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    Hey friends! My name is Phoebe and I’m a 30 year old Australian and Irish citizen who has lived in Frankfurt, Ireland, Spain and Vietnam since 2011. In that time I’ve learned German and Spanish and I’ve travelled to 40 countries. I’m a lover of travel writing, storytelling, photography, culture and languages. I'm now enjoying being back home in Brisbane where I plan to base myself permanently.

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    • If you haven’t been to this part of Germany before; or even if you haven’t been to Germany before, make it a MUST to visit Eibsee. It’s absolutely beautiful ❤️ . I’ve been a couple of times and it’s perfect in any season. Both times I stayed about an hour or so away so you’ll need a car and it’s car park gets very full so you’ll need to come very early. . Germany’s absolute gems in my opinion are: #eibsee then the Rhein Valley and Rhein River (seriously take one of those cheap daily river cruises and get yourself feeling good on some $2 Riesling) and then the alps. . Another really surprising place for me was last year when I did a hike through the Black Forest and 10KM later we ended up in this small village where there happened to be a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant, run by an older couple who had a trendy, Scandinavian looking restaurant in a village in the Black Forest. Their food was FAN-TAS-MA-GOR-ICAL. . Although I cannot remember the name of that village or restaurant, if you are preparing a trip to Germany and would like to try this, I will find out the name for you - so just let me know! I’m happy to help. #teamkaptainkenny #tkkgermany #tkkeurope . #visitbavaria #visitgermany #deutschland_greatshots #deutschland🇩🇪 #garmischpartenkirchen #garmisch #germanytourism #germannature #visualsofearth #howitravel #guardiantravelsnaps #natgeoyourshot #LoveTheWorld #areyouawake #timeoutsociety #traveleroftheweek #Travellingthroughtheworld #LPfanphoto #ourlonelyplanet #naturegood #earthfever #livingonearth #tourtheplanet #kaptainkennycollabcamp #eibseelake
    • And to think this used to be my morning work commute 😂 . Do you guys drive or take public transport to work? I’ve noticed there are big pros and cons for both. Driving = congestion and traffic+ paying for parking would be the major downsides. The upsides are listening to podcasts and driving anywhere I want after work if I need to run errands. Public transport is very expensive in Brisbane - and it takes a bit longer for me to get to work but I can use the time to check emails, reply to people’s texts and jump on IG for a short while. The only downside is choosing who to sit next to - I got really unlucky the last 2 times. Use your imagination 😷 haha. . Happy to report hubs is back finally. What a lovely 3 days we just had! I’ve got a 3-day week starting today because a good friend of mine is getting married in Port Douglas 😻 . Wishing you all a wonderful week 🙋🏻‍♀️ . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkeurope #tkkiceland #visiticeland . #ourlonelyplanet #naturegood #earthfever #earthlandscape #tourtheplanet #icelandtravel #inspiredbyiceland #everydayiceland #earthlandscape #icelandair #igersiceland #absoluteiceland #topicelandphoto #wonderlusticeland #guidetoiceland #roamnation #visiticeland🇮🇸 #iceland🇮🇸 #icelandtravel #southiceland #icelandsouthcoast #icelandscape #icelandroadtrip #mystopover #seljalandsfoss #wkndbktlst #seljalandfoss #seljalandsfosswaterfall
    • There’s always something bad in the good and there’s always something good in the bad. Nothing is black or white. The ironic thing is that it takes being exposed to another world to fully understand the gravity of that. . Take this photo - hiking through the northern Italian alps.... a great trip with my Mum. She surprised me for my 30th birthday last year and I spontaneously drove her from Germany to Italy where we spent a good week gallivanting around. I could pick up and take off because in Germany (for 8 years) I was self-employed. Upsides were: total freedom of my schedule. Tempting many would say? Downsides: no colleagues, no team, fairly isolating, limited money to rely on and financial instability. When I got paid it was good - when I didn’t work (aka when I travelled) it was slim pickings. . Now: employed in a full-time capacity, have to work 8 hours a day, have a team, surrounded by colleagues, stable money and reliable situation for financial planning. I definitely feel the difference of “having” to work during a certain period each day, as opposed to random hours which I did for myself where a typical day could’ve been work from 7-12, lunch break till 4 and work 5-10pm. . It was important for me to try both. While I was self-employed, I motivated myself to work hard and give my clients 100% of my energy. Now that I’m doing the grind, I’m trying to get into a routine; the swing of things. . I feel Mon-Fri pass by quickly but I definitely feel the weekends are short. There is visibly less time to “run errands” and “get things done”. In the past I could easily get a 2pm haircut, an 11am doctor’s appointment and go grocery shopping at 1pm. Now I’m confined to after-work hours. . But today I may have discovered a little solution! Start at 7 and finish at 3 😇 then I get a little afternoon off each day. . What I’m saying is it’s important to try lots of different scenarios so you know what works for you. And just maybe, you’ll appreciate certain aspects more than before. I didn’t understand how much free time I had before, just like I didn’t understand what it meant to be financially secure. . Swings and roundabouts 🙌😀
    • The last three posts of mine have been very heavy and full of opinions. You may not all like my opinions but I want to thank each and every one of you. Why? My discussions here are always civilised, adult and multi-faceted. No one is ever vile or disrespectful and most importantly (for me at least) I am never trolled. Currently I’ve got a topic in mind which I’m trying to figure out how to articulate correctly so that I do not shame but manage to bring light to it. Once I’ve got that, it’s all steam ahead. (The topic is on social media body dysmorphia and the implications this has on a younger audience.) . I look miserable in this photo because this was day one of a would-be 2 week nasty cold I caught. It was really annoying because I was in my favourite country in the world (the Faroe Islands), doing my favourite activity which is hiking, eating sandwiches and taking photos of scenery. . Rats! Thanks to @oscarminyo for sharing this snap he took of me and big props to my new Aussie mates I met on the trip: @jackrsutton and @laurenlsutton. . #visitfaroeislands #faroeislands #teamkaptainkenny #tkkfaroeislands #atlanticairways #tkkeurope #kaptainkennycollabcamp #kalsoy • #faroeste #faroe #faroeisland #girlswhowander #shetravels #femaletravelbloggers #traveltagged #girlaroundtheworld #speechlessplaces #girlsabroad #glt #shetravelz #iamatraveler #travelpassport #tkkdenmark #faroerislands #faroeislandshiking #faroes #roamthefaroeislands #mikladalur #wkndbktlst
    • Losing someone you adore and love with all your might is the worst pain I have ever known. Losing two within 3 months is a thousand times worse. . On the death anniversary of one of the greatest people I’ve ever known and loved, I just can’t believe how three years have flown by. If you had told me then how much I would’ve needed to pick up my own pieces, I wouldn’t have known what you meant. . Grief is not just painful but it’s a deep, dark, dull hand which rips out every part of your happy core. You are reminded of this person’s life at every moment. You wish you could have a last hug, a last kiss goodbye or a phone call. You remember the last moment you saw this person and wish you could have really “seen” them with open eyes. . On this day, the third year anniversary of my favourite person on earth passing, someone who helped raised me, I would like to declare one thing. You cannot understand someone’s grief and nothing you can say or do will soften the blow. But let them cry and let them explain their pain. Listen carefully. This is their pain. . What is there to understand about death? First you have someone you love, someone with a living, beating heart and a soul and then poof - gone. You have to learn how to live without them and their love. . Life as I knew it was completely all but changed the day you died and I only know now, 3 years later that I have made big steps to work through that pain. . To understand the inner workings of your mental core requires work, reflection and lots of tears. 3 years on and I am finally equipped with a good toolkit. . Losing someone changes a person. I remember you both today and I want to pay tribute to you by not feeling down and gloomy but appreciative that I have risen above and didn’t let this get me. . Funny how something like this can be a catalyst for major change - such as coming home. . Going through grief means you can help others who are going through it too. What good is pain if you can’t use it to have empathy for other people who are suffering too? . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #maleny #montville #beerwah #landsborough #sunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #visitqld
    • In a few days I get to enjoy the company of my husband again, after a really long bout of the ye’ olde long-distance scenario. . In the last few months I’ve had some interesting conversations with people here. Call it concern, call it intrigue - but some really thought it was over between us 😂 . Nah. We’ve been together 12 years and I’ll say one thing definitively now - there are some relationships that can withstand distance, breaks and gaps, independence and dream-seeking without hand-holding and some which can’t. . I don’t know what it’s like to be in a relationship with someone who is always around 24/7, because that’s never been us. . I can’t tell you the amount of times I randomly said to him “I’m going to learn Spanish for a few months, be back soon!” Or “Hey I got a job in Vietnam, catch ya in a few months” or “Hey I’m going to Indonesia to meet my biological half sisters for the first time. Be right back!” 😂 . And likewise he’s had his fair share of overseas assignments. The bottom line is I guess this doesn’t suit everyone. Some people love to be with their partners all the time. Some enjoy that comfort more and that’s ok. . I am fiercely independent and like to have my own experiences and sometimes people join me on those journeys and other times not. . But thank you all for your concern! This chica is a-ok and still loved up to her favourite GERMan. I’m not saying the last few months were easy - but we’re just used to that. . Any novel relationship arrangements out there? Feel free to drop me a line. . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #maleny #montville #beerwah #landsborough #sunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #sunshinecoasthinterland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #glasshousemountains . #shetravels #getlostnow #traveltagged #letsflyawayto #worldnomads #mydestinationguide . #qldfolk #australia_shotz #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #australia_oz #queensland_captures #beautifulonedayperfectthenext #earthoutdoors #speechlessplaces #earthoutdoors10k
    • I’m on top of the world! 🤯 It’s my birthday today and apart from feeling really happy this week that a lot of good stuff has happened, I’m also feeling surprised. . About a week ago I made a great decision to unfollow all 1800 accounts I have been following here since I first got on Instagram 8 years ago. Apart from that post reaching over 15K people even though I told you all you were gonners (oh the irony!) ..... many of you said these things: . • Wow I wish I could do that! • That’s a great idea, I’m going to do a big spring clean too. • I’d love to do that but I’m afraid of all the followers I’ll lose! . If you feel like the third sentiment, then I’m afraid social media and Instagram has you by the balls my friend. . Honestly - clock OUT of what you don’t wanna see. Unfollow basic people without substance. Block people who annoy you. Just do it. (Edit* this paragraph has nothing to do with my recent action of starting fresh. This was a spring clean, nothing personal and I am rebuilding my list slowly.) . Many of you wanted me to report back. Well so far I reckon I lost hundreds of followers buuuuut I can’t give you an exact figure because I don’t have one of those followers apps and this chicka gives this much —> 0 <—- . Seriously - social media no longer has me by the Nüsse 🥜🥜 . I am now posting an iPhone photo that I took yesterday on my way to a gin bar after work. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL #Brisbane IS! . Life is good - tonight I’m going out in a black and white jumpsuit, bright blue shoes and red lipstick. Cya, friends! 💁🏻‍♀️ . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #qldfolk #thisisqueensland #australia_shotz #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #australia_oz #seeaustralia #queensland_captures #brisbane #brisbanecity #brisbaneanyday #beautifulonedayperfectthenext . #shetravels #getlostnow #traveltagged #letsflyawayto #worldnomads #mydestinationguide #earthoutdoors #speechlessplaces #earthoutdoors10k #everydaylifeandmood #forbestravelguide #travellocal #captureperfection
    • I’m going to unfollow you 😬 . I had a C R A Z Y idea recently and I’m really thinking about doing it! Hear me out: . I’ve been on Instagram for about 8 years so far... over the years I’ve collected quite a big list of people I follow. As you know, I recently decided I want to change things up and have a more diverse feed, not just travel- but instead of painstakingly going through the list of accounts I’m following, I actually think I’m going to unfollow all! 😱 And start again! . Crazy? I can imagine those who use unfollow apps will see this and some may even be offended thinking it’s personal. I don’t want to cause that effect especially not with my close network of IG friends, but I feel like pressing the red button and “doing it to all” makes a lot of sense. Like a big, fat, fresh start. . Questions: have you ever taken that approach? Do you like this idea? Will some people’s noses be put out of joint? How can I communicate that it isn’t personal? . This photo was taken today on top of #mtmitchell where I was hiking with @click.ngo and @whatkristacaptures. We actually did all up 11 KM return and I’m feeling pretty loved up on exercise for today ❤️ I met these girls at the last @teamkaptainkenny meet up and I can wait till the next one. . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #qldfolk #thisisqueensland #australia_shotz #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #australia_oz #seeaustralia #scenicrim #queensland_captures #ipswichqld #hinterland . #shetravels #getlostnow #traveltagged #letsflyawayto #worldnomads #mydestinationguide #earthoutdoors #speechlessplaces #earthoutdoors10k #everydaylifeandmood #forbestravelguide #travellocal #captureperfection
    • My feed used to be filled with only travel photos and people who post beautifully, curated images. I still follow many of those people but I have started unfollowing people who post unrealistic images which don’t promote positive body image, captions which don’t resonate with what is important to me - and a general sense of emptiness. . Instead I am opting to follow a more diverse range of accounts. From environmental pages, to pottery pages, pages about plants, dog feature accounts, human rights activists, news pages, politicians, political groups.... you name it, my feed is now much more diverse and doesn’t give me a sense of endless scrolling. I can come for a few minutes, learn one or two things and then take a hike. . There are stats on your phone which tell you how much you spend on social media. This used to be a number so high for me back when I was in Europe, a number so shocking that it didn’t even make sense. Probably no wonder I feel I got my life back! I think I was living in a kind of weird warped land, telling myself a narrative about it all. . Since I stopped the hardcore travel game and began using my platform to talk about things which (I believe) truly matter, a few people have dropped off. That’s cool - it’s maybe not their jam. Maybe not what they originally came for. . I still post my travel snaps and nature shots but I sure hope to only post now when I’ve really got something to say. . Like this photo - I can play the usual travel game and say 🌴 That island life 🌴 or I can say the more uncomfortable thing... that while I love the Maldives, each time I’ve gone the reef has looked more and more dead. Global warming, the climate emergency as @guardian is now calling it, is so real that only a monkey wouldn’t believe it. . Island nations are at risk of sinking, being flooded by the ocean that has surrounded their peaceful way of life for all those years. And sometimes the comment I hear from people is “Oh, I’d better visit it before it sinks!” . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkafrica #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #parkhyatthadahaa #hadahaa #maldivesislands #maldivesresorts #parkhyattmaldives #maldivian #maldives_ig #visitmaldives #maldivesmania

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    • If you haven’t been to this part of Germany before; or even if you haven’t been to Germany before, make it a MUST to visit Eibsee. It’s absolutely beautiful ❤️ . I’ve been a couple of times and it’s perfect in any season. Both times I stayed about an hour or so away so you’ll need a car and it’s car park gets very full so you’ll need to come very early. . Germany’s absolute gems in my opinion are: #eibsee then the Rhein Valley and Rhein River (seriously take one of those cheap daily river cruises and get yourself feeling good on some $2 Riesling) and then the alps. . Another really surprising place for me was last year when I did a hike through the Black Forest and 10KM later we ended up in this small village where there happened to be a Michelin Guide recommended restaurant, run by an older couple who had a trendy, Scandinavian looking restaurant in a village in the Black Forest. Their food was FAN-TAS-MA-GOR-ICAL. . Although I cannot remember the name of that village or restaurant, if you are preparing a trip to Germany and would like to try this, I will find out the name for you - so just let me know! I’m happy to help. #teamkaptainkenny #tkkgermany #tkkeurope . #visitbavaria #visitgermany #deutschland_greatshots #deutschland🇩🇪 #garmischpartenkirchen #garmisch #germanytourism #germannature #visualsofearth #howitravel #guardiantravelsnaps #natgeoyourshot #LoveTheWorld #areyouawake #timeoutsociety #traveleroftheweek #Travellingthroughtheworld #LPfanphoto #ourlonelyplanet #naturegood #earthfever #livingonearth #tourtheplanet #kaptainkennycollabcamp #eibseelake
    • And to think this used to be my morning work commute 😂 . Do you guys drive or take public transport to work? I’ve noticed there are big pros and cons for both. Driving = congestion and traffic+ paying for parking would be the major downsides. The upsides are listening to podcasts and driving anywhere I want after work if I need to run errands. Public transport is very expensive in Brisbane - and it takes a bit longer for me to get to work but I can use the time to check emails, reply to people’s texts and jump on IG for a short while. The only downside is choosing who to sit next to - I got really unlucky the last 2 times. Use your imagination 😷 haha. . Happy to report hubs is back finally. What a lovely 3 days we just had! I’ve got a 3-day week starting today because a good friend of mine is getting married in Port Douglas 😻 . Wishing you all a wonderful week 🙋🏻‍♀️ . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkeurope #tkkiceland #visiticeland . #ourlonelyplanet #naturegood #earthfever #earthlandscape #tourtheplanet #icelandtravel #inspiredbyiceland #everydayiceland #earthlandscape #icelandair #igersiceland #absoluteiceland #topicelandphoto #wonderlusticeland #guidetoiceland #roamnation #visiticeland🇮🇸 #iceland🇮🇸 #icelandtravel #southiceland #icelandsouthcoast #icelandscape #icelandroadtrip #mystopover #seljalandsfoss #wkndbktlst #seljalandfoss #seljalandsfosswaterfall
    • There’s always something bad in the good and there’s always something good in the bad. Nothing is black or white. The ironic thing is that it takes being exposed to another world to fully understand the gravity of that. . Take this photo - hiking through the northern Italian alps.... a great trip with my Mum. She surprised me for my 30th birthday last year and I spontaneously drove her from Germany to Italy where we spent a good week gallivanting around. I could pick up and take off because in Germany (for 8 years) I was self-employed. Upsides were: total freedom of my schedule. Tempting many would say? Downsides: no colleagues, no team, fairly isolating, limited money to rely on and financial instability. When I got paid it was good - when I didn’t work (aka when I travelled) it was slim pickings. . Now: employed in a full-time capacity, have to work 8 hours a day, have a team, surrounded by colleagues, stable money and reliable situation for financial planning. I definitely feel the difference of “having” to work during a certain period each day, as opposed to random hours which I did for myself where a typical day could’ve been work from 7-12, lunch break till 4 and work 5-10pm. . It was important for me to try both. While I was self-employed, I motivated myself to work hard and give my clients 100% of my energy. Now that I’m doing the grind, I’m trying to get into a routine; the swing of things. . I feel Mon-Fri pass by quickly but I definitely feel the weekends are short. There is visibly less time to “run errands” and “get things done”. In the past I could easily get a 2pm haircut, an 11am doctor’s appointment and go grocery shopping at 1pm. Now I’m confined to after-work hours. . But today I may have discovered a little solution! Start at 7 and finish at 3 😇 then I get a little afternoon off each day. . What I’m saying is it’s important to try lots of different scenarios so you know what works for you. And just maybe, you’ll appreciate certain aspects more than before. I didn’t understand how much free time I had before, just like I didn’t understand what it meant to be financially secure. . Swings and roundabouts 🙌😀
    • The last three posts of mine have been very heavy and full of opinions. You may not all like my opinions but I want to thank each and every one of you. Why? My discussions here are always civilised, adult and multi-faceted. No one is ever vile or disrespectful and most importantly (for me at least) I am never trolled. Currently I’ve got a topic in mind which I’m trying to figure out how to articulate correctly so that I do not shame but manage to bring light to it. Once I’ve got that, it’s all steam ahead. (The topic is on social media body dysmorphia and the implications this has on a younger audience.) . I look miserable in this photo because this was day one of a would-be 2 week nasty cold I caught. It was really annoying because I was in my favourite country in the world (the Faroe Islands), doing my favourite activity which is hiking, eating sandwiches and taking photos of scenery. . Rats! Thanks to @oscarminyo for sharing this snap he took of me and big props to my new Aussie mates I met on the trip: @jackrsutton and @laurenlsutton. . #visitfaroeislands #faroeislands #teamkaptainkenny #tkkfaroeislands #atlanticairways #tkkeurope #kaptainkennycollabcamp #kalsoy • #faroeste #faroe #faroeisland #girlswhowander #shetravels #femaletravelbloggers #traveltagged #girlaroundtheworld #speechlessplaces #girlsabroad #glt #shetravelz #iamatraveler #travelpassport #tkkdenmark #faroerislands #faroeislandshiking #faroes #roamthefaroeislands #mikladalur #wkndbktlst
    • Losing someone you adore and love with all your might is the worst pain I have ever known. Losing two within 3 months is a thousand times worse. . On the death anniversary of one of the greatest people I’ve ever known and loved, I just can’t believe how three years have flown by. If you had told me then how much I would’ve needed to pick up my own pieces, I wouldn’t have known what you meant. . Grief is not just painful but it’s a deep, dark, dull hand which rips out every part of your happy core. You are reminded of this person’s life at every moment. You wish you could have a last hug, a last kiss goodbye or a phone call. You remember the last moment you saw this person and wish you could have really “seen” them with open eyes. . On this day, the third year anniversary of my favourite person on earth passing, someone who helped raised me, I would like to declare one thing. You cannot understand someone’s grief and nothing you can say or do will soften the blow. But let them cry and let them explain their pain. Listen carefully. This is their pain. . What is there to understand about death? First you have someone you love, someone with a living, beating heart and a soul and then poof - gone. You have to learn how to live without them and their love. . Life as I knew it was completely all but changed the day you died and I only know now, 3 years later that I have made big steps to work through that pain. . To understand the inner workings of your mental core requires work, reflection and lots of tears. 3 years on and I am finally equipped with a good toolkit. . Losing someone changes a person. I remember you both today and I want to pay tribute to you by not feeling down and gloomy but appreciative that I have risen above and didn’t let this get me. . Funny how something like this can be a catalyst for major change - such as coming home. . Going through grief means you can help others who are going through it too. What good is pain if you can’t use it to have empathy for other people who are suffering too? . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #maleny #montville #beerwah #landsborough #sunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #visitqld
    • In a few days I get to enjoy the company of my husband again, after a really long bout of the ye’ olde long-distance scenario. . In the last few months I’ve had some interesting conversations with people here. Call it concern, call it intrigue - but some really thought it was over between us 😂 . Nah. We’ve been together 12 years and I’ll say one thing definitively now - there are some relationships that can withstand distance, breaks and gaps, independence and dream-seeking without hand-holding and some which can’t. . I don’t know what it’s like to be in a relationship with someone who is always around 24/7, because that’s never been us. . I can’t tell you the amount of times I randomly said to him “I’m going to learn Spanish for a few months, be back soon!” Or “Hey I got a job in Vietnam, catch ya in a few months” or “Hey I’m going to Indonesia to meet my biological half sisters for the first time. Be right back!” 😂 . And likewise he’s had his fair share of overseas assignments. The bottom line is I guess this doesn’t suit everyone. Some people love to be with their partners all the time. Some enjoy that comfort more and that’s ok. . I am fiercely independent and like to have my own experiences and sometimes people join me on those journeys and other times not. . But thank you all for your concern! This chica is a-ok and still loved up to her favourite GERMan. I’m not saying the last few months were easy - but we’re just used to that. . Any novel relationship arrangements out there? Feel free to drop me a line. . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #maleny #montville #beerwah #landsborough #sunshinecoast #visitsunshinecoast #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #sunshinecoasthinterland #thisisqueensland #seeaustralia #glasshousemountains . #shetravels #getlostnow #traveltagged #letsflyawayto #worldnomads #mydestinationguide . #qldfolk #australia_shotz #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #australia_oz #queensland_captures #beautifulonedayperfectthenext #earthoutdoors #speechlessplaces #earthoutdoors10k
    • I’m on top of the world! 🤯 It’s my birthday today and apart from feeling really happy this week that a lot of good stuff has happened, I’m also feeling surprised. . About a week ago I made a great decision to unfollow all 1800 accounts I have been following here since I first got on Instagram 8 years ago. Apart from that post reaching over 15K people even though I told you all you were gonners (oh the irony!) ..... many of you said these things: . • Wow I wish I could do that! • That’s a great idea, I’m going to do a big spring clean too. • I’d love to do that but I’m afraid of all the followers I’ll lose! . If you feel like the third sentiment, then I’m afraid social media and Instagram has you by the balls my friend. . Honestly - clock OUT of what you don’t wanna see. Unfollow basic people without substance. Block people who annoy you. Just do it. (Edit* this paragraph has nothing to do with my recent action of starting fresh. This was a spring clean, nothing personal and I am rebuilding my list slowly.) . Many of you wanted me to report back. Well so far I reckon I lost hundreds of followers buuuuut I can’t give you an exact figure because I don’t have one of those followers apps and this chicka gives this much —> 0 <—- . Seriously - social media no longer has me by the Nüsse 🥜🥜 . I am now posting an iPhone photo that I took yesterday on my way to a gin bar after work. LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL #Brisbane IS! . Life is good - tonight I’m going out in a black and white jumpsuit, bright blue shoes and red lipstick. Cya, friends! 💁🏻‍♀️ . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #qldfolk #thisisqueensland #australia_shotz #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #australia_oz #seeaustralia #queensland_captures #brisbane #brisbanecity #brisbaneanyday #beautifulonedayperfectthenext . #shetravels #getlostnow #traveltagged #letsflyawayto #worldnomads #mydestinationguide #earthoutdoors #speechlessplaces #earthoutdoors10k #everydaylifeandmood #forbestravelguide #travellocal #captureperfection
    • I’m going to unfollow you 😬 . I had a C R A Z Y idea recently and I’m really thinking about doing it! Hear me out: . I’ve been on Instagram for about 8 years so far... over the years I’ve collected quite a big list of people I follow. As you know, I recently decided I want to change things up and have a more diverse feed, not just travel- but instead of painstakingly going through the list of accounts I’m following, I actually think I’m going to unfollow all! 😱 And start again! . Crazy? I can imagine those who use unfollow apps will see this and some may even be offended thinking it’s personal. I don’t want to cause that effect especially not with my close network of IG friends, but I feel like pressing the red button and “doing it to all” makes a lot of sense. Like a big, fat, fresh start. . Questions: have you ever taken that approach? Do you like this idea? Will some people’s noses be put out of joint? How can I communicate that it isn’t personal? . This photo was taken today on top of #mtmitchell where I was hiking with @click.ngo and @whatkristacaptures. We actually did all up 11 KM return and I’m feeling pretty loved up on exercise for today ❤️ I met these girls at the last @teamkaptainkenny meet up and I can wait till the next one. . #teamkaptainkenny #tkkaustralia #kaptainkennycollabcamp . #qldfolk #thisisqueensland #australia_shotz #visitqld #visitqueensland #visitaustralia #australia_oz #seeaustralia #scenicrim #queensland_captures #ipswichqld #hinterland . #shetravels #getlostnow #traveltagged #letsflyawayto #worldnomads #mydestinationguide #earthoutdoors #speechlessplaces #earthoutdoors10k #everydaylifeandmood #forbestravelguide #travellocal #captureperfection

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