladies night hahahaFairy poolsWalking to the fairy poolsFairy poolsSnacks at the poolLadies night!!!

    Australia - day 20

    March 26, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C

    Today was our first full day in noosa! We woke up and sunbathed by the pool and played catch in the pool with some boys from our hostel which I actually won haha! We then met up with a group of people from another hostel and susanna and all walked along the coast to the fairy pools. They were so so cool and we swam in them before heading back to the beach. Was so fun! We then said goodbye to susanna for good this time :( we were so upset! Me Charlie and Millie then went and bought a snack and sat around the pool with a massive group of people from our hostel, it was so fun! Tonight was ladies night so all the girls got free drinks and if the boys dressed up as girls they got free drinks too! Literally every boy was dressed up it was so funny! We had such a fun night:)Read more

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    Our yummy breakfast
    Scooters!!Back with susanna!Diary writingOur new friends

    Australia - day 19

    March 25, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Today we woke up early and packed all our stuff up before checking out of the hostel. I had a dentist appointment at 9am so we headed to the dentist which was handily right opposite our hostel and I got my tooth fixed. She did such a good job, was so pleased! We then went and got the nicest açai bowls for breakfast and ate on the grass in the middle of the city. After breakfast, we rented these electric scooters that everyone rides in Brisbane and omg it was the most fun thing ever! You just stand with two feet on the scooter and shoot around, was so so good! We then headed to the botantical gardens on our scooters and chilled here and wrote our diaries for like 2 hours ( we were quite behind haha). After, we headed back to our hostel and Collected our bags before getting on the bus to Noosa! We arrived at our hostel Nomads and checked into our room, there was the nicest boy in our room called Charlie so we went for dinner us 3 and then got ready to go out! Our friend susanna from Gold Coast was here aswell so we all went out in the club attached to our hostel - so fun!Read more

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    Brisbane
    Southbank parklands!Our dinnerSouthbank parklands!

    Australia - day 18

    March 24, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Today was so much fun! We headed to the south bank parklands which is like a man made beach and lagoon right in the middle of Brisbane city! So strange! We chilled here with our friend from the bus and as we lay there 2 girls from Reigate college spotted us and came over - so random! We sunbathed, swam, got smoothies but it was SO hot we could hardly bare it. We went back to our hostel and on our way back got given a voucher for free dinner! We ordered dinner and ate on the roof of our hostel it was so nice!! We then chilled, watched a documentary together on the roof and went to bed:)Read more

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    Australia - day 17

    March 23, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    Today we woke up and had our final free breakfast before checking out of the hostel. We went and chilled by the hostel pool and met the nicest girl who was also coming on our bus later that day! We all got the bus to Brisbane together which was actually really short and decided we would spend the day together tomorrow! Millie and I checked into our hostel called Nomads which was kind of odd like a school and there was such a range of ages in our room - from 18-65!! Weird! We headed out to explore Brisbane and walked to south bank where we chilled and had some food. We then went back to our hostel to get ready for bed but bumped into some friends from Gold Coast and they somehow managed to convince us to go out haha! We all went for a big pre with some Irish boys and all us girls and then went out to the club attached to our hostel! Was so much fun!Read more

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    Cycling to burleighheads!
    On our night out!Cycling to burleighheads!Cycling to burleighheads!The creekPicnic on the beach for dinnerSunset

    Australia - day 16

    March 22, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Today we woke up feeling fresh after our night in and headed down to the bike shop after our free hostel breakfast (not the best but free food is always nice on a budget haha)! We rented bikes which had baskets on and everything and cycled along surfers paradise beach down the Gold Coast to Burleigh Heads. It was so beaut and we sat and ate lunch on the beach which we had cooked last night! We then locked our bikes up and walked through the national park in Burleigh Heads to the creek and chilled there! Was so nice and felt kind of like the rainforest a bit! We then headed back and cycled home, as fast as we could because the bike shop was closing soon hahhaa. We had dinner on the beach and then went to this huge market along the sea front - was so cool and we bought matching necklaces! We then watched the most amazing busker and headed back to our hostel. We were planning on having a night in but we got pulled into going on another club crawl however we managed to get the price down from $80 to $10!!! Bargain! We went out with friends from the other night and had the best time!Read more

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    Australia - day 15

    March 21, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C

    Today we woke up a little hungover and Millie slept in whilst I went and met susanna on the beach! We chilled, bought some new jewellery and then came back to meet millie and all said goodbye to susanna :( was so sad!! Millie and I then chilled at our hostel pool for the day which was so nice and we met so many people! We headed down to the beach to watch the sunset and then we also saw the moon rise over the sea! Cooked a HUGE dinner and chatted with all our friends from our hostel. We then went to bed - our first night in in a while!!Read more

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    At the club called bedroom!
    SunbathingSurfers paradise!!

    Australia - day 14

    March 20, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    Today was our first day in surfers paradise! We woke up and walked to the boys hotel where they were checking out before heading down to he beach. We chatted and went in the sea and then had a very sad goodbye :( at about 2 we walked to meet our friend called susanna as she had just arrived in surfers paradise! We all chilled together and then we bought tickets for a club crawl! We for free dinner and went to 5 different clubs! I met up with the girls from Byron we met and we had such a fun night!! One of the clubs was called bedroom and had king size beds everywhere, it was hilarious!Read more

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    Sunrise
    Sunrise at the lighthouseOur breakfast dateBbq time!!Our last night together :(The boys!!Breakfast date

    Australia - day 13

    March 19, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    Today we we got up super early at 5.45 to hike to the lighthouse in Byron bay for sunrise! Me millie and a girl from our hostel called susanna walked all the way up and it did not disappoint. It was incredible! After this hike we had a well earned breakfast with susanna at a cafe right on the beach it was so nice! We then went down on the beach and sunbathed and watched some friends from our hostel have a surf less - it was so funny! We then caught the bus to Brisbane and met up with George and Ethan again who had treated themselves to a hotel room!! We had a bbq all together and had a pre before heading out to a club called sin - city, it was our last night together which was sad :( I managed to chip my tooth slightly which was annoying but we still had a great night!Read more

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