On the 1st and 2nd of May 2010  there is a Mardi Grass festival in Nimbin. Nimbin is located inland from Byron Bay. To get from Nomads Byron Bay Backpackers Hostel to Nimbin there is a magic bus, ask at Mad Travel Shop for details. The festival is a unique and  colorful event, there will [...]

Byron Bay played Bangalow in our local Rugby derby for the Crom-Bat cup, which Bangalow have held since the cup started, Byron Bay have not beaten Bangalow in 15 a side rugby in our four years of Village Rugby but with a new found enthusiasm and a full reserves bench Byron Bay came out on [...]

Just north of Byron Bay is Brunswick Heads which is a great little place to visit during your stay in Byron Bay.  If you are around towards the end of May you could be in for a great day out at Brunswick Heads as part of a local fundraising event.
On the 30th May their will [...]

I have just had the most amazing lunch thanks to the Byron Organic Kitchen!
As the name suggests, this cafe creates delicious – and I mean delicious – healthy, organic and/or chemical free delights. This means no pesticides, no herbicides, no steroids, just nature doing its job and doing it well! All the ingredients are fresh [...]

Last weekend I went to Murwillumbah with the rugby team of Byron Bay. Murwillumbah is a new team in the competition and they have some really good guys walking around in their team. The first game of the rugby season is always one of the heaviest games because you miss game rhythm and nobody want [...]

Byron Bay has always been a hub for great live entertainment and every night of the week, you can hear awesome live music at any number of the pubs and clubs the town has on offer.
Many top international artists love to play the Byron Bay venues, a great excuse for a holiday as well as [...]

Byron Bay has some awesome tasting food, with really good dinning. The one place I am going to talk about today is the Orient Express located on Fletcher street right around the corner from Nomads Byron Bay Backpackers Hostel. They are open 7 nights from 5.30pm, and do Yum Cha Friday, Saturday and Sunday from [...]

Dirty laundry will be at The Beach Hotel on Saturday 17th April 2010. The show starts at 9.30pm I know the Backpackers from Nomads Byron Bay Backpackers Hostel will be there as well as most of the staff. Dirty Laundry has been at the front of the Aussie club scene for years now. This Melbourne [...]

The Northern Rivers Village Competition will start next week Saturday with the first game of the season out in Murwillumbah.
It is great to play rugby in Australia at the Byron Bay rugby team as a Dutch intern of Nomads Byron Bay backpackers hostel. I played rugby in Holland too and before I went to Australia [...]

It seems that every man, woman and four legged animal is already a member of, or about to join, a social networking site. MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Digg, Stumble – its all readily available on the wonderful world wide web.  Some people join just one, some join all….and it can be a bit worrying….
Do you [...]