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  1. Commissioner avatar

    Re: Staying in Australia when all else fails

    by Commissioner 23 May 2012

    *Sorry, the last community like that in the Northern Rivers closed about 30 years ago. And there isn't even a settlement anywhere around…

  2. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Staying in Australia when all else fails

    by Ozziegiraffe 23 May 2012

    +Moreover+, +many Aboriginal communities require a permit to visit to begin with+ Sorry, the last community like that in the Northern…

  3. ranjon avatar

    RE: Staying in Australia when all else fails

    by ranjon 23 May 2012

    There's buckleys chance of him having been in Nimbin around 1803 too.

  4. ranjon avatar

    RE: Staying in Australia when all else fails

    by ranjon 22 May 2012

    Is there a Maori place like Nimbin, maybe one with a big pot!

  5. Doctornono avatar

    RE: Staying in Australia when all else fails

    by Doctornono 22 May 2012

    Nimbin = Hallucinations

  6. funk_e avatar

    Staying in Australia when all else fails

    by funk_e 22 May 2012

    I heard about a Scottish guy who when after a number of years in Oz and facing deportation, moved into an aboriginal community in an aborigi…

  7. ranjon avatar

    RE: If a spaceship landed on your garden/yard/roof tomorrow...

    by ranjon 16 May 2012

    Nimbin is a fine place though http://www.nimbinaustralia.com/ Real spacing out territory!

  8. chrisj avatar

    RE: Byron Bay things to do?

    by chrisj 15 May 2012

    In Brisbane I would go to the Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA), Lone Pine for Koalas & wildlife, and Mount Cootha at dusk. Maybe a daytrip…

  9. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Byron Bay things to do?

    by Ozziegiraffe 13 May 2012

    If you can afford to hire a car, even for a day or two, it would be worth it to explore the area inland from Byron Bay, including Mount…

  10. ranjon avatar

    RE: Byron Bay things to do?

    by ranjon 12 May 2012

    The real BB is a life at the beach, not too bad a beach either and that is one of the reasons why BB has always rated well in the unemployme…

  11. xray avatar

    RE: VN observations

    by xray 12 May 2012

    #21,that brings back vivid memories of the dunnies at the Nimbin aquarius festival.

  12. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: O woe unto ye who would go in small buses to look upon the demon weed .....

    by Ozziegiraffe 02 April 2012

    did they test the bus passengers on the way *in to* or *out of* Nimbin? And why on earth Koonorigan? It certainly doesn't have a reputation…

  13. fowler9 avatar

    RE: O woe unto ye who would go in small buses to look upon the demon weed .....

    by fowler9 02 April 2012

    Saw plenty of adverts for the luxury air conditioned Magic Bus in Byron Bay. Was quite surprised when I actually sasy the bus, don't think…

  14. redwhitewine avatar

    RE: O woe unto ye who would go in small buses to look upon the demon weed .....

    by redwhitewine 02 April 2012

    I went for a look in Nimbin last year. What a shit hole. Lock the gates and leave them alone.

  15. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Sydney to Brisbane early April

    by Ozziegiraffe 08 March 2012

    This year most of the flooding has been away from the coast. Some places you might enjoy (though they are on every second thread on this…

  16. Linguse avatar

    RE: Chang Mai and Aruthaya - trekking and elephants

    by Linguse 07 March 2012

    Nimbin? Kind of. Nimbin is full of local hippies. Real hippies. Pai is full of foriegners who are trying to be hippies for a week or 2.…

  17. state49 avatar

    RE: Chang Mai and Aruthaya - trekking and elephants

    by state49 06 March 2012

    A few days in Pai? Nimbin? More like Nimrods ? Pick anywhere but. It has become Khao San Road north. Heard of KSR ? Trust me give it a…

  18. HoneyBadger avatar

    Chang Mai and Aruthaya - trekking and elephants

    by HoneyBadger 06 March 2012

    Hello Me again. I am asking a LOT of Thailand questions. So thanks again in advance! Ok so.. the predicament is: We have 5 free day…

  19. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Noise

    by Ozziegiraffe 04 March 2012

    I once got sworn at by a teenager for presuming to ring the church bell in Nimbin at 10am. He was living in subsidised youth housing behind…

  20. Captain_Courageous avatar

    RE: What people with the most unusual tradition?

    by Captain_Courageous 28 February 2012

    The village of Nimbin; whose sustainable and ecological settlements are reminiscent of an earlier lifestyle. Horticulture is very popular…

  21. emmaspires avatar

    Re: East coast for a month

    by emmaspires 22 February 2012

    Hey there, As advised above, get a greyhound bus pass rather than tickets as you go - the pass is a hop-on-hop-off service so you have…

  22. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE:

    by Ozziegiraffe 19 February 2012

    Or south across the New South Wales border, and visit the Border Ranges, Byron Bay, Lismore, Nimbin, etc.

  23. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Travelling from Sydney to Melbourne

    by Ozziegiraffe 17 February 2012

    There are plenty of rainforest areas inland from Byron Bay. There are also daily bus tours to Nimbin from Byron Bay, though if you have…

  24. emmaspires avatar

    Re: RTW solo inc asia, oz, nz, usa!

    by emmaspires 16 February 2012

    Hey there, I travelled the East Coast of Australia the year before last and travelled using the Greyhound bus which I would definitely…

  25. commachameleon avatar

    RE: Travelling from Sydney to Melbourne

    by commachameleon 16 February 2012

    There are a few things to see if you travel via car and can just stop everywhere - lots of nice and hidden beaches along the coast, or…

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