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What scares you, if anything, when you travel? 🤔 🌍 ⠀
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In my early 20s I don’t think basically anything scared me, except maybe the occasional hangover infested 𝐅𝐎𝐌𝐎.⠀
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Now, in my early 30s all kinds of random things freak me out- ⠀
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𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐀: these electric scooters.⠀
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They have the ride share versions of these babies everywhere in Malaga. They are convenient, reasonably cheap, fun, and... totally terrifying!!! 👵🏻😬😁⠀
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My current max speed is about 6 kms per hour. Totally terrified of crashing into people, a tree, the ground- you name it- I’ve probably eyed it up and decided I could potentially run into it.⠀
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But here’s the thing about my super embarrassing fear of all things scooter, I still get on the scooter, I just drive a little slower than I would have in the past. ⠀
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𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵? ⠀
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Please- share in my embarrassment and tell me what scares you about travel? ⠀
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𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥.⠀
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❓What kind of traveller are you? ⠀
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My travel persona has definitely developed over the last few years. I am happy to say I can basically do any trip in a carry on, (and this was NOT me a few years ago), I value comfy beds and pillows over party bars, and good food/wine is what usually motivates me to go most places.⠀
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🇪🇸 Cudillero, Asturias, Spain, was a wonderful addition to my list of “must sees” in the north of Spain. It’s mystical vibes, super green surroundings, and Cantabrian seaside location give you all the Disneyland-for-adultsesque feels. The Asturian cider, and accompanying dishes are sure to make you stay a while.⠀
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Fellow Travel Junkies: Can you name this location?! 🗺 ⠀
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Drop your guesses in the comments below!⠀
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What’s being an expat really like? 🗺 ⠀
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This is a question I poured over for years, YEARS. I was so interested in reading people’s stories of how they made IT happen, how they took the chance, the loopholes involved. Let me tell you, it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve done in my 32 years, yet, that’s not to say it doesn’t come with interesting baggage.⠀
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👉I am stared at constantly. constantly. Not in a rude, unfriendly way, but the eyeballs are just there. All. The. Time.
👉Everyone assumes I am British, when I correct them and say I’m Canadian, they start, and continue to call me American from that moment on.⠀
👉Conversations in hospitals, banks, with government officials etc are all kind of scary, shaky, and blank when your second language isn’t quite up to conversational yet. Never take for granted the ability to be able to fully communicate when your hurt, sick or need help. ⠀
👉I am the outsider. This is a big one. Cultural celebrations, day to day practices, even how you pick up veggies at the market, (In Spain people wear one time use, throw away plastic gloves to pick their veggies- I just can’t do it 🤷‍♀️), is different. No matter how stealthy you are, they just know you aren’t from there. You gotta embrace this one so hard.⠀
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My respect for immigrants and people who have to move to new countries because of their situations at home, has always been high, but now, as a white woman, with all the privilege that comes with that, experiencing just a spec of what so many people go through everyday has opened my eyes even wider. ⠀
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Next time someone is struggling to communicate at the bank, or at a walk in, or seems lost-Help them. To the new families in your neighbourhood, say hello, give them smiles and not just stares. ⠀
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Being on the outside isn’t easy, especially when it isn’t by choice, but by necessity.⠀
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How you treat people is your mark on the world, it’s your choice how you shape it. ⠀
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Siempre Fuerte - Always Strong. 💪🏽 ⠀
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Couldn’t help but be bambozeled by this epic street art in Ejido, Malaga. ⠀
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Stop, think, breath. Repeat.⠀
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I love street art for this exact reason! It pops so many fresh ideas and colours into your day and headspace, when you least expect it AND when you need it most. Straight up love right therrrr
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Sevilla, Sevilla you remind of the West Side Story 🎶⠀
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Sevilla is one of those kind of cities you need no plan, schedule or itinerary. All you need is good walking shoes and a few euros in your purse. The tapas here are the best, the further you venture from the Cathedral, the cheaper the prices and the tastier the options. ⠀
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👉Try crossing the bridge into Triana for a more local feel⠀
👉Try the Triana market for great wine list options (touristy but worth it) ⠀
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You can’t really go wrong in the capital of Andalusia. Every time I visit I fall more in love 😍 🇪🇸 ⠀

Hands up for all my wine lovers out there!! 👋 👋 👋
How many of you travel to wine destinations or make wine tourism a part of your travel plans? 🍷 🗺
Growing up in Canadian wine country, (shout out to #bcwines), my love of all things wine started at an early age.

Discovering the wines and stories of the people behind them lends to the fabric of understanding new cultures. I find it so fascinating to see how people have created wines to withstand and flourish in all kind of different climates and terroir!
It’s one of my favourite parts about travel to unlock, open and enjoy 🍷❤️ 👉🗺I am always looking for new wine destinations- please comment below your favourite regions!

🔮 today is a day of reflection for me-I can’t believe how fast life is going and I am trying my damn best to be more present in each moment. But it’s So. Friggen. Hard!⠀
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The older we get the faster the time needle darts ahead of us, over and over again- and with the snap of the fingers another six months disappears ⏰ ⠀
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I arrived to Spain 9 months ago to embark on a new chapter in my life- teaching English to a group of Spanish kids, (totally unrelated to my previous role in wine sales), and I was so scared, nervous, and unsure but I thought: if not now, when?⠀
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I showed up, moved across the world, and did my thang.⠀
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I love Spain, and I am sooo grateful for the generosity of the people here, but more than that coming here was such a powerful reminder that you are as capable of changing your life as you allow yourself to be.⠀
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So, if taking a chance or changing things up is calling to you- answer the damn phone 📲

How do you feel about getting older?⠀
👉I can say one thing’s for sure- I’ve never been more settled in my own skin, and that’s something I appreciate and don’t take for granted.⠀
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BUT as someone who decided to move abroad at 31, and start teaching English part time, sell all my stuff and leave my decent career behind, I can say sometimes I feel a little older than the rest of the crew around me 🌈 ⠀
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🔅I’m starting to notice the lines in photos, and weird chin sag, and my skin is absolutely covered in sun spots.⠀
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And ya, sometimes it really bugs me-I’m not the same fresh faced backpacker I was at 21 travelling the world with no makeup and a dewy glow- but most the time I’m just so much more appreciative of my life and the experiences I get to have because of my age and my insight.💛⠀
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As one of my favourite people said to be growing older is a privilege, and the more time we spend focusing on that positive the less time we will spend freaking out about it.⠀
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I hope whenever you are in your life you appreciate the skin you’re in and how many places it takes you ✌🏻 ⠀
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How many of you are in transition from employee to business owner right now? ✋🏻✋🏾✋🏿⠀
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You’re working towards a new career as an entrepreneur-opening your business, making your side hustle your main hustle, and busting your tail off, wondering it’s all worth it? ⠀
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Lately I’m always humming the 2000’s hit “middle” by Jimmy Eat World.⠀
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I moved to Spain in September and took on a part time gig as an English teach while I focused on opening a business, (check us out @tallpalmmedia #shamlessplug), and while we are starting the ball rolling in the right direction it took way longer than we expected to have enough time to create what we thought we needed for our business. ⠀
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Now that we are here, swinging open doors, beginning our journey as business owners and entrepreneurs, I know it’s going to take time and hard work to build the company we dream of BUT it feels so amazing to finally be taking the action I’ve been dreaming of for years!⠀
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If you need this reminder today-take it. It is ok to take as much time as you need, as feels right- but don’t let your dreams go. Things take time- but don’t take so much time, you loose the desire, and never succeed in taking action. Because without action all you have is thoughts and words.⠀
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In the wise words of Jimmy Eat World...⠀
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“It just takes some time, little girl you’re in the middle, everything, everything, will be just fine, everything, everything will be all right”⠀
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Anyone here have about 200 photos of all types of elegant and bright doors on your phone right now?!⠀
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In my best attempt to be the least intrusive kind of instagramer I quickly snap shots of peoples entranceways I fall in love with and the shots sit on my camera, never seeing the light of the gram/day.⠀
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So for all my fellow door lovers out there- here are some of the vibrant doors of Frigilana, a small white town in Malaga province, over looking the Mediterranean Sea in the south of Spain.⠀
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I think I’m so obsessed with doors because they represent the unknown beyond. There’s something inspiring about just enjoying the idea of what could lie beyond them, without the satisfaction of opening them. ⠀
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Real talk: do you ever feel a bit on the outside of the ‘gram influencer/mega blogger/teenagers who do that crazy tip toe, look away, hair flip pose, (how do they do it? ). 💁🏼‍♀️ 😎 ⠀
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You’re just regular ol you travelling, trying to make interesting content and show off who you are to the inter webs hoping someone out there can relate and finds some value in what you share.
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When I visited the Alhambra, in Granada, Spain, this is more or less how I was feeling. I absolutely loved going there again, taking in the architecture and snapping photos along the way.⠀
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There were pods of people, mostly much younger than me, (sad but true), doing all these different poses and just looking like they totally must have 10-100k followers on the gram, like wowsa, I totally don’t fit into this group.⠀
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I don’t have any judgement, for the record, in fact I find them kind of impressive, BUT my point here is, it’s ok to feel a bit different.⠀
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We don’t all have to look perfect, modelesque and have thousands of followers to bring value or to be relatable.⠀
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I’m standing here flying my regular woman flag saying hey girl, I get it. You’re perfect and I accept you. We don’t all have to put forward the same type of work to have influence. That’s the amazing part of social media, of the internet, having influence comes in having one follower.⠀
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#girlpowertravel

Do you prefer visiting cities or small towns when you travel? 🗺 ⠀
I used to always head for capital cities, dig my toes in, hit up all the major sites, walk until my feet fell off, head off on the next bus to the next city and go all over again. 🚎 ⠀
Now, maybe because I’m older and all those people and crammed sites make me feel a bit overwhelmed, I way prefer hitting up small towns. 🏔 ⠀
Although there are many cities I love in Spain the pueblos, (towns), are where the heart of the country lies. 🇪🇸 ❤️
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Even in pueblos that are more touristic, there’s still a grounded pulse in them that leaves them distinctly Spanish.⠀
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One of my favourites in terms of beauty, views and access to the ocean is Frigilana.⠀
White washed homes, epic Mediterranean views and tiny winding streets. 🌅 🏝 ⠀
Sounds like my kind of party- care to join? 🎉 🎉
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Raise your hand if you’re a sucker for a good viewpoint 🙋🏼‍♀️😎 🌅⠀
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Oftentimes look outs in cities can be extremely overpriced and packed but Sevilla’s Las Setas regulates how many people go up at once and only charges 3€-plus you get a free post card=winning! 🤓
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The view is 360 degrees and the sculpture goes around in a loop so you get tons of different awesome angles of the city below! 🌃 ⠀
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Highly recommend it next time you’re in Sevilla! 🇪🇸

Double tap if food is one of your favourite parts of travel 🌍 🌮🧀🥐⠀
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I think one of the main reasons Anthony Bourdain resonated with such a big audience is his ability to show the connection between food and community.⠀
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When you are in new country the easiest way to find out how people live and how communities operate in a day to day sense is to examine how they break 🥖 ⠀
In Spain dining out numerous times throughout the day is typical- Breakfast, long lunches, cafe solo and dessert in the afternoon, then tapas at night- shows how much of the country’s towns and cities come together to enjoy good food and one another’s company on a daily basis. Even the smallest towns will be buzzing with people out and about most hours of the day, (siesta not included 😴).⠀
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I absolutely love how much people go out to spend time together breaking bread, eating and enjoying company. It’s hard to feel lonely in a country so full of community and so full of life.⠀
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