Travelling the Australian East Coast

Where to go, where to stay and what to do! 

Sydney - Base Backpackers

• Jet boat around Sydney Harbour
• Visit Bondi Beach and do the coastal walk
• Take a guided walking tour of The Blue Mountains 
• Have dinner at the top of Westfield Tower
• Take surfing lessons with MojoSurf
• Watch the Sunday fireworks at Darling Harbour
• Visit the Sea-life Aquarium 
• Have lunch in Hyde Park

Byron Bay - Nomads & The Arts Factory

• Take a day tour to Nimbin and stock up on green cookies
• Do the sunset walk up to the lighthouse
• Go down to the beach at night to watch the street performers 

Bit by the Travelling Bug

Well, okay, not literally. For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to travel. Even going back ten years as to when I started Secondary School, I can still remember that first ‘introduce yourself to the class’ session that every eleven-year-old child dreads. 

“Hi...I’m Chloe. I like to write and I want to travel the world someday.”

To be fair, eleven-year-old me knew what she was on about. Seven years on I chose my degree of Multimedia Journalism at Canterbury Christ Church University and so began my future of writing in a new place. Of course, Canterbury was hardly Timbuktu, and although my halls of residence were certainly questionable at times, I was hardly slumming it backpackers-style in a hostel somewhere. Nevertheless, those three years I spent away from home provided me with both the life and professional experience needed in order to one day make that big move abroad.