We stopped there on our tour up the coast from Brisbane. We were working and living in Brisbane and went on a tour up the coast, we did a 3 days stay on Fraser Island which was such an experience - you basically get a 4x4 and all your supplies and tents and head off into the wilderness of the island for 3 days and nights, we were a group of 7 Irish and 4 English and had a class time, then we continued up the coast to sail around the Whitsunday islands which was incredible too, we stopped in Mackay on the way North for lunch, but did not stay over.

I can see how you'd miss Thailand - the culture, food, people, cost of living, wildlife, everything is so chilled and really up my street... Those travlling days are well behind us now though, married with four kids now, so no time for backpacking anymore - we are based in my home city of Galway on Ireland's West Cost.