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A normal girl living her biggest, messiest dreams.

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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

Who wants to go to Antarctica with me?

Of course, you do! What a question!

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A sweet seaside escape to Fox Hut

“The sea always filled her with longing, though for what she was never sure”

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A peek inside NODE – responsible coziness with Revival Rugs

Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling.

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My favorite stories

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

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Solo and single in the most romantic place in the world

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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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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 on my blog ⬇️

Liz Carlson☀️Young Adventuress
Every single day I wake up and think my lucky star Every single day I wake up and think my lucky stars I get to call New Zealand home 😊 recently I spent a week up in the incredible @nelsontasmannz, exploring this special corner of Aotearoa through the lens of sustainability. So many of the people who work in tourism here are committed to being carbon neutral with a low impact on the environment. When you’re surrounded by such a special landscape, backing on to the Abel Tasman and Kahurangi national parks 🙏🏻 . In fact, in 2016 thousands of kiwis chipped in to crowdfund millions to buy Awaroa Beach here for New Zealand. How cool is that? @awaroalodge @nelsonairportnewzealand . #awaroa #awaroalodge #awaroabeach #newzealand #nzmustdo #nelsontasman #abeltasmannationalpark #abeltasman #wevegotthis
🦜 GIVEAWAY TIME 🦜 . I’m super excited to s 🦜 GIVEAWAY TIME 🦜 . I’m super excited to share my latest collaboration with my friends at @predatorfreenz to celebrate all the hard work that’s gone into protecting some of New Zealand’s great taonga (treasures - in this case, native species). We are the LAST generation that has the power to save our unique native bird, bat and insect species before they’re devastated by introduced predators here in New Zealand. . Up for grabs are two beautiful Taonga a Aotearoa posters designed by the incredible local artist @erin_forsyth which features many of the species were trying to save, like my beloved kākāpō, kiwi, kārearea, and kiwi. I’ve had this poster hanging in my home for years! Now’s your chance to nab one for you and a friend too. . To enter simply: ⁃ Follow both @predatorfreenz and me @YoungAdventuress here on Instagram -Tag a mate in the comments. -You can enter as many times as you’d like just tag each friend as a seperate comment . Giveaway will close on Monday the 7th December at 7pm NZ time - good luck!
Exciting news! You can come with me to Antarctica Exciting news! You can come with me to Antarctica next year 🐳 . In collaboration with my friends at @chimuadventures, I’ll be leading my own expedition in November 2021 to my favorite place in the world - the icy last continent! Antarctica has my heart, and I can’t wait to share it with you guys through the lens of conservation and sustainability. . More details are coming soon, but in the meantime I’ve created an expression of interest form (linked in my bio). If you’re keen to learn more, please fill out! There’s no commitment with this either ❄️ hit me up with any questions! . #antarctica #chimu #chimuadventures #showmethepenguins
Two years ago today, a girl sank to her knees on a Two years ago today, a girl sank to her knees on an empty beach, sobbing as 148 inky black whales thrashed desperately in the surf behind her, her screams carried away on the wind for no one to hear but the gulls. A lone witness to a horror that defies nature. . 536 kilometers to the north on the same night, a boy watched in dread as the family, the world, the life he had so carefully built was intentionally smashed to pieces. The taste of betrayal was fresh and stinging. . No matter how well you plan, how calculated you are, life has a way of painfully reminding you that, hey, actually so much is out of your control. Fate is fate. The only thing you are in charge of is how you respond to adversity. Do you give up? Do you allow yourself to drown? Or do you grieve and let go, to rise above? We don’t grow up or become better people because we have it easy, rather when life deals us shitty cards, we (eventually) overcome it. . Perspective takes time. Growth requires letting go of your ego. Attitude is a choice. Let’s choose happiness ❤️
Shraaaaaark ❤️ so excited to hear that my favo Shraaaaaark ❤️ so excited to hear that my favorite creature the kākāpō has been crowned Bird of the Year by @forestandbird some of the most unusual and rarest parrots in the world, kākāpō are critically endangered here in New Zealand and need all the help they can get to survive. Luckily the amazing teams at @kakapo_recovery and @docgovtnz are doing all they can to help these guys, working towards bringing them back to more predator free spaces in New Zealand - swipe right for more kākāpō cuteness and check our my stories on how you can help these birds #kakaporecovery #birdoftheyear #sirocco
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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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