Byron Bay: hippies, waves & vibes

wasn’t planning on coming to Byron but literally everyone was like YOU HAVE TO GO TO BYRON. yolo in australia.

cutest hippie beach town. people walk around barefoot and like this guy told me his breakfast was psychedelic. beaches are gorgeous, waves were mesmerizing. healthy food options (pricey af but delish) everywhere. went surfing, stood up every time and rode the waves in. you know you’ve made it when the aussies are like “NOICE ROIDE”

was there 3 nights and went out dancing every night - Railway Bar, the Northern, Cheeky Monkey. met some Chilean friends and Dan from Wales. why are Brits always the nicest. had brunch at Bayleaf Cafe and an acai bowl from Combi. had 2 lovely roomies, Hollie from England and Luca from the Netherlands, who endured our sweaty no a/c hostel room with me. but we set ourselves up for success by storing our pjs in the freezer. i love when you meet normal, fun, funny girls at your hostel.

facetiming my mom and Keira she tells me if i ever go on a trip this long again, she will put my hands and feet in the biting fish (refer to video from Thailand on my insta). she also told me she wished she could reach through the screen and hug me. my heartttttt.

at this stage in ppp i am just stressing about money. i guess all travellers with a dwindling bank account must feel like this?? torn between wanting to eat all the food and do all the things but also not go broke on a daily basis. OBVIOUSLY i can’t complain because i am living my dream life but ya feeling guilty about how broke/in debt i will be by the time this is over. Johanna, who i met in Thailand, said to me that money isn’t real; experiences are. yolo yolo yolo.also trying not to stress about when this is all over and i have to go back to normal life. like i am so excited for stuff in the rest of my trip but then i’m like STOP THINKING ABOUT PARIS THAT MEANS PPP IS ALMOST OVER. i always do my best to live in the moment but it’s hard sometimes you know??okay anyway. Byron’s charm lies in its live music at every corner, beside restaurant patios, on the beach. loved me and Luca’s poke date drinking wine and enjoying the sunset/music on the grass. #pokeplaypassion. then the kid singing hallelujah in the graffiti alley basically brought me to tears it was so beautiful :’(

that’s it. just 3 days of good music, good people, good times. got a good tan. onto Cairns for some diiiviinnnggg :)