The Lens of Jen
Travel blogger & grief writer
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Traveler, writer, anti-plastic crusader Journeying through grief and globe π Travel deeper π£ Live greener π Dream bigger π Life is too short to wait
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Big news cooking here in Aix-en-Provence! π£ πΆπΌ π£ #frenchlife #franceπ«π· #babyonboard #frenchbaby #babyannouncement
Think the air freshener over the nose trick helped with the smell? π Reason number one million to date a guy who can fix everything. #lifeinfrance
Healing travel destinations. β¬ During the 4.5 years that I spent traveling after my fiancΓ© died, I sought out healing travel. I went to a yoga retreat in Thailand, lounged at an eco-resort in Costa Rica, visited a medium in Bali, walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain, and hiked the vortexes of Sedona. πππ. But the place where I found the greatest source of healing was a quiet chalet in the Loire Valley of France that boasted no special healing powers. I returned there again and again, making friends and wandering through the vineyards. For some reason, it was there that I connected most with the earth and with myself. To this day, it is the place where I return when I most need to ground myself. Do you know a place like this? πAmboise, Loire Valley, France #postcardsfromtheworld #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #momentsofmine #travelstories #instatravelling #lovetravel #travelwithfriends #travelinspiration #Travelholic #Travelbook #Travel_Captures #SeeTheWorld #Travellingram #TravellingThroughTheWorld #TravelIsLife #TravelWithMe #MyTravelStory #WanderingSoul #TravelMoments #JustTravel #NextDestination #HappyTraveller #TravelTips #TheBestDestinations #TravelInspiration #TravelJunkie #WorldExplorer #worldtravellersconnect #besteuropeplacez
2022 hereβs lookinβ at you! Happy New Year! β€οΈ Wishing you alll the joy in 2023.
Just a sprinkle of fun and a dash of joy to make your day. β€οΈπ #francelife #christmasmarket #SeeTheWorld #BeautifulDestinations #globetrotting #postcardsfromtheworld #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #momentsofmine #travelstories #lovetravel #travelinspiration #Travelbook #Travel_Captures #Travellingram #TravellingThroughTheWorld #WanderingSoul #TravelMoments #JustTravel #NextDestination #LetsTravel #TravelTips #TheBestDestinations #TravelInspiration #TravelJunkie #WorldExplorer #worldtravellersconnect #besteuropeplacez #traveldiary
3 months in Costa Rica πΉ 3 months in the USA πΉ 3 months in Spain πΉ 3 months in France β Walked 500 miles across Spain on the Camino de Santiago (again) β Fell in love β Moved to France Iβll always remember you 2022! Many thanks to my favorite travel buddy @lizziewestie and all those friends - new and old - who made this year so beautiful. β€οΈ #SeeTheWorld #BeautifulDestinations #caminodesantiago #camino #puravida #globetrotting #postcardsfromtheworld #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #momentsofmine #travelstories #lovetravel #travelinspiration #Travelbook #Travel_Captures #Travellingram #TravellingThroughTheWorld #WanderingSoul #TravelMoments #JustTravel #NextDestination #LetsTravel #TravelTips #TheBestDestinations #TravelInspiration #TravelJunkie #WorldExplorer #worldtravellersconnect #besteuropeplacez #traveldiary
My favorite sunset photo of 2022 (so far anyway!) Itβs the footprint for me. π£ πSanta Teresa, Costa Rica during the spring equinox π£ π£ π£ #2022memories #WanderWithLove #livelikejeff #puravida #visitcostarica #costaricagram #costaricalife #ThisIsCostaRica #travelwithme #costarican #centralamerica #travellingthroughtheworld #aroundtheworldpics #aroundtheworldpix #playasantateresa #malpais #postcardsfromtheworld #solotravel #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #momentsofmine #travelstories #instatravelling #lovetravel #WorldExplorer #Travelbook #Travellingram #WanderingSoul #TheBestDestinations #LetsTravel
And then one day it happens. β€οΈ Hereβs to finding your happy place. π«π· π«π· #SeeTheWorld #BeautifulDestinations #postcardsfromtheworld #frenchlife #frenchlifestyle #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #momentsofmine #travelstories #lovetravel #travelinspiration #Travelbook #Travel_Captures #Travellingram #TravellingThroughTheWorld #WanderingSoul #TravelMoments #JustTravel #NextDestination #LetsTravel #TravelTips #TheBestDestinations #TravelInspiration #TravelJunkie #WorldExplorer #worldtravellersconnect #besteuropeplacez
Does it get better than a European Christmas market? π Where is your favorite holiday fair? π π«π· π #christmasmarket #christmasmarkets #holidayseason #thattimeofyear #happyholidays #merrychristmas #europeanchristmas #christmasinfrance #frenchchristmas #frenchlife #frenchlifestyle
A trick of the light in Aix-en-Provence! #francelife #francelifestyle #aixenprovence
One of my favorite things about living in France? Morning train rides through this beautiful countryside. π«π· πI am on my way to Aix-en-Provence to see my love β€οΈ and to see the home he is building. I canβt wait to discover a new part of France! #NewBeginnings π π«π· π #francelife #francelifestyle #franceπ«π· #traintravel #trainsofinstagram #π #sunriselover #sunriseoftheday #sunriseporn #beautifuldestinations #besteuropeandestination
Thankful. β¬ β‘ Thankful to be back in my happy place in the Loire Valley of France. π«π· β‘ Thankful for sunset walks through the vineyards with the friends I've made here. π β‘ Thankful for the friends and family in the states who have loved me even as I left home and wandered the world for a βfour-month adventureβ that went on for four-plus years. βοΈ β‘ Thankful for the time and the space that I had to grieve the death of my fiance. π β‘ Thankful for the new friends and the new love that I've found out here. β€οΈ β‘ Thankful that I feel ready to put down roots again; ready to turn the page on a new chapter again. π It's been a while since I've touched social media. I needed some time to up sticks and move to France! π I am also thankful for that time away. π But I'm back and ready to spill all (well, most) of my big news. More soon. π π«π· π₯ π«π· #worldtravellersconnect #besteuropeplacez #wanderwithlove #lensofjen #BeautifulDestinations #postcardsfromtheworld #goexplore #wonderfulplaces #momentsofmine #travelstories #lovetravel #travelwithfriends #Travelholic #Travelbook #Travel_Captures #Travellingram #TravellingThroughTheWorld #TravelIsLife #TravelWithMe #TravelCouple #WorldTraveler #MyTravelStory #WanderingSoul #TravelMoments #NextDestination #LetsTravel #HappyTraveller #TheBestDestinations #TravelInspiration #WorldExplorer
My walking partner and I cover every aspect of walking the Camino from our nerves as we set out, to the blisters and pain along the way, to the shenanigans we got ourselves into, to the euphoric feeling of arriving in Santiago de Compostela 35 days and 500 miles later. We cover the body phase, the mental phase, the soul phase, and the shenanigans along the way. the body phase of the Camino de Santiago β and entering the mental phase. The Adorable Animals Along the Camino de Santiago Head back to my full and comprehensive Camino resource page for more on walking the Camino de Santiago.
It Was Finally Time to End Our Journey on the Camino del Norte Lizz and I both broke down a little as we neared the cathedral where all pilgrimages along the Camino de Santiago end, swallowing back some tears as we realized that we had really done it. Arriving in Santiago marked the end of our physical journey, a 35-day pilgrimage along the Camino del Norte. A lot of pilgrims continue on past the cathedral and to Cape Finisterre (Fistera) where the β0β mile marker sits on the coastline, the very coastline that was believed to be the end of the world in medieval times.
My goal here is to provide timely tips, tales, and inspiration to help you SEEK MORE from this life. I quit my job and set out with a one-way ticket to see the world, learning along the way that we do not need a partner to travel the world with confidence and joy. I help people β and especially single people β travel deeper & live sweeter. Join me and a community of people who unapologetically, unabashedly seek adventure and love β