I'm Laala and I'm 22 years old. This is mainly a book blog: reviews, photographs, quotes. I also post anything that tickles my fancy.
Reach me at distantheartbeats@gmail.com.
I'm the founder and editor in chief of an online literary magazine, Write Me a Metaphor. I'm also a poet, and you can buy my book on Amazon.
My other tumblrs: Discourse on Life | A Burst of Colour | One Door to Another.
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[2009: Books | Movies | Concerts | Theatre] [2010: Books | Movies | Concerts | Theatre]
[2011: Books | Movies | Concerts | Theatre]
~ Wednesday, February 22 ~
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This is the last of my videos from Istanbul — this one from the inside of the beautiful Aya Sofya.

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~ Friday, February 17 ~
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Walking around the bazaars in Istanbul, the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar, as well as just beyond, the New Mosque, and smoking shisha. I’m not a smoker (of anything) and I can count the number of times I’ve smoked shisha on one hand, but my friend and I shared one ‘cause we were in Istanbul, so what the hell. 

I’ve really enjoyed making and having these videos of my trip. I took lots of footage in Barcelona as well, but at the moment I can’t even begin to face it so I’m ignoring it. But this is a great new hobby.

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~ Tuesday, February 7 ~
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Footage from my visit to the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, in the courtyard and inside the actual mosque. It was a stunning place.

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~ Saturday, January 28 ~
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I finally finished posting all my Istanbul pics onto my photography tumblr, just in time for my trip to Barcelona. I’m glad I took the time to take nice photographs while I was there, I’m pleased with a lot of them.

I finally finished posting all my Istanbul pics onto my photography tumblr, just in time for my trip to Barcelona. I’m glad I took the time to take nice photographs while I was there, I’m pleased with a lot of them.

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~ Thursday, January 26 ~
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The second video from my footage from Istanbul. It’s short, I promise (1:42, to be precise). It’s mostly walking around the city, views from what was our rooftop, the seaside, and a teahouse.

Go watch it, etc. 

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~ Tuesday, January 24 ~
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I made a video from my footage from Istanbul! 

Well, actually, considering I had quite a lot of footage I made several videos. They’re all finished but this is the first I’ve uploaded. They’re all about two minutes or under. Give it a watch, let me know what you think! 

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~ Tuesday, January 17 ~
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Istanbul is so beautiful. I really wish I’d had more time to visit some other parts of Turkey. I can’t wait to go back someday. 

Istanbul is so beautiful. I really wish I’d had more time to visit some other parts of Turkey. I can’t wait to go back someday. 

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~ Monday, January 16 ~
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This was the view out of my bedroom window at the hostel in Istanbul.

This was the view out of my bedroom window at the hostel in Istanbul.

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