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My makeup tutorial on how to get a rested and refreshed look…
even after a long flight!
For complete details on products used, check out “What’s in my travel makeup bag?”
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Tiny Ollie vs Toddler Ollie visiting the African penguins in Cape Town 🥹🐧
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It’s #worldpenguinday so had to share some very special moments from Boulders Beach!
Oliver had just started crawling on his first visit last year and he was blowing kisses and pretending to be a penguin on our latest visit this year. Almost exactly one year apart.
The photo of him 🧀’n with the penguin is framed at home — it is too stinking cute!
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#capetown #southafrica #toddlertravel #babytravel #thebabyabroad
Charging up for my next adventure with the NEW @anker_official MagGo! 🌟
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What’s the one product I *always* take when I travel? A power bank!
Like most people, when I travel, I’m out the entire day exploring without the ability to charge my phone.
And I use my phone a LOT for battery-draining functions like maps, transportation, and, of course, taking photos and videos.
The #AnkerMagGo can fully charge most iPhone models at 2x the speed of other 7.5W power banks.
I love the magnetic wireless charging and the built-in folding kickstand for an upright comfortable viewing angle.
No more tangled cords, just sleek, convenient charging on the go!
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#AnkerMagGo #MagSafe #AnkerMagSafe #PowerBank #iphone
Happy Earth Day! 🌎
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Focusing on ways to be more environmentally conscious both at home and while traveling is incredibly important to me — so that the generations to come can keep exploring this beautiful world.
I know that sometimes it seems like there are “too many” things to do in order to be “more green” or focus on sustainability...and it can be very overwhelming.
Where do you begin? Are you doing enough? Can you really make a difference?
The truth is that YES, you can make a difference.
Even the smallest things like eliminating or limiting your use of plastic or cutting back your meat consumption make a big difference.
Each single-use plastic item you don’t use and throw away is one less piece of plastic added to landfills or the ocean. Small choices every day add up to big changes!
While you don’t have to create a massive composting pile in your backyard (unless you want to)—there are other things you can do to reduce your environmental impact and be environmentally conscious at home.
Most importantly, vote to put people in power that have a strong stance on protecting the planet and climate policy. Collectively, we can have the greatest impact by holding the people at the top accountable.
I’m sharing a few resources today in my stories like the best reef-safe sunscreens, and how to reduce your environmental impact while traveling.
Once you begin to implement little changes, they become habitual, and soon enough you’re part of the change.
Let’s do it for Mother Earth!
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#EarthDay #earthday2024
Two years ago when I was a “mummy” in Egypt 🐪
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It’s kinda wild getting “this day X years ago” reminders now that I’m a mama. So much changes so quickly, it often feels like time is slipping away from me.
I’m not sure if anyone else feels this way, but I went from moving from Cape Town, to a global pandemic, to becoming a mama in the course of 2 years.
And, two years later, I definitely have imposter syndrome feeling like everything pre-2020 was a “past life.” It was my entire personality, so I’ve been going through a huge metamorphosis of mindset and identity over these past few years.
I’m not actually sure where I’m going with this, but this memory brought a lot of joy and I haven’t felt much like posting lately.
Life is filled with more joy than I’ve probably ever felt—but over the simpler things in life. And a lot of it is centered around being a mom. And sometimes it feels weird to share those every day moments of this “new” life I’ve been living since 2020.
Anyways, felt like ripping the bandaid by sharing something special to me with a little update since I’ve taken a pretty big break from social media.
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#egypt #travel
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January - United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Japan
February - Egypt, Thailand, Brazil
March - South Africa, Morocco, Ireland
April - Cuba, Jordan, Netherlands
May - Greece, Turkey, French Polynesia
June - Peru, Spain, Croatia
July - Indonesia, Uganda, Kenya
August - Canada, Australia, Botswana
September - Mauritius, Ecuador, China
October - Singapore, Iceland, USA (New England)
November - Vietnam, New Zealand, Seychelles
December - Costa Rica, Austria, USA (New York)
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Which destinations would you add?! #travel #bucketlist
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I’m on hostelbookers mailing list, and just checked their travel blogger awards post and i’ve been quickly going through the list, looking for some awesome bloggers. Made my way to yours, saw this video, and got inspired!
Don’t you just hate those super long flights (24hrs or more), or the brutal long haul, bus rides (19hrs or more), and at the end of those trips, you now resemble a zombie, clothes all tattered and dirty, you’re missing flesh around the face, a few front teeth and even an eye ball, perhaps. Well folks, to get that rested look, I’d like to share with you my one and only travel make up tip that’ll you’ll ever need:
step 1 – take a big, as wide as you can bite on the passenger directly next to you. within seconds, this person will turn into a zombie and begin infecting the next person. the process will continue to repeat itself, until all passengers are now zombies. screw, looking rested. be a zombie.
adios.
Hi Lovely, where can I buy the HD makeup forever make up ? I want to try it. 🙂
Hey Kendra! You can get it at Sephora 🙂 http://www.sephora.com/hd-invisible-cover-foundation-P217905?SKUID=1097013&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=1097013&om_mmc=ppc-gg-pla