Byron Bay

Byron Bay Beach, New South Wales

Byron Bay is all about the sea. There are few places where the ocean and the sand meet in such pristine conditions. Byron Bay is one of Australia’s most famous destinations. It has been a magnet for people seeking alternative lifestyles since the 60’s. Byron Bay is a beautiful destination for your wedding – imaginative [...]

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Byron Bay Beaches Australia

Byron Bay is a town replete with accommodation, but it is not necessarily cheap, since demand keeps up well with, and sometimes even outstrips, supply. Even backpackers accommodation tends to be rather more expensive than one might expect. Byron Bay is about 800 km north of Sydney and 200 km south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, [...]

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Surfers Paradise Beach, Queensland, Australia

The name says it all: this is one of the ritziest, glitziest beaches in Australia. Surfers is a clever creation, fabricated by corporations. It started out like every other beach town on Australia’s East Coast, but in the past 50 years, its transformed into an entirely different beast. Rampant commercialization and condo and hotel building [...]

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Byron Bay Beach Australia

Actually, Byron Bay is a small town in New South Wales, a state in Australia. If you were to go to the eastern most point, that’s where Byron Bay Beach is located. The name came from Captain James Cook who named the cape here after John Byron, grandfather of English poet Lord Byron. But boy, [...]

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