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A normal girl living her biggest, messiest dreams.

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These are my unfiltered adventures, musings and stories.
I talk about birds, coffee and overcoming personal fears too much.

60
ish countries
7
continents
10
odd years
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My recent adventures

Reflections on turning 34

Aren’t I supposed to be becoming older and wiser?

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Magic happens when you have Milford all to yourself

Get in quick before the word gets out again!

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A solo adventure on the Gillespie Pass

A hard but rewarding adventure in the Southern Alps

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More adventures from the blog

My favorite stories

All the mean, nasty and godawful hateful things people say to me online

Guys, why do people troll on the internet? Why are blogger hate comments ...
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Solo and single in the most romantic place in the world

How glossy and polished is the travel industry today? Well, I suppose it's ...
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A broken robot: the face of a burnout

My whole life I’ve always been told that my face reads like an ...
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More inspirational stories

Where I screwed up big time

That one time I crashed a scooter in Bali

A week ago I found myself upside down in a ditch full of ...
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Getting Naked in Istanbul

**Warning this post borders on the TMI, but I thought it was too ...
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This might be my funniest story of all time

Guys, the funniest thing happened to me the other day. Now, I know I ...
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Mother of plants @node.nz 🌿 Nature frother & #birdnerd 🐧 Friend of kākāpō and the girl with the whales 🐳 It’s all in my blog ⬇️

Liz Carlson☀️Young Adventuress
Your Uber is here 🚁 . Flying into Dusky Sound w Your Uber is here 🚁
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Flying into Dusky Sound with @fiordlandhelicopters to spend five days on board the Breaksea Girl with @wild.fiordland. The flight over Fiordland is just stunning, this is an amazing part of Fiordland, and I’m so excited I finally got to see it!
A fluffy little black fantail spotted in Dusky Sou A fluffy little black fantail spotted in Dusky Sound. I almost never see the black forms of fantails, so cool to have them follow me in the bush earlier this year @wild.fiordland
Summer sunsets. Pink hair. Bunny tails by the beac Summer sunsets. Pink hair. Bunny tails by the beach. @zedencider ☀️ Dreaming of the longest days of the year from the shortest day of the year.
The only tourists you’ll meet in Dusky Sound are The only tourists you’ll meet in Dusky Sound are the furry variety 🦭 @wild.fiordland
Two Paddocks will always be one of my favorite pla Two Paddocks will always be one of my favorite places, especially the pond in the autumn. Surrounded by vines and orchards, the iconic lunar hills of Central Otago, it’s a magical place home to magical wine and amazing people. So happy to be back for International Picnic Day 😍 to celebrate winter here with @stokedhottubs and with a surprise visit out to see the Proprietor himself Mr. @samneilltheprop return in the new @jurassicworld film with the incredible crew from @twopaddocks - the Pinot was flowing and the heckling and commentary was top notch 🤗 it feels like I’m finding my old self again 🦖
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Who is Young Adventuress?

Hi, I'm Liz, and I got my first taste for traveling when I was 16 years old. On my own, 12 years and 50 something countries later, my wanderlust has only grown and the list of countries I want to visit longer. After living in Spain for the past few years and returning home for a stint, I then quit my job and moved to New Zealand and I've been here ever since. Follow my misadventures as I wander, eat, and photograph my way around the world

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