Accommodation
As most people now know – Australian school leavers take a holiday with friends as soon at their end of school exams finish. This is known as Schoolies Week. The actual dates depend on the State they attended school in and the subjects being tested. Safe to say end of November / early December are [...]
Byron Bay in winter offers visitors much the same as summer, except it is a bit cooler. Plus Byron Bay is known to have one of the best land based whale watching sites in the world. 100′s of whales are spotted annually from the Cape Byron Headland Reserve. June – July is the annual migration [...]
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OK – Bluesfest just made their 2nd announcement; Jethro Tull, ZZ Top, John Legend, Gurrumul (Bluesfest exclusive), Toots & the Maytals, Pete Murray, Wolfmother, Funky Meters, Irma Thomas, Booker T, Los Lobos, Kasey Chambers, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, Tim Robbins & the Rogues Gallery Band, The Dingoes, Diesel, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, B.B. & [...]
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With the huge line-up, it’s no surprise that the BluesFest says tickets are selling fast; Bluesfest 2011 has sold more tickets at this point in time, than any other year in the Festival’s history. There are some ticket types which are not going to last much longer! I’ve got my tickets – and I’m lucky [...]
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I went to ‘You Are Here’ opening on Friday, my frined Kelly Sullivan was in it, therefore missed the opening of ‘Grounded’ – I will have a look this week as I am a fan of Rodney Black’s landscapes (the photo is me with one). Anyway, it’s warm and sunny – just a quick heads [...]
It’s that time of year again, NO — schoolies won’t be here for another 4 months or so… BUT, Schoolies planning for 2011 are booking now! Yep, to secure schoolie accommodation in Byron Bay, schoolies book 16 months in advance. I can tell you that Cheryl, Melody & Chris are very busy taking calls and [...]
Well, last weekend was the Byron Bay International Film Festival, this weekend we have the Big Joke Comedy Festival, and in two weeks the 5 day Byron Bay Blues Festival starts. All exciting stuff attracting punters and performers from all over the world… But, if you’re wanting a more relaxed trip to Byron – you’re [...]
21st annual Byron Bay Blues Festival is on over the Easter long weekend, 1-5 April 2010 at their new festival site in Tyagarah (10 mins north of Byron Bay). Early bird tickets are on sale now, visit; www.bluesfest.com.au Once you decide to come to the festival, don’t waste anytime booking your accommodation. If you want [...]
I really wanted to ensure my blog was kept up to date with regular posts – alas, it wasn’t to be… 2 weeks since my last entry. It’s not for lack of things happening – it’s actually that there is too much happening. Here’s a rundown to get you up to date. Visitor Information From [...]
Late November — Early December Byron Bay is a popular Schoolie Week destination, less busy & structured than Schoolies on the Gold Coast, but still attracting many thousands of school leavers. Groups start organising their schoolies week EARLY with inquiries for accommodation starting as early as 18+ months in advance. There are two main types [...]