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elona

‎⁣↠ ⁣ايلونا ♥ #nyc 🇺🇸/🇺🇦🎗cancer Survivor⁣
↠ Educating through travel & experiences 📝⁣
↠ please donate a toy to an underprivileged child!👇🏼🎁⠀⁣⁣

Visit Saudi, they told me 💚⁣ ⁣ So I did.⁣

Visit Saudi, they told me 💚⁣
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So I did.⁣ (swipe for more photos 👉🏼)
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From the Red Sea, where the Hejaz lies … all the way to country’s geographic heartland, the region of Najd, a vast and dry zone that until quite recently was populated by nomadic tribes.⁣
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I still have a lot of ground to cover in Saudi, which seems to have an endless diversity of landscapes and experiences. But for now, here’s a quick snippet of my favorite moments from the last week ☺️⁣
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Which one do you like the most? What questions do you have about Saudi? ⁣
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#ExperienceAlUla #VisitSaudi ⁣
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📍@ExperienceAlUla @VisitSaudi

Planning to @visit.dubai ? Save this post 😉⁣

Planning to @visit.dubai ? Save this post 😉⁣
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Here are some places I recommend visiting, especially if it is your first time 👇🏼⁣
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Activities & Places: ⁣
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- Desert safari with @platinumheritage (many different options including mornings with a hot air balloon ride, and nighttime with Emirati shows and cuisine) ⁣
- Cultural meal at @smccudubai in Al Fahidi ⁣
- Zipline in the Dubai Marina ⁣
- Skydiving or Gyrocopter Flight over the Palm ⁣
- Ain Dubai ⁣
- EXPO 2020 (open until March 2022) ⁣
- Deira + Old Dubai Souq ⁣
- Top of Burj Khalifa (level 148 +)⁣
- Yacht tour from the Dubai Marina ⁣
- Madinat Jumeirah ⁣
- Skiing in Mall of Emirates ⁣
- Alserkal Art District ⁣
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Restauraunts: ⁣
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- Al Marhabani ⁣
- Kayto ⁣
- Social House ⁣
- Carna ⁣
- Antika ⁣
- Amaseena⁣
- The Meating Room ⁣
- Al Ustad ⁣
- Forever Rose Cafe⁣
- ZouZou ⁣
- Al Muntaha ⁣
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An exhaustive list would take a lot more space so I’ll leave this here for now 🙈⁣
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Have any questions or other suggestions, put them in the comments 👇🏼⁣
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Thanks for snapping this shot @hellonabilaali … inspo from the one and only @marisa 🤍
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#platinumheritage #platinumheritagedubai #amazingview #perfectview #bestview #dubaidesertsafari #travelbloggerlife #travelblogger #dubaidesert #mydubaipics

Why didn’t the coffee bean go to the Halloween p

Why didn’t the coffee bean go to the Halloween party? It was grounded 🥲☕️ ⁣
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They say that you’re the average of the five people you interact with the most & it’s true - my dad jokes have been better and better because of @jerometraveller 😅⁣
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Jokes aside, when we met, all of us were in different parts of the social media game. But what brought us together is that we were hustling. Although sometimes we undervalued our work or even worse, did work for free 🥴⁣
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We were often barraged with comments from people who told us “social media is not a real job” 🥲 ⁣
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We’ve had severe down moments. Times where we almost quit or didn’t see a future in any of this anymore. ⁣
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I’m grateful that in many ways the four of us grew together, supported each other and tackled many different obstacles with honesty, feedback and fresh perspectives. ⁣
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We never compete & always collaborate 🥰⁣
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Years later and this is still my favorite Halloween photo - what are you going to be for Halloween this year? 👀⁣
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#fblogger #newyorkskyline #ilovenyc #newyork_ig #nycblogger #cityviews #perfectview #picturesofnewyork #newyorkstyle #newyorkcity #newyork #newyorknewyork #newyorklife #nyny #icaputure_nyc #ignyc #nycityworld #halloween2021 #halloweencostumes #halloweenforever

Can any of you relate? ⁣ ⁣ This time last year

Can any of you relate? ⁣
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This time last year I was in a lot of pain. I used my lowest emotional and mental points to do a lot of inner work. To understand my triggers and how my emotions function. ⁣
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I produced some of my most important diary entries during that time, and I wanted to re-share some parts of it again. So here goes 🙏🏼⁣
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We all have emotional blindspots and harmful behaviors that unintentionally hurt the people around us. ⁣⁣
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Be mature enough to communicate it … uncomfortable feedback will help you grow into a better version of yourself. ⁣⁣
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Your past experiences are shaping your perception of this present moment. Are you seeing things for what they are or are you viewing them through a lens of insecurity? ⁣⁣
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Other peoples pasts are shaping their perception of you, too. If what they’re projecting onto you doesn’t resonate … don’t internalize it. Don’t dwell on it. Their issues aren’t always about you. ⁣⁣
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Judge your emotions less, reflect on them more. Understanding where they stem from will allow you to observe rather than getting absorbed in them. ⁣⁣
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📸: @jerometraveller @ 📍 Mesquite 38 @avantstay ⁣
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#avantstay #palmspringslife #palmspringsstyle #palmspringshomes #coachellavalleylife #coachellavalleyrealestate #palmspringsmodern #palmspringsrealestate #palmspringsrealestate #bestview #perfectview #fblogger

Swipe for some snippets of last night - which do y

A re-introduction for some of the new faces around

A re-introduction for some of the new faces around here ☺️👇🏼 here are some random facts about me … tell me one about you!⁣ (swipe to see all the photos)
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- I was born in this picture perfect Ukrainian city called Kamenets Podilsky but I’ve lived in the US virtually my entire life. I like to think that my moral compass has the best of the two cultures: hospitality + family values from Eastern Europe and progressive thinking + ambition from New York. ⁣
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- I enjoy an americano w/ cold milk (sorry to my Italian friends) and a glass of pinot noir … often in the same sitting 😌
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- I believe that your relationship to everyone else is an extension of your relationship to yourself. I am constantly evolving and I believe strongly in love, coexistence, tolerance, giving, creating and so on. ⁣
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- I was born with a small heart defect and had open heart surgery at the age of four.⁣
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- I am a cancer survivor branded with 10 scars & I have a portfolio of over 2 dozen surgeries 🎗⁣
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- I have a charity for underserved families who have kids with chronic illnesses - over the last 5 years, my charity raised a quarter million 💵
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- I don’t eat mushrooms or onions 🥴⁣
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- My first real job was selling cell phones, plans and accessories 📱 ⁣
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- I hate regular water but love sparkling water 😋⁣
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- I know my Instagram often looks amazing, but tbh I have no idea what I want to do in my life 🙈 I feel like I change so much every single day that I’m struggling to keep up with my own wants! ⁣
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now tell me something about you 👇🏼👇🏼
📸: @jo0sef ⁣
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#bestview #perfectview #amazingview #flblogger #ukrainetoday #ukraineblog #ukrainestyle #ukrainefashion⁣ #kamenets #kamenetspodolskiy #каменец_подольский #вышиванка

I think that if you dont like wine, it’s because

I think that if you dont like wine, it’s because you haven’t tried the right one yet!
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& probably the biggest issue people have with picking wine is that there are too many choices and they quickly get caught up in decision fatigue 😵‍💫⁣
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My family and I have been purchasing wine from @wtso for a few years now. We get weekly shipments that are hand picked and curated by wine connoisseurs. The prices online are nearly always cheaper than in store and you can be certain that, even picking blindly, you’ll get a good bottle ☺️⁣
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WTSO is celebrating 15 years in the wine community and today they are running a Marathon sale 10am-4pm with a different theme every hour 👇🏼⁣
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Travel the world through wine 🍷🌏⁣
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What’s your favorite wine? 👀⁣
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(you must be 21 or over to purchase wine online!)⁣

📸: @jerometraveller
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#fblogger #ilovenyc #newyork_ig #nycblogger #cityviews #picturesofnewyork #newyorkstyle #newyorkcity #newyork #newyorknewyork #newyorklife #nyny #icaputure_nyc #ignyc #nycityworld #5thave #nyccafe

I love you, New York.⁣ ⁣ I love a baconeggandc

I love you, New York.⁣
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I love a baconeggandcheeseonaroll.⁣
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I love “standing clear of the closing doors.” ⁣
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I love a stroll in Central Park on a warm summer day. ⁣
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I love HOUSE-ton street.⁣
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I love 5th Avenue during Christmas. ⁣
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I love the reflections of the Broadway lights in the puddles when it’s raining. ⁣
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I love Penn Station at 2AM. ⁣
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I love how proud we are. ⁣
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I love how we are a little rough around the edges.⁣
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I love how we stood on the corners clapping and cheering on essential workers.⁣
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I love that I can get anything I want, at any time of the day or night. Chinese food at 3 am? Done. Insomnia cookies in the morning? Yes.⁣
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I love that I can say “YERRR” in public [and in confidence] because someone in the crowd will say it back.⁣
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I love live music in the train stations. ⁣
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I love acrobatics in the train carts 🥲⁣
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I even love the subway rats. ⁣
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I love speedwalking 20 blocks because there’s no way I’m getting in an Uber during surge times.⁣
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I love jay walking 🤗⁣
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I love eating dollar pizza and that seats are not necessary. ⁣
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I love feeling a different energy every 10 blocks: from Chinatown to Little Italy to Little Ukraine 😍⁣
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I love the constant reminder that you can start over at any minute. ⁣
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I love that here you can be literally ANYTHING you want to be. No but seriously, just scroll through @subwaycreatures 🙃⁣
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I love that New York is like a whole world of its own.⁣
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I love that today the whole world is New York. ⁣
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Every day, and especially today, I am proud to be a New Yorker 🙌🏼🗽⁣(@jerometraveller 📸)
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#brooklynbridge #newyorknewyork #nycskyline #amazingview #bestview #perfectview #squibbparkbridge #newyorker #newyorklife #nycblogger #ilovenewyork #newyorkarea #nyclives #nycgram #newyork_bestshots #mysecretnyc #newyork_ig #picturesofnewyork #icaputure_nyc #ignyc #nycityworld #september11th #oneworldtradecenter

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