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Travel Journal: Tamworth, Australia

The town or apparently city, though I feel this term is used a bit liberally in Australia, of Tamworth is quite nice. Its not quite as dry as I thought but it is definitely hotter

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Travel Journal: Coffs Harbour, Australia

It was a very hot and sunny day as I made my way further north to Coffs Harbour. I’m very glad that I chose the train as my mode of transport, unlike most backpackers who

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Travel Journal: Port Macquarie, Australia

Port Macquarie has become more of just a stop off to break up the train journey up the coast. There’s not too much to do here and even less in the pouring rain so I didn’t do

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Travel Journal: Port Stephens, Australia

After a final dig from Newcastle, I felt I was happy to escape New South Wales’ second city and head to on to my rain forest retreat in Port Stephens up the coast. Beautiful beaches

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Travel Journal: Weather Woes in Katoomba

I’ve had a very boring day stuck in the hostel. The thunderstorm continued all day with pounding rain and by about 11am the fog outside was so thick you couldn’t see anything outside the windows.

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Travel Journal: Katoomba

What makes the Blue Mountains blue? Well, plenty of rain it would seem! Katoomba is a spectacular hiking spot just a short train journey from Sydney and is a perfect base for exploring all that

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Travel Journal: Couchsurfing in Maroubra

Having left the city for a few days I  headed to at Maroubra just south of Sydney. However, I wasn’t staying in a hostel this time but  instead giving couchsurfing a go for the first