Purple Haze

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After heading north to Byron Bay I found the place too touristy for my liking. Yeh its good if you are about 19 and just enjoy boozing all night every night but i was looking for more natural surroundings so i headed to Nimbin which is about 70 km north of Byron.

Nimbin is the only town in the whole of Australia where it is actually ok to smoke marijuana in public cafes and streets however not in the pub! It is actually still illegal to buy and smoke but due to the festival of aquarius in 1973 ever since the police have had no power over the people to stop them smoking away...

Apart from the haze that is constantly engulfing the town, the surroundings are quite amazing with mountains on either side and very sacred aboriginal sites being amongst them. I ended up spending about 5 days in Nimbin mainly camping and relaxing by a creek and enjoying the warm tropic weather of northern NSW. There is also alot of wildlife around inluding kangaroos and platypii and its great to actually see the stars in the sky for a change nice to see if you like a bit of a slower pace and dont mind doing nothing for a few days ( or years ).

Beware however it is extremely easy to get stuck in a place like this, i think the surrounding cliffs have some eerie effect on you and resulted in the whole culture of the town.

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Photos

Nimbin Town
Random Hippie

Nimbin
Token Kangaroo

Nimbin
Rainbow Retreat Combi