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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

Kimolos doing what Kimolos does best 💙 Quiet littl Kimolos doing what Kimolos does best 💙 Quiet little streets, impossibly blue water and making me wonder why I’d ever want to leave…

Save my favourites spots on the island for when you visit:
💙 Kalamitsi Beach
🏖️ Rema
👙Prassa Beach
🐠 Prasonisi for the best little fish lunch
September in Greece is my favourite, especially on September in Greece is my favourite, especially on Kimolos 🇬🇷 One of those Greek islands I already know I’ll come back to time and time again 💙

It’s tiny, quiet and still feels wonderfully untouched compared to some of its Cycladic neighbours. You don’t need a huge itinerary here either, which is exactly the point.

Save these for your trip ↓

📍 Wander around Chorio, the island’s main village, especially in the evening when everyone spills out into the little squares
💙 Swim at Prassa Beach, famous for its ridiculously clear turquoise water
🏖️ Spend an afternoon at Bonatsa Beach
⛵ Take a boat trip around Kimolos and neighbouring Polyaigos for hidden coves and some of the bluest water you’ll ever see
🏰 Explore the old Kastro in Chorio
🌊 Visit Goupa and the colourful sirmata, traditional fishermen’s boat houses built into the rock
🥾 Hike out to Skiadi, Kimolos’ huge mushroom-shaped rock formation
🍴 Stop for long lunches in the little tavernas and try ladenia, a local speciality a bit like a Greek tomato and onion flatbread
🌅 Stay for sunset and enjoy just how peaceful the island becomes in the evening

Kimolos isn’t the island for beach clubs, big resorts or packed itineraries. Come here for quiet beaches, tiny villages, ridiculously blue water and a much slower side of Greece.

Definitely one of my favourite Greek island discoveries. 🇬🇷

Kimolos | Greece | Greek Islands | Cyclades | Island Hopping | Hidden Gems | Prassa Beach | Chorio | Polyaigos | Greek Beaches | Turquoise Water | Greece Travel | Things To Do In Kimolos | September in Greece
Breakfast just tastes better with a view 🌍 When I Breakfast just tastes better with a view 🌍

When I started Instagram 15 years ago, my feed was basically a collection of elaborate hotel breakfasts with beaches, pools and ridiculous views in the background 🤷‍♀️ and honestly… not much has changed.

From Greek islands and Mediterranean mornings to tropical tables and city rooftops, apparently a large part of my personality is still choosing where to travel based on where I’d like to have my morning coffee. ☕️ 

19 breakfasts around the world… which table are you sitting at? 👀
The sounds of Folegandros 💙 Waves rolling into qu The sounds of Folegandros 💙

Waves rolling into quiet coves, boats humming across the Aegean, footsteps through the whitewashed streets of Chora, goats bleating somewhere in the hills and the general soundtrack of slow island days.

No trending audio needed for this one. Just Folegandros, exactly as it sounds. 🇬🇷

#greece #folegandros

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