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Happy Friday everyone! 💃 • This will probably be my last post from Thailand, and I'm making it a collective one because they're too good not to share, but I wanna move on to photos of nature 🙆🏼‍♀️ Also, my trip to Scotland is only a few weeks away and I don't wanna fall way too behind on posts 😆 • Which one of these 10 is your favorite?!

Halong Bay is a must-see in Vietnam. Beautiful cliffs appear out of the emerald water everywhere, and there are several attractions within the bay, such as a pearl farm, a massive cave and a temple perched on top of a cliff. Kayaking and squid fishing is possible as well. • While I did enjoy my overnight stay on a boat in the bay, I was overwhelmed by the constant smell of gasoline from the 150 overnightboats and 200 dayboats that circulate the area. While on one of the little islands, I had to borrow a mask to breathe untroubled (I'm really sensitive to cigarette smoke as well, and apparently many Asians smoke heavily). Additionally, there are no rules regarding the disposal of trash, so the water was full of it. I picked up so much plastic, cans and even a shoe when I was out kayaking, and my tour guide laughed at me, saying it was pointless because changes had to come from the politicians on land. So, my suggestion for him to encourage kayakers to pick up whatever trash they ran into was shot down immediately. • While tourism is partly what made this country prosper, it may also be its downfall. But, what do I know, I'm not a politician 😂 • • • @momondo @ladiesgoneglobal @women.travel @explorerladies @girlaroundworld @damestravel @girlsdreamtravel @travelinladies @wearetravelgirls

Hello – it’s me. (You totally read this with Adele’s voice, right?) • Anyway, it’s been a while, and I’m back home now, but I’m finally ready to post some pictures from my trip. I’ve had to take a little break from Instagram, because I saw the effects it’s had on the real world and myself, and I absolutely couldn’t stand it. • When you’re traveling alone, your undivided attention is on your surroundings, so, you get a chance to really notice what’s going on around you. And all I saw was people posing for cameras – whether it be in a sacred temple, war remnants museum or swimming with whale sharks - and it got me thinking… Thinking that this whole “look at me in front of this building/statue/animal/sunset” is a stupid trend. It often looks stiff and fake, people are getting in the way of everyone else and so many are doing it despite the potential impacts (I, for one, was hit in the head with a selfie-stick, scratched and kicked while “swimming” with whale sharks). It just isn’t ideal, and I could no longer identify with wanting to “make it” on Instagram. • For this shot, for example, I asked a man to take my picture, which was super embarrassing because he kept counting down from 3-1 before taking the picture (zoom in to see the frozen look of horror on my face), and I kept thinking “why?” Sure, it’s a beautiful place, but why do I need a picture of myself in front of it? More importantly, why do I upload it? It made me realize that I’m rarely really present in the current moment; I’m just thinking about my next Instagram post! So, I had to distance myself from that a little bit and get my priorities straight – and I guess I’m posting now to tell you my thought processes about it. I’m still into photography and I do want to put a personal spin on it, I’m just still searching for a way to do it genuinely and naturally. • If you've read this far, congrats! Would love to hear your thoughts on it :)

Chased some waterfalls on Doi Inthanon in Thailand and found this: Wachiratan Falls. Swimming was prohibited, unfortunately - I would've loved to have dunked my body in its ice cold waters! 🧜🏼‍♀️ Hopefully, we'll find some waterfalls here in the Philippines - even though the weather forecast says rain for the next 4 days 🙄🙄

The sunset at Wat Arun was amazing, and a fantastic ending to my stay in Bangkok. After this, I went to the Sky Bar at Lebua, where the helicopter scene in the Hangover II was filmed. One drink was 950 Baht, which was roughly my daily budget per day in Thailand! However, I had to see the skyline at night, right?! And yes, it was worth it 🙆🏼‍♀️ I'm now in the Philippines and will be sharing photos from here soon!

Every day at the elephant sanctuary, the volunteers had different tasks. Two hours of one job in the morning, such as unloading bananas from trucks and stacking them in the storage cage, followed by a lunch break and two hours of work in the afternoon, such as scooping poop from the enclosures 💩 Not everyone was as excited about the bananas as I was (swipe) 🍌🍌🍌