Next stop on our route was Rotorua – the cultural capital of New Zealand. This place has it all: Geothermal Baths (which gives Rotorua its unique smell of eggs – don’t worry you get used to it real fast!) Maori cultural centers, and lots of activities such as Rafting, Biking, Zorbing and lots more! The [...]

So after an awesome day and night surfing and cruising and… ok let’s be honest – partying, we were off again, this time to the Waitomo Caves, which is renowned for its caves and its residents, the glow worms! On Chooks recommendation I decided to opt for the Haggis Honking Holes tour, which was a [...]

It was time for me to have a wee little break from my awesome job at Nomads Airlie beach backpackers hostel and what better way than to suss out how the Kiwis do it! Having worked at Nomads Airlie Beach for over 1.5 years on both reception and travel, you get to know all the [...]

Okay, to say that we girls here at Nomads Airlie Beach Backpackers Hostel aren’t the earliest risers in the world would be an understatement. However on this particular day in the Whitsundays, the weather was perfect. Beautiful flat glassy water, sun shining and not a great deal of wind. So we thought what could be a better [...]

Tongarra Sailing Adventures, sailing around the Whitsunday Islands near Airlie Beach. The Mighty Tong, Tong-a-Tron, The Tong-meister, The Red Rocket, (I could go on!) Whatever you want to call it, its simply this: AMAZING! Steph, my fellow work mate at Nomads Airlie Beach backpackers Hostel ,and I were lucky enough to get to go out [...]

Coming up this weekend – Sunday 4th September 2011 – Monday 5th September 2011 – is the Airlie Beach Festival of Sport. This should be quite a spectacle for anyone who wants to watch other people tiring themselves out and proving to the Whitsundays residents how fit they are as it’s probably too late to [...]

For many people travelling to Australia most are unaware that as well as reef, outback and luscious rainforests we also offer snow!! I was lucky enough to  represent Nomads Airlie Beach Backpackers Hostel on the Mojosnow famil in Perisher, New South Wales. So I packed my warmest thongs (Airlie Beach only requires this kind of [...]

15th June was the day I got to break my Ocean Rafting cherry! For those of you not in the know, Ocean rafting are the yellow boats that zip by other sailing boats leaving them in a cloud of frothy waves!  Ocean rafting is an exhilarating thrill of a ride! Yesterday I was on one [...]

While you’re in Airlie Beach enjoying the good weather and the atmosphere of the lagoon and the views from the foreshore your bound to work up an appetite!  The question is where to go?  What does Airlie Beach have to offer for you and your budget!? We’ve all gone through it, arrived to a new [...]

A few weeks ago I went to the Whitsundays and Airlie Beach for the weekend together with a friend from Nomads Cairns Backpackers Hostel and some other travel agents from Cairns. We left Cairns at 6 AM in the morning with a bus from Oz Experience. After a 10 hour drive, some fun games in [...]