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Cathedral Range State Park I feel incredibly luck

Cathedral Range State Park
I feel incredibly lucky to live just 40 mins from this place.
I went there a few days before restrictions came into full force back in March and I saw no one else on the trail. I then went again two weeks ago just when we were allowed to get out more here and there were at least 100 cars in the carpark 😂 Isolation has done this to people, suddenly everyone is itching to get out.
It's made me realise how lucky we are to have such great national parks on our doorstep here in the Yarra Ranges 🌲
I've got a pretty comprehensive blog post on the Cathedral Ranges with info on all the hikes and campgrounds in the park, link is in my bio if you're interested (just try to go on a weekday at the moment!)
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Self timer mishaps 💁‍♀️ I made it to the

Self timer mishaps 💁‍♀️
I made it to the top of Mount Abrupt in the late afternoon on my first day in the Grampians back in January. I had the whole view to myself and went about taking photos from all sorts of angles.. but you know, the struggle with self timers is real.
This was probably one of my favourite viewpoints in the entire national park and I can definitely recommend the short, steep hike.
I'm working on some blog posts on the Grampians so keep an eye out in my stories for when I start publishing them 🙌
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Front seat is the best seat. This was yet another

Front seat is the best seat. This was yet another long drive in the mountains of far north India, but I won't bore you with any more details. It seems like so long ago now.
I'm finally going to start sharing some more recent content next, from my time in the Grampians and hikes around where I live. I'm starting to appreciate my own country's landscapes more and more since I've been home. And this will only continue as we are allowed to start exploring more as of next month 🙌
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This is not Mars. This is Ladakh. You know that lo

This is not Mars. This is Ladakh.
You know that long drive I was rambling on about in my last caption... well this was the landscape I was talking about. I drove this road four times over six weeks and I still stared out the window for hours and hours in disbelief.
It's 100% real, I promise. •
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We rose just before sunlight and rolled out of bed

We rose just before sunlight and rolled out of bed. The houseboat we were staying on in Srinagar was gently rocking as we climbed out and onto the path that led to the closest road.
We reached the road at 5am, just as the sun was rising above the mountains in the distance. A driver had promised he would be there at 5am, but this is India and time is a relative concept.
We wait. We call him, but he speaks little English and we can only understand something about his brother. So we wait.
Finally, a jeep comes down the road and we stand up waving our arms as though we'd been stranded for days. He stops with a huge smile, his brother's car had broken down but now we can go. We each heave our packs onto the roof rack. They'll be safe there, right?
We find our seats in the jeep. We get comfortable. We have a 13 hour drive ahead of us. The driver lights a cigarette and switches on the radio to blaring Punjabi music. We set off for Ladakh.
The landscape changes from fertile, lush green valleys to arid, jagged peaks. We gain over 2000m in altitude. The only sign of life are random tea stalls and white washed Buddhist monasteries perched on the top of hills.
I felt like we had emerged in a completely different world. And all I did for hours was wind the window down, point my lens out in the cold air and try to capture this insane place that I was seeing for the first time. •
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After six hours of driving along winding roads fro

After six hours of driving along winding roads from a small village near the Pakistan border, we arrived in Diskit. The main village in the middle of the fabled Nubra Valley, a high altitude, rugged corridor that connects Tibet with Central Asia.
Diskit is home to an incredible Buddhist monastery cascading down the slope just above the village. We climbed to it's huge Buddha statue in time for sunset and were swarmed with other Indian visitors who wanted to know where we were from and how we'd come to be in this insanely beautiful and remote part of India.
The sun had almost slid behind the snow capped mountains and out of the corner of my eye I could see this incredible last bit of light streaming into the valley.
I let the couple of people I was with get the selfies with an inquisitive Indian family as I snuck away to snap a few photos before the valley was completely shrouded in darkness. As I look back now, they're some of my favourite photos I took of Nubra Valley 💫
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This time last year I made it to this magical coun

This time last year I made it to this magical country that I had hoped I would get to some day far into the future. My parents were sick of not seeing me and my mum wanted another excuse to go to a new country so we went to Bhutan together 💫
The Tiger's Nest Monastery is one of the most incredible sights in Asia and it was a real dream come true to get there 🇧🇹
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Fisherman of Inle Lake, Myanmar • • • #MyMya

Fisherman of Inle Lake, Myanmar •
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Sunset views from the rooftop of my guesthouse in

Sunset views from the rooftop of my guesthouse in Mestia 🇬🇪
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My last post (for now) on the Caucasus has just gone live on my blog. If you're planning or dreaming of a trip to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (for the post-Covid world) then you should go to the link in my bio. I've listed the top 12 places you need to see plus suggested itineraries 💫
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I'm constantly fueled by these moments. The times

I'm constantly fueled by these moments. The times that I rose early, packed all my camera gear into a bag, headed out, faced icy trails and climbed higher and higher to get the perfect photo, or one that I was happy with.
These moments when I sit down and think, yep that's bloody beautiful, that's the reason I love to travel, to seek out these special places and experience them in my own way. And I'm itching to do it again soon 💫
📷 Kazbegi, Georgia (link in bio to read more about my time here)
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I had been hiking for 7 hours. I'd gone further th

I had been hiking for 7 hours. I'd gone further than I'd planned. I had somehow passed the church and kept going higher and higher towards the mountains. Because I'm stubborn. And I like nice photos. I'd climbed up towards a glacier to get magnificent views of the Caucasus Mountains. And it was worth it. The photos from that day are perfect.
But on the way back down again, in the late afternoon sun, I stopped. The Gergeti Trinity Church - the reason most people came to this part of Georgia - really was beautiful. And I took this last photo before sliding down the icy trail to town in search of a large glass of Saperavi. •
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And now let's go back to Myanmar.. December 2018 I

And now let's go back to Myanmar.. December 2018
I was told that Myanmar was some sort of magical land and I almost somehow expected to be disappointed by it, because when you have high expectations for a country that can happen... but, no. Myanmar is all the magic plus some 💫
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I hiked down into this village in the Khasi hills

I hiked down into this village in the Khasi hills of Meghalaya with the intention of staying one day. I ended up staying three after I met a local family who let me stay in their home.
The small wooden house felt like a tree house and the shower was just a bucket on the back verandah.
The lady cooked me dinner each night which was a pile of rice and some unknown vegetables I assume she collected from the surrounding forest.
There was no phone reception and I spent the whole time offline.
I spent my time walking between villages, to hidden waterfalls, crossing bridges formed from living tree roots.
It was pretty bloody magical 💫
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The labyrinth of buildings in Jodhpur, India 🇮🇳

The ghats in Varanasi are crowded with holy men, p

The ghats in Varanasi are crowded with holy men, pilgrims, tourists, chai vendors, kids flying kites, sadhus, backpackers and boat men.
The boat men are constantly yelling, "Boat? Boat? Madam, you want boat?" Just another chorus of noise on the already bustling steps.
I ignored them for the most part but one afternoon I thought, why not? So, I suddenly said yes to a man and I think he was just as surprised as I was.
He took me to the edge of the river and showed me an old leaky wooden boat. He said he could take me out along the ghats for an hour and back for $2.
So my friend rowed me along the chaotic ghats of Varanasi where bodies were burning as part of a Hindu tradition and pilgrims were bathing in the holy water of the Ganges.
It was an incredible way of seeing the chaos from afar. In a peaceful boat on the river I was observing the intense life of the city.
When we got back to the main ghat, I didn't have small notes to pay my friend. "No problem, miss. You go and get money and come back. I am always here." And that is the beauty of India 🇮🇳
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If you head down to the back of the Taj Mahal comp

If you head down to the back of the Taj Mahal complex, to the edge of the Yamuna River you'll meet a man and his wooden boat.
It's kind of a secret but also kind of not, but he offers to take people out on the river to get an incredible shot of the Taj from the water. He charges $3 for it and it's technically illegal, but also kind of not.
This man's family had always taken locals across the river on a boat and so when the governnent decided that they were going to ban all boats on the river, he protested. Now, he is the only person allowed out on the river.
Most people don't know that he offers a short ride for tourists. So take the hot tip and head down there at sunset 💫 •
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Down beside the Taj Mahal is a dirt road that lead

Down beside the Taj Mahal is a dirt road that leads behind the back of the complex. Around the tall boundary walls is a kind of swampy area on the bank of the Yamuna River.
This is the view you get from that dirt road. The beautiful, glowing Taj tucked behind the intricate yet imposing high fence.
It's an eerie place; silent and devoid of crowds. It seems a world away from the main entrance of the Taj Mahal, which is packed full of visitors every day of the year.
But I guess now the Taj Mahal itself would be an eerie and silent place. It's finally getting a rest from the millions of people that walk through its gate. It gets to stop and take a breath and recover for a while, just like us •
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This is the Chand Minar or tower minaret built in

This is the Chand Minar or tower minaret built in the 15th century at the Daulatabad Fort in Aurangabad, India.
The hazy sky and setting sun made for such a perfect mood and lighting. I instantly loved the photos I took from my brief visit there a couple of years ago on my first visit to India.
And now I'm finally posting them here. It's funny how some photos stay on memory cards for so long until you finally get the chance to sit down and appreciate them 📷
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A group of backpackers set off from a hostel in Ka

A group of backpackers set off from a hostel in Kathmandu and decided to walk to Swayambunath Stupa, otherwise known as Monkey Temple. It was almost an hour of walking but it saved them some money on a taxi. They didn't really know where they were going but they knew to head for the stupa on the hill.
They got to the entrance steps to discover that the ticket was the same price as a dal bhat (rice and lentils) at a local restaurant - you know, the dodgy restaurant in a tiny whole in the wall with smiling staff who were actually brothers from India, nice place.
So they pondered, is it really worth it?
They decided to continue walking around the base of the hill and soon discovered another staircase where there was no ticket booth. So they clambered up to the top, absolutely stoked to think that they had got inside without paying. Dude, that's tomorrow's lunch paid for!
The stupa was crowded with people, both local worshippers and tourists. It was sunset time and the cityscape had a golden glow. From the top you could see right across the city rooftops towards the Himlayas in the far distance.
The backpackers didn't like crowds, so they decided to snoop around and found their way around the back of the temple and onto a ledge of a rundown building.
They sat together, a group of 6 foreigners, who'd only just met two hours before. Strangers in a foreign land.
They watched the sunset and talked about where they come from and where they planned on going.
A couple planned on trekking into the Himalayas. Another guy didnt know why he'd come to Nepal at all. Another girl wanted to spend her time in singing bowl meditation classes. But they were all in Kathmandu at the same, at the same hostel, you know the cheap one with a new owner for $6 per night, what a bargain.
As it got dark, they climbed back down from their spot and walked all the way back to the hostel, no one was forking out for a taxi.
Wanna go get a dal bhat? I know a good place, bit dodgy looking, but it's run by two Indian brothers...
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