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Hi, I’m Jen

I’m a traveller and online content creator from England. Although I’m English I have actually lived more outside of England than in it. I grew up in a town near Amsterdam in The Netherlands where I attended International Schools so I’ve always been very influenced by other cultures and languages around me. Being in a class with students from over 30 different countries has that effect on you. Another big influence for me growing up was my amazing grandfather who traveled around the world, from Antarctica to Australia he was always off on an adventure or sailing his yacht to faraway lands. I used to sit on his knee and listen to his travel stories with my mouth open in amazement & he definitely sparked my love for all things travel from a very young age.

After travelling to Turkey for a Summer job in 2007, I met my now husband and moved to a seaside resort on the Aegean coast of Turkey. In 2011 I bought an iPhone 3GS, downloaded an app called Instagram and documented my travels around Turkey, editing & uploading them to Instagram.

These days pretty much everyone sells their presets on Instagram, but we were the very first people to do that in the form of an editing app. My Husband is an app developer so in 2012 he created Deluxe FX app for editing your travel photos on the go. We turned Instagram into a full time job then and started to work with hotels, brands and tourism boards around the world to showcase amazing destinations and countries.

a few of my favourite things

FavoUrite COUNTRY

Colombia, Jordan, Seychelles

FAVOURITE CITIES

London, Amsterdam, Istanbul

TRAVEL MUST-HAVE

Airtag, headphones, book

FAVOURITE MOVIE

Grease

My guilty pleasure

Prawn cocktails crisps

Favorite ColoUr

Pink, yellow & blue

On repeat

Mariah Carey, always.

Currently Binging

Ted Lasso

My most asked Questions…

WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I’m English! I was born in Essex, grew up in The Netherlands, moved to Turkey and now home is back in the beautiful countryside of West Sussex on the South Coast of England.

WHAT CAMERA DO YOU USE?

A Sony a74 and a Sony a7c for all of my photos and some of my videos. I also my iPhone 15 pro for 99% of my video content as thats the one I always have with me!

WHAT DO YOU EDIT YOUR PHOTOS WITH?

I use Lightroom and my own ‘izkiz’ app which is available on the Apple App Store. It has filters and overlays perfect for all your travel photos.

WHAT DOES IZKIZ MEAN?

When I started instagram in 2011 I wanted a short, catchy name. It’s random but ‘iz’ comes from the first 2 letters of the city in Turkey that I was living in & ‘Kiz’ meaning girl in Turkish.

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ON INSTAGRAM

@IZKIZ

The kind of summer that makes you forget what day The kind of summer that makes you forget what day it is. 💭 

Long lunches that somehow end at sunset. Morning freddo cappuccinos. More gyros than I care to admit. Salty swims. Ferry rides. Tiny harbours. Bougainvillea spilling over whitewashed streets. And nowhere to be except exactly where you are. 🩵

Turns out, happiness is just a cold Mythos in one hand and a gyros in the other 😄🇬🇷
If you’re visiting İzmir, make time for Alaçatı 💙 If you’re visiting İzmir, make time for Alaçatı 💙

This charming little town on Turkey’s Aegean coast is famous for its stone houses, colourful shutters, bougainvillea-covered streets 🌸 and relaxed atmosphere.

Spend your day wandering through the old town, browsing the boutique shops, stopping for Turkish coffee ☕️ in hidden courtyards and enjoying a long lunch at one of the many cafés and restaurants. If you’re visiting in summer, the nearby beach clubs and crystal-clear waters of Alaçatı and Çeşme 🌊 are just a short drive away.

It’s the kind of place where the best plan is not having one. Just wander, get lost in the backstreets and see where the day takes you
ad / Our little corner of the Amalfi Coast 🍋 @unav ad / Our little corner of the Amalfi Coast 🍋 @unavillamalfi 

Just five rooms, the scent of lemon trees in the air, breakfasts you’ll actually look forward to waking up for, and the kind of peaceful atmosphere that reminds you to slow down

Sometimes it’s not the biggest hotels you remember most. It’s the tiny ones that make you feel like you’ve discovered a secret. 🫶🏼

#amalfi #italy | Amalfi Coast | Italy Travel | Boutique Hotel | Hidden Gem | Luxury Travel | Italian Summer | Slow Travel | Amalfi Hotels
Portofino is the kind of place that makes you wond Portofino is the kind of place that makes you wonder if someone turned the saturation up in real life. 🇮🇹✨

Colourful buildings wrapped around a tiny harbour, luxury yachts bobbing in the water & little cafés where you can happily lose track of time for an afternoon.

Things to do in Portofino:

🏰 Walk up to Castello Brown for the best views over the harbour

🌊 Spend a few hours at Paraggi Beach, one of the prettiest swimming spots on the Italian Riviera

🚤 Take a boat trip to San Fruttuoso Abbey, a hidden monastery tucked into a beautiful bay

🥾 Walk to the Portofino Lighthouse for stunning coastal views

🍝 Grab a table by the harbour and enjoy a long Italian lunch

🛍️ Browse the boutiques lining the colourful waterfront

📸 Wander the tiny streets because honestly, every corner is photo-worthy

Yes, it’s glamorous. Yes, it’s ridiculously pretty. And yes, it absolutely lives up to the hype 😍

Italian Riviera | Liguria | Castello Brown | Portofino Lighthouse | Punta del Capo | Portofino Harbour | Italy Travel | Luxury Travel | Colourful Villages | Italian Coast | Travel Italy | Mediterranean Travel | Dolce Vita | Europe Travel

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