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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

A question I get asked a lot. A better one might b A question I get asked a lot. A better one might be: why not? Okay, I might be biased because I have a Turkish husband but I love the diversity of Türkiye. 🇹🇷 It’s one of those countries that has everything: turquoise coastlines, ancient ruins, misty mountains, timeless villages and food that ruins you for everywhere else.

One day you’re watching the sun set over a valley from a rooftop, the next you’re floating above a fairy-tale landscape.

Some of my favourite places in Türkiye…

💙 Kaş: tiny, unhurried, and completely charming. cobblestone streets, rooftop restaurants, and some of the clearest water you’ve ever seen. the boat trips from here are some of the best on the coast… think hidden coves, sunken ruins just below the surface, and swimming spots you’d never find any other way.

💙 Kalkan: the whitewashed houses, the rooftop bars, the harbour at sunset. it’s a little more polished than Kaş but just as beautiful. perfect if you want somewhere that feels effortlessly chic.

💙 Fethiye: the best base for exploring the Turquoise Coast. the market, the harbour, the boat trips, the food and Ölüdeniz just twenty minutes away. it just has everything.

💙 Alaçatı: windmills, bougainvillea-draped streets, and the most beautiful boutique hotels. it has this slow, sun-soaked energy that makes you want to do nothing but eat well and wander.

💙 Olympos: ancient ruins tucked into the trees, a pebble beach at the end of a river valley, and the legendary Chimaera flames flickering on the hillside at night. completely unlike anywhere else.

💙 İzmir: Turkey’s most underrated city. laid-back, liberal, and totally its own thing. the kordon waterfront, the bazaars, the incredible food scene — it has all the energy of a big city but none of the overwhelm.

💙 Cappadocia: there is nowhere else on earth that looks like this. hot air balloons at sunrise, cave hotels, valleys carved by time. it doesn’t feel real until you’re actually there.

💙 Istanbul: Chaotic, electric, and endlessly fascinating. the Grand Bazaar, the Bosphorus, the food, the mosques…you could go a hundred times and still not see it all.

#turkiye #turkey #istanbul #cappadocia
Oh, to be in England now that April’s there…. 🌸 Wh Oh, to be in England now that April’s there…. 🌸 When everything starts to bloom, the sun finally shows up and suddenly every countryside walk, coffee stop and golden hour just hits different ☀️
634m above Tokyo as the sky lit up like it was on 634m above Tokyo as the sky lit up like it was on fire 🔥
One of the experiences I loved so much was the Yak One of the experiences I loved so much was the Yakatabune cruise along the Sumida River 🏮 traditional wooden boat, city lights all around and dinner on the water as Tokyo glows past… such a special way to see the city at night 🌃

#tokyo #japan

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