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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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Outsider

Perhaps it’s time to let people in again.

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Skylark Cabin is the perfect place to watch the stars

“Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars” – J.R.R. Tolkien

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Botanizing in the Borland Valley: Fiordland’s best hidden gem

Never heard of the Lake Monowai and Borland Road? Me neither.

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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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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
Dreaming of my last big adventure before the pande Dreaming of my last big adventure before the pandemic began - exploring Botswana ❤️ the Okavango Delta is a place I can't wait to go back to!
My skincare journey has helped me get through this My skincare journey has helped me get through this past year in a weird, yet meaningful way. Besides purpose and routine, something so important when you’re feeling low, it also just feels so 👏 damn 👏 good 👏 My skin glows with all of the care I’ve put into it, something I’ve been learning so much with my friends @bestowbeauty about the gut + skin connection, something I have shrugged off in the past. . We’re having an immense winter here on the South Island combined with what feels like crazy waves of covid, the flu and everything in between. I’ve toned down my skincare to focus on hydration, always dousing my face with their Three Graces hydrating serum which included native NZ botanicals like Mamaku Fern gel. With @bestowbeauty I’ve also been learning about gut health and how it impacts your skin so I’ve also been using the Bestow Beauty From Beneath to boost my skin nutrition. There’s is something powerful that comes from looking after yourself in simple ways; when you look good, you feel good. And when you feel good, you look good too 🤗
This season’s kākāpō chicks are now old enoug This season’s kākāpō chicks are now old enough to count towards the whole population bringing us to 252 kākāpō! This is so exciting and all thanks to the hard work of @kakapo_recovery and partners for working round the clock to bring back these incredible creatures back from the brink of extinction! These are some of the chicks that had to be reared on the mainland from the previous breeding season, aren’t they so cute?
Most amazing place on earth - South Georgia, a sub Most amazing place on earth - South Georgia, a subantarctic island home to half a million king penguins 🐧
We’re having such wild weather on the South Isla We’re having such wild weather on the South Island this winter, and part of me secretly loves it. I love waking up to the sound of rain on the roof. When the skies darken harkening the arrival a storm it makes me think of my childhood in the south in the US with out daily afternoon summer thunderstorms. For me, dramatic weather has always evoked a feeling of nostalgia. It speaks to my introverted character, and excuse to bundle up and stay inside and read by the glow of a warm lamp. To light candles and hibernate. I think weather has a powerful impact on our emotional well-being, and winter storms make me feel relaxed for some reason. Except last night when I drove back to Wanaka from Christchurch because the state of that road is currently dire. NZTA, has your South Island budget expired? Because it sure looks that way. I’m surprised I still have a bumper.
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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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