Backpacker Project by Allira Cornell

NAME: Sam (Samantha)

OCCUPATION: Massage therapist

PLACE OF BIRTH: Para Para Umu, New Zealand (nth Wellington) I grew up in Wakanai

WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA: 24th June

IN BYRON BAY: Today (4 hours ago)

WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING: Don't know. I'm leaving Australia on the 4th September

WHERE ARE YOU GOING: Thailand

WHY DID YOU COME TO BYRON: I have a friend here and I've heard lots of good stuff about it.

WHAT'S THE BEST THING ABOUT BYRON: I haven't been here long enough to find out! The climate's good, even though it's winter. The people seem happy and the town seems colourful, funky, artistic and fun!

WHAT'S THE WORST THING ABOUT BYRON: It's quite expensive I s'pose… and my friend hasn't contacted me yet!

HAVE YOU MET ANY LOCAL PEOPLE. No, not yet

WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO EAT: Don't know yet

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE NIGHT SPOT: Don't know yet; I'm going to the Beach Hotel tonight

WHY: To watch the World Cup

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE DAYTIME ACTIVITY: Swimming (I'm a water baby)

WHAT'S YOUR PASSION IN LIFE: Food, traveling, meeting people, dancing

WHERE ELSE HAVE YOU TRAVELLED: a) IN AUSTRALIA: Sydney

IN THE WORLD: Bali, The States (Nevada, California, Kansas, Hawaii) - My father's American

WHICH PLACE DID YOU LIKE BEST: Bali

WHY: It's cheap, it's tropical, hot and there's good food!

WHERE DO YOU CONSIDER HOME: Aotearoa (New Zealand) "The land of the long white cloud" in Maori

WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST WHEN YOU TRAVEL: My friends and my mum and the snow; I'm missing the snowboarding season!

IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU COULD CHANGE ABOUT BYRON, WHAT WOULD IT BE: Don't know yet

IF THERE'S ONE THING YOU COULD CHANGE ABOUT THE WORLD, WHAT WOULD IT BE: Big question! Of course all the wars and stuff that's going on. I feel like I should be able to do more about it, but there's that whole "think globally, act locally" sort of thing.

To find out about Allira's experience in doing this project - Click here..