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Liz

Hi, I'm Liz, and I got my first taste for traveling when I was 16 years old. On my own, 10 years and 50 something countries later, my wanderlust has only grown and the list of countries I want to visit longer.

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Solo female traveler ✈️ Author of “Houseplants & Design” 🪴 Polar expedition guide ❄️ “one of the most powerful women in travel” - Condé Nast Traveler

I’ve been lucky enough to travel to Greenland ma

I’ve been lucky enough to travel to Greenland many times over the past few years, as well as work alongside and become friends with many Greenlanders // Kalaallit. Sure, it’s beautiful, with picturesque towns, lots of stunning glaciers and the occasional polar bear or two. But the best part of Greenland? It’s people 🇬🇱

For thousands of years they’ve walked these lands and sailed these waters. It existed long before Vikings and the Danes got involved and it will endure long after whatever this nonsense is happening now. Greenland is not for sale and belongs to no one except its own people.

Thanks @tomcochrane for this pic from Assaqutaq and @adventure.canada for taking me here ❤️

Just a regularly scheduled update that Greenland i

Just a regularly scheduled update that Greenland is not for sale 🇬🇱 and belongs to no one except Greenlanders ❤️

For the past three years, I’ve spent half of the

For the past three years, I’ve spent half of the year at sea in the Arctic and Antarctic. I didn’t grow up by the water or have some early childhood fascination with boats, but somehow I’ve fallen in love with wild seas. I love the stories of early explorers surviving against impossible odds and indigenous seafarers navigating by the stars and the swell.

Being a book nerd, bracing myself against big winds when I’m driving boats or hopping nimbly from shore to sea or even just tying knots doesn’t come naturally to me. But I love learning and growing and improving, and I love sharing my passion for polar places with others and that makes it all worth it ❤️

2025 was pretty neat 😍 Thanks @tomcochrane for

2025 was pretty neat 😍

Thanks @tomcochrane for some cheeky shots ❤️

Dreams really do come true ❤️ so proud of the

Dreams really do come true ❤️ so proud of the work I’ve done for @lonelyplanet recently including three covers and helping to write the latest Lonely Planet New Zealand 💙

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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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