Road trip

I'm planning a little trip away, to one of my favourite parts of the world - Byron Bay and the hinterland town of Bangalow. Although I'm combining business and pleasure in this trip, I can't think of a nicer place to 'work'! My first point of call is my all-time favourite shop - <a href="http://www.islandluxe.com.au/">Island Luxe</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1cw0JjnL8k0m_Lb-vpzxEX1xfQ-k-vPkfyA6UReCIeDQfPi-gpKwkgLYmdBf58i15ASBO3WD5pdivIdNjiDAjkQRpdcJfH3l842171Wu29sPqVgHuJHYgUeD3xmUfkALN6Z4j_q06Ps/s1600/island+luxe+bangalow%2560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1cw0JjnL8k0m_Lb-vpzxEX1xfQ-k-vPkfyA6UReCIeDQfPi-gpKwkgLYmdBf58i15ASBO3WD5pdivIdNjiDAjkQRpdcJfH3l842171Wu29sPqVgHuJHYgUeD3xmUfkALN6Z4j_q06Ps/s640/island+luxe+bangalow%2560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yww2Hzi_ucWUP7b2zMXwrNoI-0sgMzcTmnUszJLdvR9ix-IEnwdBRlghyphenhypheno_UDxLuCTw4jxnsX7HYd5coy3kYIqtCN_JHZ39gZdmO9Vh6dWN6sixIDGNa5-G3VcTbiC3vq9RcST5xrGM/s1600/island+luxe+bangalow.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yww2Hzi_ucWUP7b2zMXwrNoI-0sgMzcTmnUszJLdvR9ix-IEnwdBRlghyphenhypheno_UDxLuCTw4jxnsX7HYd5coy3kYIqtCN_JHZ39gZdmO9Vh6dWN6sixIDGNa5-G3VcTbiC3vq9RcST5xrGM/s640/island+luxe+bangalow.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KzRMSUnMudLfTUnsQD3CXce1LxiDHWiT45xoEDwo5r1M70Ji5o70NS-KQdLAg2HvUgv34q76fSA74rG3zfbUEqIQ7tScPnFeJZqddDIcCFDFly2OlKP4VlGm5FZ7rZkrG3MPlLlcW-8/s1600/island+luxe+store+via+shannon+fricke3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KzRMSUnMudLfTUnsQD3CXce1LxiDHWiT45xoEDwo5r1M70Ji5o70NS-KQdLAg2HvUgv34q76fSA74rG3zfbUEqIQ7tScPnFeJZqddDIcCFDFly2OlKP4VlGm5FZ7rZkrG3MPlLlcW-8/s640/island+luxe+store+via+shannon+fricke3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">images courtesy <a href="http://shannonfricke.blogspot.com/">Shannon Fricke</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1NC9RAhzYDUWW8Jmv2FzdB8cf7RVBmjMfn_vbdKUaObG1_dp0yur679Vw1muJMkez57eO2RUq6k4Nnl1Bp8_34hbqtgGYQNGCo265SDmE6c1ix10y_e9VPpWQR0wxZEX4JqEjDbBM5w/s1600/1205_bangalow_wideweb__470x300%252C0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1NC9RAhzYDUWW8Jmv2FzdB8cf7RVBmjMfn_vbdKUaObG1_dp0yur679Vw1muJMkez57eO2RUq6k4Nnl1Bp8_34hbqtgGYQNGCo265SDmE6c1ix10y_e9VPpWQR0wxZEX4JqEjDbBM5w/s640/1205_bangalow_wideweb__470x300%252C0.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> maybe a bite to <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/new-south-wales/hinterland-heaven/2008/05/08/1210131155856.html">eat</a></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oPVji79FJ1Qfccz_lrsnLesuYTHD_Tzv0A_VGmR1rV2h_SbswOUeQH3rbEOvczIbRaW-ypuV-D3KXag_XKjRaiCMV_f_TvZUAJbtBCntSiwnZaWBQgjClEXFOqNc0bDBJFYpFSYwFv0/s1600/bangalow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oPVji79FJ1Qfccz_lrsnLesuYTHD_Tzv0A_VGmR1rV2h_SbswOUeQH3rbEOvczIbRaW-ypuV-D3KXag_XKjRaiCMV_f_TvZUAJbtBCntSiwnZaWBQgjClEXFOqNc0bDBJFYpFSYwFv0/s640/bangalow.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">it's such a gorgeous, <a href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/6d/eb/de/bangalow.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g528914-Bangalow_New_South_Wales.html&usg=__r-uSvd5tRFdf4fU4_pAKdBt9o_4=&h=411&w=550&sz=58&hl=en&start=24&sig2=kTEeKPoZmR2IbIWU28SpWA&zoom=1&tbnid=uns649uUnNzG0M:&tbnh=165&tbnw=207&ei=7aQITdnBHo-0vgOCkNi7Dw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dbangalow%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1280%26bih%3D685%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=581&vpy=73&dur=1411&hovh=194&hovw=260&tx=120&ty=139&oei=46QITbqtIMaecP6onLIO&esq=2&page=2&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:24">laid-back town</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />On to Byron, to visit <a href="http://www.strangetrader.com/">Strangetrader:</a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM91UlUVg858RtvqN4LdOys-uCsE6-UdCQgw4ITSgIAXUr15iEUMp1K9pfUD62FOPd4ECTba7igYgunxcB8kYED93tHnLPif1uNtvCECYe1j4Pen1JVPGOTPMYOzi3jdpfl8cEP301VM/s1600/Byron_bay.lighthouse.2003_09+via+commons+wikimedia+com.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiM91UlUVg858RtvqN4LdOys-uCsE6-UdCQgw4ITSgIAXUr15iEUMp1K9pfUD62FOPd4ECTba7igYgunxcB8kYED93tHnLPif1uNtvCECYe1j4Pen1JVPGOTPMYOzi3jdpfl8cEP301VM/s640/Byron_bay.lighthouse.2003_09+via+commons+wikimedia+com.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">...and everything else Byron has to offer</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I can't wait! What have you got planned for the summer?</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/85794/shatay01/57292ae3db79c6d939a1f2a85508a076.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>

Road trip

I'm planning a little trip away, to one of my favourite parts of the world - Byron Bay and the hinterland town of Bangalow. Although I...

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