Portia 🌿 | Travel Writer

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Why I stopped posting to the grid: It's funny cause I tend to post only when I travel, which usually means a couple times a year on the regular. And yet here we are, travelling for a year 🤣 Except these days, each place just feels like a new home. So… ift.tt/2SP3qIw

"We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are." - Bill Watterson.⠀ ⠀ 👆Truth.⠀ ⠀ Been awhile since I've posted to the grid! Between working up a storm, taking things day by day, and feeling a… ift.tt/2MzGkTh

"And though she be but little, she is fierce" - Shakespeare 👊🔥💕 ift.tt/2AwSHZk

📷 Namsangol Hanok Village. Landed on Jeju Island today but still thinking about and catching up on Seoul! Last weekend was Chukseok (Korean Thanksgiving/Harvest Festival) and the streets were noticeably quieter as the locals spent the holidays with … ift.tt/302dthL

Public library goals 😍 Stumbled across this cool space by accident, and it just so happens to be connected to a gigantic underground mall! ift.tt/34DX8zj

"Change is the only constant in life" - Heraclitus. I'd be lying if I said I were jumping for joy leading up to this trip. While the idea of a RTW jaunt has been brewing for awhile, planning really only started two months ago. . . That's right. Two mon… ift.tt/2ZV1G4I

Classic Cowtown--it's a love/hate relationship. But the fam jam x 2, fab friends and doggos make all the difference ❤️ BRB in 365+ days! ift.tt/2Ls8OMK

"Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and do that... Because what the world really needs is people who have come alive." - Howard W. Thurman . . One year ago, I stood up for myself and said goodbye to a comfy routine that was doi… ift.tt/2Ww1cNn

"The sunset is proof that sometimes endings can be beautiful, too." - @beautaplin ift.tt/2FoHD3X

"Confidence is the purity of action produced by a mind free of doubt." - Katty Kay, author of The Confidence Code. . . Truth: As much as I love the ocean, the water actually makes me kinda nervous. I've never been a confident swimmer since failing Level … ift.tt/2OeO50d

Don't let your hopes and dreams become pies in the skies. Make them realistic, make them achievable, and every time you accomplish that one small feat, you can move on to something bigger and brighter 💕✨ ift.tt/2Hm8hMI

Ocean air and salty hair ✌️💖🌊 ift.tt/2TJn2PI

To all the women out there... you are loved, you are gorgeous, you are fierce, you are supported, you are creative, you are empowered, and you are so worthy of making a difference only you can make--in your own special way 💕 . . Together, let's conti… ift.tt/2Hpp4xB

Ficus tree climbing! These strangler fig trees are so cool yet kinda merciless. They latch onto a "host" tree and end up killing it slowly in a twisted, embraced death over many years. This eventually leaves the inside hollow and the thick roots exposed-… ift.tt/2C8xK8o

Lungs, relaxed and healthy. Sinuses, clear and happy. Sorry my little humidifier machine, but you can't beat this naturally purified and humidified rainforest air ✌️🍃💙 ift.tt/2HkTjpA

When your heart truly desires something, all of your choices will reflect those desires--if you let them ✌️💕 ift.tt/2NFbuHG

Sculptures by Costa Rican artist @jimenezderedia! His work is on display as an "open air museum" spread across popular, public spaces around San Jose 😊 ift.tt/2GVroxg

With your own pair of golden wings, who's ready to stomp the runway of life even fiercer than a #VSmodel? 🙋🤣 . . And so begins my version of #puravida and seeing where it goes or what it really means. Thanks to @sianmcpartland for getting this shot! ✌️💕 ift.tt/2H2O8uh

Fjords, the heart and soul of Norway. Wish I could say I explored every corner of fjord land but alas, the unfavourable weather implied, "nope, better luck next time." 🤷‍♀️ And if there's anything I've learned in the past year, there is always a next… ift.tt/2D9S4co

On our worst days, in our tensest moments, and in our darkest hours, it's hard to see the light, the hope, the "it's gonna get better from here." But when you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, when you're stuck in your black hole, it's okay. … ift.tt/2MFe2Ug