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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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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 😍

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A love letter to Positano… 💌 To the colourful hou A love letter to Positano… 💌

To the colourful houses cascading down the hillside.

To mornings that begin with espresso and end with lemon granita.

To winding streets filled with bougainvillea, hidden boutiques and the smell of fresh pasta drifting through the air.

To long lunches overlooking the sea, boats bobbing in the bay and sunsets that make everyone stop and stare.

You may be busy, expensive and impossible to forget… but somehow, you’re worth every step 😍🤌🏻🇮🇹

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Rhodes is one of those Greek islands that somehow Rhodes is one of those Greek islands that somehow has a bit of everything 🇬🇷💙

You’ve got a medieval Old Town so well preserved it feels like stepping into a different century, beautiful beaches with crystal-clear water, mountain villages where life moves at a slower pace and plenty of tavernas serving long lunches you’ll still be thinking about weeks later.

Spend your mornings wandering the whitewashed streets of Lindos beneath its ancient acropolis, your afternoons swimming in the Aegean and your evenings watching the sunset with a glass of wine in hand. 🌞🍷

Whether you’re here for the history, the beaches or simply the Greek island way of life, Rhodes makes it very easy to fall in love with it. Have you been?
On a mission to visit every small Greek island. Th On a mission to visit every small Greek island. This is the tiny, colourful Kastellorizo (Meis) and it really feels like one of Greece’s best-kept secrets.

The entire island seems to revolve around one beautiful harbour lined with pastel houses, waterfront tavernas and fishing boats gently bobbing in the crystal-clear water. ⛵️

It’s a very small island, so I’d say 1-2 nights is the perfect amount of time. Long enough to explore, swim, eat your body weight in Greek food and soak up the atmosphere without feeling rushed.

Here are a few things to do in Kastellorizo:

💙 Wander around the postcard-perfect harbour

💦 Visit the famous Blue Cave, one of the largest sea caves in
the Mediterranean

👙 Swim straight from the harbour in water so clear it barely looks real

🏰 Walk up to the Castle of the Knights for panoramic island views

🐠 Enjoy fresh seafood at one of the waterfront tavernas

🌅 Stay for sunset when the colourful houses glow golden in
the evening light

Slow-paced, peaceful and impossibly pretty. Exactly the kind of Greek island I love finding.

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