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NYE in Melbourne

January 8, 2016

Unsure about where to celebrate New Years, the receptionist at our hotel said the riverside would be a good place. We had a few drinks in our hotel (a bottle of $4 wine, which is around £2… It wasn’t so bad with lemonade!) and headed out around 10pm to the Yarra River.     We walked … More NYE in Melbourne

Melbourne 

January 8, 2016

We flew from Sydney to melbourne, as the cost of flying and getting the greyhound was the same, however the greyhound takes 10 hours and flying take 1.5.  We landed to cooler weather than Sydney, and took the skybus to the southern cross train station. The cost was $18 per person and you can purchase … More Melbourne 

Sydney

January 8, 2016

We took the train from wyee to Sydney on Christmas Eve, the journey took around 2 hours and cost a total of $14 each.  We arrived at central and hiked our way to our hotel, which was on the corner of Hyde park, and checked into our quadruple room. The room smelt damp and musky … More Sydney

Sydney

January 8, 2016

We took the train from wyee to Sydney on Christmas Eve, the journey took around 2 hours and cost a total of $14 each.  We arrived at central and hiked our way to our hotel, which was on the corner of Hyde park, and checked into our quadruple room. The room smelt damp and musky … More Sydney

Byron Bay

January 2, 2016

We caught the greyhound from Coolangatta to Byron Bay, the journey took around 2.5 hours, which included the change in time between Queensland and New South Wales.     We stayed in Nomads in an 8 bed dorm, as this was the cheapest option when we were booking our accommodation. When we arrived there was a … More Byron Bay