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After a lengthy stint in Asia, it was finally back to Western society. Perhaps among the most laid back and easy going of western countries, Australia is a land of surfers, coastal living, meat pies, wild animals, deadly snakes, rugby, beer, beer, beer and a no shoes policy. With enough space for every Australian citizen to have their own kilometer of land, it was a spacious change to the crammed sidewalks of Asian cities. A change I readily accepted. First stop was the cruisy surfer town Byron Bay near the northern end of New South Wales. Famed for being the most easterly point of Australia, the beaches were beautiful and the night skies were filled with stars...