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There is much, much more to Nimbin than just weed and organic hippies. Of course, without those two, this little town located about an hour from Byron Bay in Northern New South Wales would be completely different, but it’s also a place full of nice ordinary people, who have ordinary jobs, go to school, church, etc. I’ve had the chance to discover the area thanks to an amazing HelpX host who showed me around the Rainbow Region for about ten days, and since I’ve left I can’t help but feel it’s a pity that people only come for half a day to visit “Weed Ville”, because there’s so much more to be seen! First off, the area is full of amazing cheap organic food. Yeah, you heard me right. In Europe, organic and cheap aren’t usually part of the same sentence, but in the Rainbow Region, most people grow their own fruits and veggies, as the climate allows for a wide variety of plants to be grown. My host could basically grow Rosemary as well as Mangoes, Bananas, Lettuces, Bok Choy, and even Pitangas. Although it first appears to be a very green area, water is, as many parts in Australia a constant worry. Many people own water tanks and must rely on rain water only, so some years are harder than others. When I arrived at my hosts’s place at the beginning of October, it hadn’t rained for months and his tank was more than half empty. He is still waiting for rain as I’m typing this. Every village in the area has a farmer’s market (find the calendar here). The Channon Art &Craft Market, held on the second Sunday of every month, is easily the best in the area. It’s like a small festival in itself and I found people there to be really laid-back and friendly. Have a look around the stalls, eat some amazing vegetarian Tempura – I’d never seen this many Japanese hippies in my life – and go have a cup of tea under the Chai tent. Around 3 PM, people usually start bringing their drums to do a drum circle, and the regulars start dancing. Another thing you will notice when traveling around the area, are all the “Lock the Gate” signs at the entrance of most properties. The community is very serious in protesting against the environmental impacts of fracking to find Coal Seam Gas as you will see if you read any local newspaper or if you visit The Nimbin Environment Centre. More info here. Another thing you might notice if you drive around the Rainbow Region is that the roads are bad. Really bad. There are potholes everywhere so one artist of the area thought it would be interesting to highlight them in his own way… which obviously greatly pisses off the authorities. Of course, everybody in Nimbin knows him but no one will tell, there’s even a small fundraising box on Cullen Street to help him buy his paint. Let me end this article by stating how gorgeous the landscape is. If you’re a nature lover as I am,this is the place for you. Byron Bay is overrated as hell. Sure, the beach is cool, and Cape Byron is amazing, but the town itself could pretty much be summed up as: Look-at-how-cool-I-am-I’ve-got-the-latest-Quicksilver-thongs-and-my-tan-is-really-making-my-muscles-shine. Do yourself a favor, wander off for a bit, and come have a look at the Northern River for a few days. You won’t regret it.
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Tu je još mnogo, mnogo više nego samo nimbin korova i organske hipija. Naravno, bez one dvije, ovaj gradić smješten oko sat vremena od Byron Bay u sjevernom New South Wales će biti potpuno drugačija, ali to je također mjesto puno lijepih običnih ljudi, koji imaju redovne poslove, idu u školu, crkvu, itd. Ja sam imao priliku da otkrijete području zahvaljujući čudesnom HelpX domaćinu, koji mi je pokazao oko Rainbow regije za desetak dana, a budući da sam ostavila ja ne mogu pomoći, ali osjećam da je šteta da ljudi dolaze samo za polovicu dan posjetiti "Weed Ville", jer ima toliko toga za vidjeti! Prije svega, područje je pun nevjerojatna jeftine organske hrane. Da, čuli ste me pravo. U Europi, organski i jeftini obično nisu dio iste rečenice, ali u Rainbow regije, većina ljudi rastu svoje voće i povrće, kao i klima omogućuje razne biljke se uzgajaju. Moj domaćin osnovi mogao rasti Rosemary kao i mango, banane, Lettuces, bok choy, pa čak i Pitangas. Iako se prvi put pojavljuje se vrlo zelena površina, voda je, kao mnoge dijelove u Australiji stalno brinuti. Mnogi ljudi posjeduju voda tenkova i mora se oslanjaju na kišnicu samo tako nekoliko godina su teže od drugih. Kad sam stigao na moju ljubaznost svoje mjesto na početku listopada, to nije kišilo mjesecima i njegov tenk je bio više nego poluprazna. On još uvijek čeka na kiši kao što sam tipkati ovo. Svako selo u području ima tržnici (pronaći kalendar ovdje ). Channon Art & Craft Market, koji je održan na drugom nedjelje svakog mjeseca, je jednostavno najbolji u tom području. To je poput malog festivala u sebi i našao sam ljude tamo biti jako opušteni i prijateljski. Imati pogledati oko štandova, jesti neke iznenađujuće vegetarijansku Tempura - Ja nikad ne bih vidio ovoliko japanski hipije u mom životu - i otići popiti čaj pod Chai šator. Oko 15:00, ljudi obično počinju donose svoje bubnjeve učiniti bubanj krug, a redoviti početi plesati. Još jedna stvar koju ćete primjetiti kada putuju oko područja, sve su to "Zaključaj vrata" znakovi na ulazu u većini svojstava. Zajednica je vrlo ozbiljan u prosvjeduju protiv utjecaja na okoliš fracking pronaći Plin ugljenog sloja kao što ćete vidjeti, ako ste pročitali bilo lokalne novine ili ako posjetite Centra nimbin okoliša . Više informacija ovdje . Još jedna stvar koju možete primijetiti ako vozite oko Rainbow regije je da su ceste loše. Stvarno loše. Postoje rupe svugdje tako jedan umjetnik području mislio da će to biti zanimljivo da ih označili na svoj način ... što je očito jako ljuti vlasti. Naravno, svi u nimbin ga poznaje, ali nitko neće reći, tu je čak i male donacije kutija na Cullen ulici da mu pomogne kupiti svoju boju. Dopustite mi da na kraju ovaj članak navodeći kako prekrasna krajolik. Ako ste ljubitelj prirode kao što sam ja, ovo je mjesto za vas. Byron Bay precijenjeno kao pakao. Naravno, plaža je super, i Cape Byron je nevjerojatna, ali sam grad mogao prilično se sažeti kao: Učinite si uslugu, odlutati za malo i dolaze imaju pogled na sjevernoj rijeci za nekoliko dana. Nećete požaliti.