50 FACTS ABOUT ME

Hey y'all, prepare to learn some weird things about me in this latest post!

Enjoy these 50 facts about me! 

#1 - I'm a '96 baby

#2 - I was born in Canberra, Australia

#3 - I grew up in Nowra, Australia

#4 - I have 2 brothers and a sister (all younger) 

#5 - I can only eat yoghurt with a fork

#6 - Fave colour is green

#7 - A lot of people call me Ric

#8 - They also call me Toohey

#9 - I'm a natural red head! 

#10 - Fave music genre is country 

#11 - Fave band is Paramore 

#12 - I cry in nearly every episode of The Vampire Diaries

#13 - But my favourite tv show is How I Met Your Mother

#14 - Which is closely followed by Supernatural

#15 - I don't really believe in a higher power 

#16 - Though I'm a big believer in the paranormal 

#17 - I have an unhealthy addiction to frozen Coke

#18 - I have been working full time since I was 17 

#19 - I dropped out of school

#20 - I have never been in a relationship 

#21 - My all time favourite song is That's What You Get by Paramore 

#22 - I'm very close with all my cousins

#23 - I'm deathly afraid of heights

#24 - And snakes

#25 - I want 3 or 5 kids. No even numbers!

#26 - I want to live on a big property one day 

#27 - I used to ride horses

#28 - I am 100% a feminist

#29 - My first pet was a Kelpie X Blue Heeler called Tia 

#30 - My favourite shoes to wear are my old converse chuck taylors

#31 - I have watched 50 Shades of Grey close to ten times
#32 - My fave food is Mac & Cheese
#33 - I have travelled to 10 different countries in my life
#34 - I am extremely independent
#35 - I went to an Anglican private school
#36 - I once got in trouble for falling asleep during a religious studies exam
#37 - I love working with kids
#38 - I have a black belt in Taekwondo
#39 - I have many national gold medals for Taekwondo
#40 - I currently have 89 books stacked up against my wall. Yes, I have read all of them
#41 - I prefer savoury rather than sweet tastes
#42 - I'm 5'2"...well the last time I checked
#43 - I have read every single book by Abbi Glines
#44 - I prefer to only wear the colours black or white or grey
#45 - I keep a diary
#46 - My fave movies that I can watch over and over are Lord of The Rings
#47 - My fave flowers are roses and daisies
#48 - My fave perfume is Hypnotic Poison by Christian Dior
#49 - I actually love flying (in planes that is)
#50 - I will always, till the day I die, want to be like Hilary Duff

Y'all actually have NO IDEA how hard it was to come up with 50 facts about myself! I'm not an overly interesting person, so it was pretty difficult. And if you made it through all 50, well congrats. I'll buy you some chocolates.

Until next time X

TRAVEL DIARY : NICE & MONTE CARLO

Hey y'all!
Here's another travel diary for you!

This one starts as we leave Barcelona, Spain, to make our way to Nice, France.

Day 1

Today was pretty much 12 hours on a bus. I did the standard again; slept, read, listened to music and watched movies. On our way to Nice, we stopped off and had a perfumery tour. All I can say is that it was a complete waste of time! Not to mention, it gave me the worst headache ever. Anyway, we jumped back on the bus and headed to our hotel in Nice. The scenery on the way was absolutely beautiful.

We got to our hotel, checked in, freshened up a bit and we headed out for dinner and a night on the town. This also happened to be my first proper night out after being horrendously sick. We ended up at this cute little restaurant for dinner where our waiter sang to us. It was so adorable. The food was absolutely delicious too, although I didn't eat it all because I still wasn't willing to test my tummy after everything in Avignon!

After dinner, we headed to a place called Wayne's Bar. This place was literally filled with Aussies, Kiwis and Brits. The vibe there was absolutely amazing though! The entire section in front of the bands stage was reserved entirely for us. We met our bar service guy, Angus, who was a total hottie, but was Aussie. Not exotic at all! Everyone started getting white girl wasted, but I didn't have anything to drink. Again, wasn't willing to get sick again. Can you tell I hate being sick yet?

Steph & I were sitting with the boys, so it got pretty rowdy. Little did we know, it was about to get rowdier. As soon as the band came on, the atmosphere was electric and we all ended up dancing on tables, coyote ugly style! When a few of us decided we were tired and sweaty, we made the 10 minute walk back to our hotel and called it a night!

At Wayne's Bar

On our way back to the hotel

Day 2

Today was our free day, so Steph and I spent most of the morning shopping for something to wear for the evening when we made our way to Monte Carlo for the night. It was such a sunny and warm day, so we decided to meet up with some of the guys at the beach. We got down there and chilled in the sun with Lidia, Coup, Ross and Josh. We were there for ages, just enjoying the view, but we eventually had to go back and get ready to go to Monte Carlo.

I made sure I had at least 2 hours to get ready, but I was still freaking out for whatever reason. I had to keep re-straightening my hair from all the stress sweat! When we were all ready, we headed down to the lobby and jumped on the bus and headed to Monte Carlo!

When we got there, we all made a hike up to the Palace. It was pretty spectacular. When we got back down, we headed straight into the famous casino to check it out. Talk about a let down! It really wasn't that fancy at all! There ended up being a bit of drama between some of the girls on where to eat, so after much debate, Steph, Ross, Coup, Lidia, Mae, Jess and I headed out of the casino and down the road and got a huge Macca's feast for dinner!

We sat on the edge of the famous Monte Carlo Grand Prix hairpin and had our feast while watching all the Ferraris and Porches drive past. A little while later, our fabulous bus driver, Victor, came down and joined us. He's such a laugh!

As we were sitting and chatting, I see a hot group of guys across the road. For whatever reason, I decide to yell at them "You're hot". They yelled something back, thinking we were French, so I replied "We're Aussie, can we come party with you?" They whistled and said yes, so Steph and I raced up to meet them. They were 3 very attractive British boys. Connor, Max and I don't remember the other ones name! Oops. We got photos with them, but eventually our fun had to end as we had to get back on the bus to go back to our hotel in Nice. We can safely say it was a hugely missed opportunity!

Lidia, Steph & I

Group pic in Monte Carlo

Steph and I with our British Lads

Day 3

Today was the day we left Nice. However, our morning started at 2am when the hotels fire alarm went off. We all had to evacuate and run downstairs. All I was worried about was making sure I had rubbed all the pimple cream off my face! Talk about embarrassing! We went back to bed before having to get up at 6am to head to Italy!

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Nice

Monte Carlo

Nice

Steph, Me, Mae, Jess and Lidia in Monte Carlo

Next Post : VENICE, FLORENCE & ROME

EUROTRIP pt. 1 (VIDEO)

Hey y'all!

I have been ridiculously sick the last week and a half, so yeah, I've been slack as hell. But today, I actually got off my butt (not really) and did a thing!

I decided to compile some videos I took over in Europe and apply my wicked editing skills (that's a joke by the way) and put this little thing together.

It is absolutely nothing special, but give it a sympathy watch anyway. The music adds to it.

But keep your eyes peeled for more travel diaries coming soon!

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TRAVEL DIARY : AVIGNON & BARCELONA '15

Hey y'all!

I'm finally finishing off my travel diaries from when I was in Europe last year!

Avignon - Day 1

Last y'all heard, we had just finished up in the Swiss Alps. We pretty much spent the rest of the day on the bus; it was such a long drive! Avignon was more of a pit stop rather than a place to properly spend time.

We arrived around 4:30 and get checked into the hostel. Despite our hostel being stupidly basic and a bit smelly, we had an exquisite view of the main river there. Everything was so lush and green!
After we put all our crap down and claimed our bunks for the night, we walked across the main bridge into the old city of Avignon for some dinner. Steph, Jess, Nat, Lauren, Mel and I all wandered around the city for about an hour just exploring! The city was absolutely gorgeous, but it was way too hot to handle!

We ended up going to a restaurant in the Main Square for dinner. We were told to avoid the Main Square as they tend to charge you more to eat there, but would could not care less! Most of us got Spaghetti Bolognese for dinner and we also shared a pizza too! After, we went a got slushies and crepes and I definitely felt like I was ready to explode!

Once it started to get dark, we headed back across the bridge to our hostel. We met back up with everyone and we all proceeded to sit on the wifi outside for hours! I started to feel a bit sick, so I had a shower and went to bed early

Avignon - Day 2 / Barcelona - Day 1

Yep, so, I was definitely sick alright. I woke up at about 12:30am and spewed my entire gutts up in my bed. It was horrendous. I then spent the next 6 hrs sleeping on the hostel toilet floor and spewing every half an hour. And even when there was nothing left in my stomach, it didn't stop.

Looking back on it now, it was definitely the worst I have ever felt in my entire life. I never ever want to go through something like that again!

Anyway, I got my shit together and hopped on the bus to head to Barcelona! I sat by myself near the bus toilet, took 2 anti-nausea tablets and was pretty much knocked out the entire bus trip. Made it a lot more enjoyable I think. By the time we got to Barcelona, I was feeling a lot better, but still not 100%. So, I decided to stay at our hostel and sleep while everyone else went out and partied!

Our hostel in Barcelona was so nice! It was literally directly in the middle of the city. It was the perfect location! Not to mention the rooms were huge too!

 Barcelona - Day 2

After a big sleep, I woke up feeling ten times better. Although, I seemed to develop a nasty cough over night and started losing my voice! I mention to keep down some orange juice and a fruit bag from maccas. We didn't do too much apart from shop. Everyone was waaaaay too hungover!

Steph, Jess & I wandered around the main area looking in all the shops. I actually spent some money on myself too! I bought a lot of clothes from MANGO, Brandy Melville and there was another shop but I can't remember!

Before we knew it, it was time to have dinner. A big group of us girls headed to a Spanish tapas bar to get some food! I didn't eat anything as I didn't want to test my tummy. So I convinced the girls to swing past maccas with me so I could get another fruit bag!

We were all in bed pretty early that night as we had to get up first thing to head to The French Riviera!

Barcelona - Day 3

We all jumped up early and fought for the shower before having to jump on the bus all day again to head to Nice.


As you can see, I didn't take many photos, ya know, being sick and all!

Find out what happens in the French Riviera in my next post!

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Next Post: THE FRENCH RIVIERA 

ALBUMS I HAVE HAD ON REPEAT

Hey Y’all,

I thought I’d start off my 2016 posts (even though I’m 5 months late) with the albums I have been obsessed with so far this year. A majority of these were actually released in 2015, but they’re just that good!

Halsey – Badlands 2015

Now, I have a confession. I was super late to jump on the Halsey train *cue the youre not a real fan comments*. It wasn’t until I heard her feature on one of Justin Bieber’s songs from his latest album that I really knew who she was. Then her music video for Colors came out and I loved it! I decided to download her album and see what all the fuss was about, and boy did I see what all the fuss was about! I became obsessed. The whole album was on repeat for a majority of March and April. It wasn’t until I heard the album that I realised heaps of her songs actually play at work all the time! I love, love, love the tone of her voice and how true her songs are!

Favourite song: Definitely cannot choose between Strange Love and Roman Holiday

Dixie Chicks – Wide Open Spaces 1998

I have grown up my whole life listening to the Dixie Chicks. Pretty sure my Mum still has their albums in a box somewhere! A lot of the songs on this album I’d heard and listened to growing up, but I definitely didn’t appreciate music, the way I do now, when I was 5. For whatever reason, a couple of weeks ago, I just decided to get into this album again and Ive had it on repeat ever since. I have always loved the Dixie Chicks and the harmonies of their voices!! Not to mention I do love my country music. This album will definitely be on my playlist for when I’m in America!

Favourite song: Wide Open Spaces

Kelsea Ballerini – The First Time 2015

I’m not going to lie, I was kind of turned off from getting this album by the cover! I just thought it was way too girly and too typically ‘young american girl trying to break out’. Holy moly was I wrong! Yep, thatll be the only time you hear me say I’m wrong. There are so many songs on this album that, well, speak to me. As lame as that sounds, it’s true. I can’t think of anything else to say apart from that I love it! I really hope I get to see one of her shows while I’m in America.

Favourite song: Simply can’t choose between Dibs and Second-hand Smoke

Ellie Goulding – Delirium 2015

Anyone who knows me knows that some of my all-time favourite songs are Ellie Goulding songs. I was so excited for this album. Like, stupidly excited. Surprisingly, I didn’t get into it as much as I thought I would, but I still loved it! I definitely thought the style range of the tracks were great. Ellie can do no wrong in my eyes! *insert heart eyes emoji*

Favourite song: Gonna have to be Army. Loved it when she performed it at the Victorias Secret Fashion Show!

Gabriella Aplin – Light up the Dark 2015

This album is very different to her first album, still good, but very different. The songs are a lot faster and I personally felt like it didn’t focus enough on how amazing her voice can be! But hey, I’m no professional! I still loved it though! I was super duper obsessed with her debut album, so I had high expectations. But, it’s still a great album!

Favourite song: The House We Never Built…her voice is just perfect.

Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material 2015

So, by now, I think It’s pretty obvious that I really, REALLY love my country music! The one thing that I kinda love about Kacey is, while she’s still classed as a country artist, it’s not typically country. Most of y’all will probably have no idea what I’m talking about or even what I mean! Ugh words. Derp. Her songs are so honest and funny in a way. I just love her vibe…so chilled out!

Favourite song: Fine

Miranda Lambert – Platinum 2014

I took my time getting around to finally buying this album!! And it should not be a surprise to any of y’all that it’s country. I love, love, love myself some Miranda Lambert. I love her sass and her twang and I’m so excited for her next album!

Favourite song: Platinum, definitely. But, Babies Makin Babies is a close second!

Well I hope y’all enjoyed this post and if you didn’t, at least you learned that I’m a hillbilly, country music lover.

Stay tuned X