Before I left Australia my mum told me about this place called Ubud where musicians and writers hang out to be inspired, create and relax. Away from the party culture of tourists and muppets travelling to Bali. As usual mother's know best and she wasn't wrong. Ubud is an incredible place to visit, buzzing with …
We say this every year "can you believe 2016 is nearly over?" Well I can, it's been a crazy year for me. Here's some books I read along the way that helped me with depression and adjusting to new life and also some fun reads and old classics worth revisiting.
"Change is as good as a holiday," that's what they say and it rings in my head this morning as my alarm bell. But if someone said to me a few years ago that I would be in tropical Queensland, enjoying nature everyday and singing with joy I would have laughed at them. Actually I …
A NEW AGE. I had just come back from an adventure all over Europe, challenging myself and learning and discovering more about myself than I ever thought possible. Thirty Seconds to Mars was touring Australia in March 25th – 31st because they rescheduled their shows here which worked out so perfectly for me. I had …
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So today I decided to check out the Bercy Gardens, which are 3 gardens built together in Paris and they were really pretty but it was a gloomy day and most plants laid dormant because of the winter. But there were still birds in the trees, ducks in the pond and green grass throughout the …
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On Sunday I left Paris for the night to visit Caitlan and her host mum in the town of Rouen, France (Normandy). Â It's a beautiful place. On the train ride it was peaceful listening to music and watching the scenery change from busy suburban streets to the country side of France. Â It was so beautiful …
I got them moves like Jagger! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ploCV5MdyA0 Attending a concert by yourself is an exciting experience, nobody knows who you are and nobody has a preconceived idea of what you might be outside of the concert. Following the advice I was given from my Dad I drove into the city and found a cheap park …
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Haley Lauren Smith 