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Free Whale Watching in Byron Bay

by Paul C Pritchard on 22/06/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info

Whale watching is something extraordinary. It’s impossible to put down in words. It’s a feeling. It’s an experience. The song of the whale, the presence of the whale is so primal that something deep in your blood and deep in your ancient understanding wakes up and says, “WOW … I get it”. They are mythical [...]

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Tyagarah Lake and Smelly Ants in your Pants

by Paul C Pritchard on 08/06/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info, Fun Stuff

There used to be a little secret in Byron Bay – then it hit the internet and it’s not such a secret anymore. But it still has the whisper of a secret. It’s an oasis of tea-tree wonder. It’s a pristine lake – the colour of Golden Syrup or well brewed silky tea. It’s free [...]

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Safe Swimming In Byron Bay Or When To Get Out Of The Water

by Paul C Pritchard on 26/05/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info

There are very few places in Australia with the sub-tropical climate of Byron Bay that offer in equal measure superb beaches and pastoral hinterland and teaming rain-forests. Byron is unique because Byron Bay is nestled in front of beautiful mountain ranges that tumble into the sea. Mount Chincogan and Mount Warning loom and follow you [...]

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Crackdown on Illegal Camping in Byron Bay

by admin on 02/05/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info

The Byron Shire Council seams to be moving ahead with banning illegal camping, or parking your campervan on a car park over night. There have been complaints about noise coming from campervans parked in residential areas. The Byron Shire News quoted a Butler Street couple having counted 23 vans in their vicinity one night over [...]

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The Thing You Need To Know About Byron Bay – The BB Hug

by Paul C Pritchard on 24/04/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info, Fun Stuff, Personal & Spiritual

There’s no place quite like Byron Bay for progressive thinking, being and feeling. Byron Bay is one of the world’s leading alternative therapy and cutting-edge psychology training grounds. Literally everyone has two or three professions. Your local plumber can fix your tap and crack your back. Your electrician can fix your light and guide you [...]

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Byron Bay Writers Festival Takes Silk

by admin on 20/04/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info, Community Blog, News

It is with enormous delight that organisers of the Byron Bay Writers Festival 2009 announce that the Festival Opening Address will be delivered on Friday 7 August by internationally renowned human rights lawyer, Geoffrey Robertson QC. Perhaps most popularly known as presenter of the television series Hypotheticals, Mr Robertson is founder and head of Doughty [...]

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What to do on a Rainy Day in Byron Bay

by Paul C Pritchard on 30/03/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info

There are two primary elements that make Byron Bay so beautiful, the sunshine and the rain. Byron is a sub-tropical region and is prone to spells of both draught and flooding. But happily there is usually a balance and this produces lush green vegetation, rolling carpets of green hills in the hinterland and of course [...]

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A Byron Bay Jump To Remember

by Paul C Pritchard on 09/03/2009 in Byron Bay Visitor Info, Personal & Spiritual

Ever wanted someone to hold you tight, feel safe, feel like they are almost a part of you? Wrap themselves around you – say that they will never let go? Someone that you can trust, in fact, someone that you have to trust with your life? Someone who is right behind you all the way? [...]

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