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Travel Videos - Australia : Byron Bay (pop. 6130) It seems every backpacker must make the pilgrimage to Byron Bay. Once the centre for peace, love and alternative lifestyles, now home of a growing number of baby boomer 'seachangers' from capital cities down south. With this new mix, Byron is evolving, (and the real estate prices are going through the roof). Arrived in Byron Sunday night. Byron attracts creative types and also has a huge collection of practitioners of alternative health therapies. To try and capture this I am interviewing John Dahlsen an artist. John makes a daily trip to the beach where he collects plastic waste washed up the night before. From this waste he creates art pieces. I found his art to be like a double edged sword, I was both astounded by the beauty of his art, and repelled by the thought it was all collected from our beaches.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: February 11, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Author: overlander

Length: 0:04:02
Rating: 3.94
Views: 129,700

Tags: travel. documentary Australia art environment Byron Bay overlander.tv mark shea

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Video Comments:
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nbkthegame (Thursday 17th of July 2008 01:14:15 PM)
omg railway hotel dammm i remember that pub!!!!!
Yibyibdan (Monday 14th of July 2008 03:05:50 AM)
i need a holiday after watching this...great movie
sallyannphotography (Friday 18th of April 2008 06:40:34 PM)
Great Job your doing I love the way you Have set out on your Adventure its been great watching your you tubes. I am actually a bit of a gypsy my self I love Australia I now live up the Gold coast for now and I find all Australia and Tasmania we have amazing country. Well done Over lander :) you doing what i would love to do
54spiritedwill54 (Tuesday 8th of April 2008 03:22:32 PM)
How lovely and gentle
kookychew (Monday 11th of February 2008 02:43:19 AM)
yea...I lived there for 10 yrs and theres a good side and a very dark side to this fantastic area.....its like a modern town with its overpopulated streets amd theres no rules apart from trying to do whats best for you! Which means its very hedonistic....not a place to raise children, but others would beg to differ
ruudopjoetjoeb (Thursday 10th of January 2008 08:34:57 AM)
miss byron bay too. I was there about 10 years ago fo about 3 months. Im from Holland, I stil dream about it few times a month! so relaxed
OiCh33ky (Wednesday 19th of December 2007 03:27:26 PM)
i love it, i got married at the lighthouse at byron bay teehee!! beautiful place :D
seikokawabata (Monday 12th of November 2007 10:14:24 PM)
i miss byron bay... good video, i think;)