September’s STA Travelbuzz meet-up went off last Thursday with a distinctly Australian theme. Hosted in our very own London digs this time, guests were treated to refreshments and snacks in the form of Shapes, TimTams and Victoria Bitter as soon as they arrived.

As the evening went on we dived into the social media side of what we do more than on previous occasions, illustrating the joy of Twitter and setting up accounts for those who had not yet tried the tool of choice for those who like their communication in 140 characters or less. In-keeping with our Oz theme, winners of STA Travel’s £10 Pom 2009 (and friends of Travelbuzz) attended, and as usual they were as lively as ever. It’s not long until they all leave… How we’re going to miss @alice_walkabout and @mia914. We also met Robert, a travel writer for Lonely Planet in the past, and hopefully he’ll be fulfilling some guest post action for us.

Speaking on behalf of STA Travel, and an authentic Aussie, was Saxon who did a sterling job of passing on a wealth of knowledge about his home country and answering the questions that were fired at him. There was also some voxpops created of people seeking advice through the medium of our ‘Twitter board’. These are all on the YouTube channel and we have video responses coming from STA Travel expert on Aus, Claire from the STA Travel Brighton Store. Finally a quick ‘hurrah’ for our STA Explorer, Ramblin’ Rucksack Man, Dylan who has been nominated for Travel Writer of the Year in the Guardian Student Media Awards.

Everyone left the evening more clued up on Australia, STA Travel, the role of STA Travelbuzz and furnished with a piece of STA Travel 30^th birthday cake (and a few Aussie snacks to boot). Thanks to everyone who came along and helped make the evening a success, and if you want to come along next time just get in touch with Cam via email or @statravelbuzz and we’ll give you all the details you need!