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Japan travel diary | 3th Solo trip to Tokyo (and Dubai) part 2

10/06/2023 | Reageer

I’ve been to Shibuya Sky, Tokyo Skytree and Shinjuku Metropolitan Government Building so far. This day I really wanted to go to Roppongi Hills, because I still wanted to visit this viewpoint. Be aware that you have an outdoor vantage point and an indoor one. If you want to visit the outside point, you pay another 500 yen on top of the entrance fee. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Asia, Dubai, Japan, Solo Travel, The Middle East, Travel Tags: dubai solo, japan diary, japan solo, japan travel diary, tokyo solo, travel diary

Japan travel diary | 3th Solo trip to Tokyo part 1

09/06/2023 | Reageer

Hi everyone! In this post I am going to tell you about my third solo trip to Japan two months ago. Japan is one of the few countries that has really remained closed for a long time during corona, and also post-covid. October 2022, the borders were finally open for both unvaccinated and vaccinated travelers! Good news, because I was never vaccinated and wanted to go back to Tokyo. When I had more than 5-6 weeks off thanks to my part-time and vacation, I decided to travel to Tokyo as soon as possible after my 3-day modeling assignment in Germany. By coincidence, my flying colleagues Dennis and René went on exactly the same days and exactly the same flights – so we decided to hang out for a short while in Japan. After more than 3 years, I wanted to go back to Tokyo solo. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Asia, Japan, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: japan solo, japan travel diary, tokyo solo, tokyo travel diary

Outfit | Edition

16/04/2023 | Reageer

The place where I am in the photos is EDITION, a cocktail bar in a luxury hotel in Tokyo. Together with a friend who lives in Japan – Anita, I went to have a cocktail with her at this place. I really wanted to go to a rooftop bar in Japan this time, so she took me to this place. I have no cooperation with the brand of my dresses. I buy from here regularly – especially during sales, or even through Vinted. The back of this dress has a very nice open back with a bow, and I bought it especially for my 3rd Japan trip. Lavish Alice is one of my favorite brands and sells dresses with unique designs and beautiful colors. A lot of new travel posts will be online soon. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Fashion, Japan, Outfits, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: japan outfit, lavish alice, red outfit, tokyo outfit

Outfit | Hills

10/04/2023 | Reageer

Hi everyone! I literally posted this blog post from Tokyo! I am currently here for the 3rd time on holiday (solo). I got this beautiful neon dress from my sister. It fits really small, so I wear an L with my size 36. The place where I am here is Roppongi Hills – Tokyo cityview. This viewpoint was still on my list, so I visited this place with a friend who lives in Japan. Entrance to this place, including the open platform, costs 2500 yen. These photos are also from today. I am very happy that Japan’s borders have been open again since a few months, so I decided to go back to Tokyo for 9 days during my 5 weeks of part-time and vacation. At the moment, I still have 3 days to go before I am back in the Netherlands. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Fashion, Japan, Outfits, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: japan, neon outfit, roppongi hills, solo travel, tokyo

Japan travel diary | 2019 Solo trip to Japan part 3

03/12/2019 | Reageer

I cropped this last part of my 14 day trip into one post as I haven’t taken many photos in the last few days there. This is day 9 to 14. One of the last days I heard from a KLM flight attendant that my standby travel flight was as good as full, so I booked an extra night in my hostel in Tokyo and converted the KLM IPB flight to a new one day later. This day I went to Kyoto again from Osaka, this time with Yuka. Osaka and Kyoto are not long apart by public transport, I believe half an hour, so no other hostel was needed. Yuka and I have known each other since 2013 and have seen each other in the Netherlands and last year in Japan as well. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Asia, Japan, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: japan, japan travel, kansai, kyoto, osaka, solo travel, solo trip, travel, travel diary

Japan travel diary | Solo trip to Japan part 2

02/12/2019 | Reageer

Hi all! Welcome to my never uploaded travel diary piece from my Japan trip in 2019. Update, this part was in my drafts for 5 years.. so my memory is not entirely clear in this post, and at times I will be speaking in the past or the present. I have changed the post date so that it stays on the correct timeline for the date I published the others. The prices I mention in the post are very different in 2024, and based on the prices in 2019. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Asia, Japan, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: 2019, japan travel, kyoto, late upload, osaka, solo travel, tokyo

Japan travel diary | 2019 Solo trip to Japan part 1

01/12/2019 | 1 Reactie

In November, I went to Japan for 14 days. Just like I did in 2018, I went solo. I had booked the direct KLM flights via crew standby travel. After a flight of 10.5 hours in total, I left to the city the same way as last year, with the Narita express – a direct train connection to central Tokyo at Narita Airport station. The price of a return trip is 4000 yen (around 28 euros) – For the standby/crew members among us, you can also use the return ticket for another day, in case your plans change within 14 days. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Asia, Japan, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: hakone, japan, solo travel, solo trip, tokio, tokyo, tokyo solo, travel diary

Outfit | Osaka

27/11/2019 | 1 Reactie

The place where I am standing here is called Dotonbori. This place is known for the large “Glico Man” that you can see behind me. This is probably also the most touristic photo spot of Osaka, haha. Together with Yuka and her mother, I started exploring Osaka about halfway through my 14-day Japan trip this year. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Fashion, Japan, Outfits, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: japan, japan outfit, osaka, pink outfit, travel outfit

Outfit | Tokyo

22/11/2019 | 1 Reactie

Hi everyone! Japan was really a wonderful solo trip. I experienced so many great things, got wonderful new memories and met many people. I will place a lot of travel diaries from my last 3 trips soon. Where I stand here is on a high viewpoint in Shibuya. I am really happy with how the pictures have turned out. These photos were taken by Anita, with whom I went to have lunch this day. [Lees meer…]

Categorie: Fashion, Japan, Outfits, Solo Travel, Travel Tags: japan, tokio, tokyo, tokyo fashion, travel, travel outfit

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I turned 30 knowing exactly what I want from life - I’m just not there yet. I was there years ago, but the bar changed. 

I’ve worked since I was 21, my dream job at that time, but haven’t landed my long-haul dream yet. I’ve never had the long, safe love I want. I still live at home during a housing crisis.

And yes, my Instagram is a highlight reel. Every beautiful moment I share is real - but so are the parts you don’t see.

People sometimes tell me not to share the struggles because “people enjoy seeing you fail.” But those people occupy so little space in my mind that I genuinely forget they exist.

I’d rather be real.

So while I’m building the life I actually want, I’m not waiting to start living. I travel the world alone, chase experiences, meet people, create, dream and collect memories along the way.

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No one is more alive than the girl making up for the years she lost in survival mode. ✨ I turned 30 knowing exactly what I want from life - I’m just not there yet. I was there years ago, but the bar changed. I’ve worked since I was 21, my dream job at that time, but haven’t landed my long-haul dream yet. I’ve never had the long, safe love I want. I still live at home during a housing crisis. And yes, my Instagram is a highlight reel. Every beautiful moment I share is real - but so are the parts you don’t see. People sometimes tell me not to share the struggles because “people enjoy seeing you fail.” But those people occupy so little space in my mind that I genuinely forget they exist. I’d rather be real. So while I’m building the life I actually want, I’m not waiting to start living. I travel the world alone, chase experiences, meet people, create, dream and collect memories along the way. I know where I want to go. I’m just not there yet. And I refuse to call the journey there a failure. 🤍🌎 #travelblogger #flightattendant #travelblog #dutchmodel #solofemaletraveler
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Dressed like a fresh glass of limoncello in my pretty Dutch hometown 🍋🍸☀️
Beautiful ‘Tilly’ dress by @theprettydress in lemon & size 8 ✨

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Dressed like a fresh glass of limoncello in my pretty Dutch hometown 🍋🍸☀️
Beautiful ‘Tilly’ dress by @theprettydress in lemon & size 8 ✨

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Dressed like a fresh glass of limoncello in my pretty Dutch hometown 🍋🍸☀️
Beautiful ‘Tilly’ dress by @theprettydress in lemon & size 8 ✨

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Dressed like a fresh glass of limoncello in my pretty Dutch hometown 🍋🍸☀️ Beautiful ‘Tilly’ dress by @theprettydress in lemon & size 8 ✨ #classyfashion #fashionblogger #theprettydresscompany #dutchmodel #travelblogger
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“What do you want to be when you grow up?”

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I always knew I wanted to be… Free. A traveller. Happy. ✈️🌎✨ Can you relate? #TravelReels #FreedomLifestyle #TravelGirl #ChasingDreams #LifeWellTraveled
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Special throwback to november 🛫 The flying Dutch Miss 👑 Ester fonds Gala @esterfonds_ x @peterpanvakantieclub @transavia ✈️ Pictures of the 3th time at this beautiful event yesterday - This night, there was a record amount raised: 120.350€ to deliver unforgettable memories to (chronically) sick/vulnerable children 🤍 4 years ago, I had the incredible honor to be the host of this fundraiser gala. 

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Special throwback to november 🛫 The flying Dutch Miss 👑 Ester fonds Gala @esterfonds_ x @peterpanvakantieclub @transavia ✈️ Pictures of the 3th time at this beautiful event yesterday - This night, there was a record amount raised: 120.350€ to deliver unforgettable memories to (chronically) sick/vulnerable children 🤍 4 years ago, I had the incredible honor to be the host of this fundraiser gala. 

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Special throwback to november 🛫 The flying Dutch Miss 👑 Ester fonds Gala @esterfonds_ x @peterpanvakantieclub @transavia ✈️ Pictures of the 3th time at this beautiful event yesterday - This night, there was a record amount raised: 120.350€ to deliver unforgettable memories to (chronically) sick/vulnerable children 🤍 4 years ago, I had the incredible honor to be the host of this fundraiser gala. . . . . #stewardess #flightattendant #cabincrew #cabinattendant #transavia pageantqueen peterpan peterpanvakantieclub amsterdam model missnetherlandsfinalist beautypageant
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Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨  Some places I really like:

📍Kensington Market 
📍CN tower area
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📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 
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📍Cabana (poolclub)

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Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨  Some places I really like:

📍Kensington Market 
📍CN tower area
📍Christie Pitts / Trinity Park
📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 
📍Augusta coffee, Fika coffee & Found coffee
📍Cabana (poolclub)

#toronto #canada #travelblogger #femaletravel #torontolifestyle
Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨ Some places I really like: 📍Kensington Market 📍CN tower area 📍Christie Pitts / Trinity Park 📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 📍Augusta coffee, Fika coffee & Found coffee 📍Cabana (poolclub) #toronto #canada #travelblogger #femaletravel #torontolifestyle
Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨ Some places I really like: 📍Kensington Market 📍CN tower area 📍Christie Pitts / Trinity Park 📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 📍Augusta coffee, Fika coffee & Found coffee 📍Cabana (poolclub) #toronto #canada #travelblogger #femaletravel #torontolifestyle
Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨ Some places I really like: 📍Kensington Market 📍CN tower area 📍Christie Pitts / Trinity Park 📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 📍Augusta coffee, Fika coffee & Found coffee 📍Cabana (poolclub) #toronto #canada #travelblogger #femaletravel #torontolifestyle
Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨ Some places I really like: 📍Kensington Market 📍CN tower area 📍Christie Pitts / Trinity Park 📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 📍Augusta coffee, Fika coffee & Found coffee 📍Cabana (poolclub) #toronto #canada #travelblogger #femaletravel #torontolifestyle
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Toronto snippets 🍁🇨🇦 It was amazing to be back super briefly earlier last week after 2 years - for my friends & family living here. Got to do so much. Love this city, the people, the views, CN tower and the people I know here ✨ Some places I really like: 📍Kensington Market 📍CN tower area 📍Christie Pitts / Trinity Park 📍Waterfront (& biking around it) 📍Augusta coffee, Fika coffee & Found coffee 📍Cabana (poolclub) #toronto #canada #travelblogger #femaletravel #torontolifestyle
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Been back in lovely Toronto after exactly 2 years 🇨🇦 was only here for 4 nights in total for a brief visit to my family & friends 🍁

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Been back in lovely Toronto after exactly 2 years 🇨🇦 was only here for 4 nights in total for a brief visit to my family & friends 🍁

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Been back in lovely Toronto after exactly 2 years 🇨🇦 was only here for 4 nights in total for a brief visit to my family & friends 🍁

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Been back in lovely Toronto after exactly 2 years 🇨🇦 was only here for 4 nights in total for a brief visit to my family & friends 🍁

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Been back in lovely Toronto after exactly 2 years 🇨🇦 was only here for 4 nights in total for a brief visit to my family & friends 🍁

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Been back in lovely Toronto after exactly 2 years 🇨🇦 was only here for 4 nights in total for a brief visit to my family & friends 🍁 #toronto #canada #dutchgirl #travelblogger #femaletravel
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BIRTHDAY 🎂 Last pics of my 20’s 🎂 
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BIRTHDAY 🎂 Last pics of my 20’s 🎂 
3th decade 12/08 🔥 
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BIRTHDAY 🎂 Last pics of my 20’s 🎂 
3th decade 12/08 🔥 
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BIRTHDAY 🎂 Last pics of my 20’s 🎂 3th decade 12/08 🔥 ☀️♌️🌙♌️🌅♐️ #bdaycoming #leogirl #30thbirthday #stewardess #dutchgirl
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Embracing Authenticity | Defending Truth on my Miss World (Netherlands) journey in 2021, my core values and mission

Dutch version below – Hello everyone, I would like to share my truth, vision, and story with all of you, including the beliefs I stand for. Why I’ve been blogging for 10 years, using Instagram to share my story, and why I decided to participate in beauty pageants like Miss World for my country. The truths and misconceptions about me and my participation in the pageant and standing up for my personal narrative and story. – Celebrate Your Authenticity: My Core Value, Standing up against Bullying, and Self-empowerment. “I signed a contract that does not allow me to be completely open about my experiences with ‘MWNL’. Nevertheless, I want to […]

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