melissa

Mama of 4 breaking normal
#unschooling #worldschooling #travel #homebirth #bitcoin #nostr
Empowering parents to leave the system behind 💫

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2024-11-04 21:00:32

Gn ✨
Missing this view already 💯 https://image.nostr.build/9b4f19781099b6d9b984ab33a32ced2d6bb491c1735b2dd4a0c096ba837c2819.jpg

2024-11-03 17:14:07

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Thanks 🙏 I like your perspective 🙌

2024-11-03 14:28:46

"Respond to every call that excites your spirit." - Rumi
I like this way of life. 🦋 https://image.nostr.build/c8ff68b668dfc2a1061215d735375b687841005f7f793ed2ae540a5c3b85c872.jpg

2024-10-28 17:31:56

Every day is beautiful 🤩
Counting down the last few days here. Excited for the next adventure. 😍
I'm even more excited to have no idea where we will be at the end of January. 😁
The unexpected always holds the best adventures. 💯
#lovelifeanditlovesyouback #digitalnomad #family #travel #worldschooling #unschooling https://image.nostr.build/50823662878053b01f102e5d3708986e6ee98eb07ef9f0f70c3f6f9eb8603922.jpg

2024-10-27 19:44:04

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It really was gorgeous 🤩

2024-10-27 19:37:07

Tonight's #sunset just got more and more intense 🤩
Images aren't in order because #nostr. We're so early 😁😅 https://image.nostr.build/5bc142a249139b0bfc13a4e3033309b3c0582bf08d3c8ef058898a4384ee2c89.jpg https://image.nostr.build/741742ec8814a8dd7d20525c0e2a0954b3248ef5573d76ded47d15ba87abc13c.jpg https://image.nostr.build/8a1587f1f1858602ad2fbbc86627551cbd5447d377ce280dddc8944143648005.jpg https://image.nostr.build/ecd19077f5ac990d57a1f2797dfe1e683ed09199b413174db1f3b1d4dc998dca.jpg https://image.nostr.build/c64990137d359146ac8a3d94bcf9181d1929ff72126da52d68bdce17f0554163.jpg https://image.nostr.build/9af16546e14d6ff6daee2e9cdef71cefccccc02e22a805e8b89f828ac0b1f63f.jpg

2024-10-25 13:27:34

I could've had the best excuses not to live my dreams. 😅
In 2009 I escaped violence with two little kids. My youngest, a few months old. My oldest not yet two.
I could've given up on my dreams.
I had nothing. I was a broke mama with two kids.
But I dreamed anyway.
I never let my reality get in the way of what I really desired in my life.
Within a year and a half of freeing myself, I moved into a house by the name of Paradise View. It was in a tiny village in the Bay of Islands New Zealand. It was my paradise for a year while I rebuilt myself. I got to go on boat rides to the islands and watch dolphins play. 🤩
Never let your circumstances stop you from your dreams. You can always achieve more than you realise if you can push through the limitations your brain comes up with. 💯
Photo: taken from my bedroom at Paradise View in 2010 😍 https://image.nostr.build/189b9025ee6d22137658b51c6152a636433fda6bce16901521b56022f26e5067.jpg

2024-10-24 17:38:04

No one ever got to live their wild crazy dreams by allowing excuses to get in the way 🇪🇸 https://image.nostr.build/e5e4ff85593be6e3d355767ffa94bab39484a59e00d814a3cad75e3bf4ae4247.jpg

2024-10-24 11:45:44

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Yes 🙌 It's Spain 🇪🇸😍😍

2024-10-24 09:35:21

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🙏👋☀️☀️☀️

2024-10-24 08:06:19

Gm 🤩
Most often, the only thing stopping us from living our dreams, is ourselves. 🧠
Getting past our own limitations is a challenge, but when we break through, it feels amazing. 💯
The hardest thing about starting this nomad life for us, was buying the ticket. After that, everything else just worked out in its own mysterious way. 😁
Live life the way you desire. You deserve it. 🏝️ https://image.nostr.build/d0454b4b510a23a9b9cd3f7917c0275c3e050f2752d11e23912f84938991825b.jpg

2024-10-21 17:14:42

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So good! I hope you had a good day ☀️

2024-10-19 11:09:41

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Oh yes! It's a beautiful place 💯🇪🇸😍

2024-10-15 17:35:37

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Thanks so much for the kind words 🙏
I'm lucky to have such a wonderful family who help me get through... And put up with me when I'm tired and not myself (aka a grumpy 💩) 😂
Blessed and grateful to be a mama, and the challenges are absolutely worth it. 🙌💯

2024-10-15 17:23:07

It's been a few days, maybe a week 🤷‍♀️ #tired #mumlife #mumstr
We've just been getting no sleep. Walking to the beach and the playground and enjoying the weather.
🧡 https://image.nostr.build/fccff132a5473a4560e2dda949e4a938563833f5b8e36a35e40740132a918865.jpg

2024-10-08 19:08:43

Dear people complaining about early #nostr, remember facebook it's first two years had nothing on this. 🤣
In 2007ish hardly anyone used Facey and it was pretty ugly. We won't even talk about bebo 😂 There definitely wasn't anything remotely resembling #zaps. ⚡️
I can only imagine what email would've been like in its early days (because I wasn't even born yet and I'm pretty sure it took over a decade to be usable for not even mainstream people) 🤷‍♀️
What we have rn isn't perfect when comparing to polished social media and communication apps that are decades old. But it is fricken amazing for a protocol in its infancy. 💯
Focus on the good, keep improving, it will get better (it already improved so much since I started here in February 2023) 🚀🌙

2024-10-08 18:57:49

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😀☀️🎢

2024-10-08 18:57:27

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Yes 🙌 the world is a beautiful place 😍😍😍

2024-10-08 18:51:48

Gn 🌙
I'm back at work, a bit tired from changing timezones and a toddler with a night time cough 🤦‍♀️
At least the weather is warm, and the views from my balcony are beautiful 🤩
#mumlife #mumstr #sunset #digitalnomad #family #travel #spain #worldschooling #unschooling https://image.nostr.build/b3930d9e3179f91433dfdec513c9070aaba7d6122ea5f5c872e59403f3f8a0db.jpg

2024-10-06 19:54:36

#sunsets at the #beach
Feeling grateful ☺️
Never quit on your dreams 💯
gn ✨🌙
#spain #laherradura https://image.nostr.build/37ad8174083ec5d971b32d29ab877aa487965e05fc89a771d3901d677709c5b8.jpg

2024-10-06 13:59:41

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Yep I think I have a nice tribe. I am friends with the mute button. 😂
It's a great vibe right now 💯

2024-10-06 09:18:17

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🙏🙌☀️🙏🙏🙏

2024-10-06 09:17:27

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Thanks and enjoy your weekend too 😊🙏🙏

2024-10-06 09:16:41

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Thanks so much for sharing. I can't wait to return to Italy 🤩🤩

2024-10-06 09:13:06

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Wow thank you for sharing this.
I would LOVE to use something that shares to my IG & Facebook (that's where the majority of travelling families hang out at the moment) 🙏

2024-10-06 09:09:32

I was thinking this last night. Everyone I'm connected with here is full of life, doing positive things and sharing their adventures. Plus no ads or sponsored content.
I think #nostr is winning 💯🙌 #note1sja…ffgs

2024-10-06 08:59:48

Gm ☀️
I hope you're enjoying your weekend wherever you are 😊 https://image.nostr.build/a4bb79d9950cf3207e916052a6eb4554c16a5c2a9658873ce9fc6e784f004c6f.jpg

2024-10-05 18:48:07

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Oh yeah I love that view 🤩

2024-10-05 13:30:43

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Yeah that whole thing was nuts right?! When we got to Europe no one could understand why we couldn't go home to have the baby 😂 most people thought our country was a bit crazy since everywhere else at least took in their citizens 😅

2024-10-05 13:28:40

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Oh go for it, Nick! You'll have an amazing time! 💯

2024-10-05 06:57:42

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Our favourite places are Vietnam and Turkey. I also really love love Spain which is why we're back!
I prefer out of the ordinary places, lots of chaos and different to all I'm used to 😅

2024-10-05 06:55:38

If you daydream of travel and think it's something only for financially wealthy people with an abundance of time... Challenge your limitations 🙌 #note1t26…muuh

2024-10-05 06:48:45

GM ☀️
We arrived. 🇪🇸
Forever grateful for my incredible life. 💯 #note1hux…p3u2

2024-10-05 06:45:39

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My honest belief is the only actual limitation to the life I live would be a really tough passport to travel on (in saying that I have met people travelling on passports from almost everywhere, it's just a lot harder for a person / family with a passport from a country with lots of visa requirements.
We were a one income family. My husband drove trucks 60 hours a week in Australia (not a cheap country).
We rented out a spare bedroom. We sold everything we owned (not much, we didn't have assets or own a home, no fancy car) left with 3 kids and fuck all money. We almost ran out.
And we were stuck in a foreign country with no way home because our borders were closed. As our funds went down, I found a way to teach English online for $10 usd an hour. Eventually I got sick of travelling with hardly any time or money. And then I found a great remote job.
My point is, If you want it badly enough you'll sell everything, cancel every subscription service you have. You'll save every cent, no takeout, no wastage. You'll take every opportunity to learn some skills that might help you abroad. And you'll find you have enough to buy your ticket (even if it's only domestic or close by local if you have difficult visa restrictions). And then you save a bit longer and you go. It doesn't have to be complicated.
We are by no means financially more wealthy than any average western world family. I didn't win lotto, sell a big tech company or gain some kind of inheritance. I'm just a normal everyday human. My main difference to the standard family is we don't buy stuff, we never owned cars on finance and we were always living on a strict budget that allowed us to save.
I dare you to challenge your limiting belief (if travel is something you actually want to do) 🙏

2024-10-05 06:30:25

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🙌😀😀🤩🤩

2024-10-04 16:15:14

We arrived in Spain (we left here in December 2022). 🇪🇸
You only have one life.
If travel calls you:
Book the ticket. Save up and go.
This is our second time around the world and I feel even more freedom than I did the first time.
People wait their whole lives for a dream.
Don't wait.
Do it. Live it.
Go wherever you want to go. See whatever you want to see.
Life is short. Make it everything you dream of.
#yolo #travel #worldschooling #digitalnomad #family #lovelifeanditlovesyouback #laherradura #spain https://image.nostr.build/93ab6f1db950880e7b2827b0645d208e77a6aa1edcf29cb890a9e0da4676b244.jpg

2024-10-04 01:43:02

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Yeah just a stop over on the way to Spain. Not long enough for my liking 😂

2024-10-03 15:43:55

Gn 💤
It's been a full on couple of days with early starts and no sleep (less than 5 hours for me in the last almost 3 days).
We made it to #doha #qatar and decided we definitely need to return since we have only 20 hours layover and everyone wanted to go to sleep at 3pm 😂
Next stop 🇪🇸😍 https://video.nostr.build/2657caba26df9307d8b0fd4d2ae9ae706c898b91977f2fbdf2f8573f6e469c32.mp4

2024-10-02 01:40:31

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Thanks 🙏
We move again tomorrow 🤩

2024-10-02 01:39:53

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🙏🙏

2024-10-01 13:22:40

Gn #nostr. I'm so ready for sleep. 💤😴🌙✨
Video: The joy of receiving sushi by miniature cars 😂
#sushi #kualalumpur #malaysia #worldschooling #nomad #family #travel https://video.nostr.build/1da3a9eea6ff9dfb1b7148504e466f386b5419bd5f35af0fd8c49bcd26dbdba1.mp4

2024-10-01 01:59:51

Gm (it's still morning) ☀️
Last night we caught the water lights show. 🤩
Only two nights left here! It has gone by so quickly. 💯
#travel #kualalumpur #malaysia #digitalnomad #family #locationindependence #worldschooling #unschooling https://image.nostr.build/953fe6f3e05ee5dc5bd387ea8c7a6f76341be6a697094b933849835870979199.jpg

2024-09-30 07:37:54

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Haha my 17yo is missing his friends in Spain. We will be there one month and then head over to the Caribbean 😍

2024-09-30 07:37:04

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🎢🤗👋

2024-09-30 07:36:52

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👋

2024-09-30 07:36:46

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Such a good morning. And yes, definitely making the most of our last few days here 💯

2024-09-30 07:36:14

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👋

2024-09-30 07:35:07

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🤩
We're on the way to Europe ✈️😍

2024-09-30 07:34:38

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Haha yes! We will either wait for it to stop or order in tonight 😅

2024-09-30 07:34:10

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Yeah it's pretty impressive 😍

2024-09-30 07:12:14

Waking up from an afternoon nap to this...
I think we will just stay home for the afternoon 😂
#kualalumpur #malaysia https://video.nostr.build/f72e934280b7ef9479f654826d1c0beaccee80e51198623fb703a19a34991375.mp4

2024-09-30 04:57:02

gm at after lunch 🐠
We just finished visiting #aquaria 🤩
The highlight was either the giant #turtle or feeding the #meerkats 🙌 https://image.nostr.build/4d015bd3d3e8a8d260506578b56261d8e7628f078463a1438fa62d73f7b226a2.jpg

2024-09-29 01:27:34

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I hope you're having a nice weekend ☀️

2024-09-29 01:27:11

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☕️

2024-09-29 01:26:28

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GM Onyx 👋
I hope you're having a happy weekend 🤩

2024-09-29 01:21:36

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Yeah we are flying into Malaga 🇪🇸
We will be in La Herradura for a month ☀️

2024-09-29 01:18:48

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Enjoy being in the city Pablo 🙌
Looking forward to seeing you and your family soon 🤩🤞

2024-09-29 01:15:49

GM ☀️
It's a beautiful morning here in KL. I hope you're enjoying your weekend wherever you are. 🙌
Photo: Rain on the window last night ⛈️ https://video.nostr.build/efda2eb0c050a6ccdd0ce2c2a8f196688ad088f3d192c2b24146021d0bdc36f5.mp4

2024-09-28 14:28:36

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🫡✅💤

2024-09-28 14:22:39

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🙏🌙✨

2024-09-28 14:20:29

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Thanks 🙏 Still waiting for the tiny one to be sleepy 🤣

2024-09-28 13:44:40

Way past my bedtime at this point. Hopefully the little miss is tired soon.🤞
GN 🌙⛈️⚡️
#kualalumpur #malaysia #travel https://image.nostr.build/4c39402c6a54237d26cf8054071623599ef802653a10261da410293b177d34b7.jpg

2024-09-28 13:38:07

Fellow #digitalnomad #nostriches keep an eye on this one 💯🤩 #note1za9…gtg7

2024-09-28 13:36:36

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I like it! It's a bit like Nomadlist for Bitcoiners. Winning combo there 💯🤩 Excited to see Satlantis grow 🤩🤩

2024-09-28 13:17:59

Wow stumbled across this tonight and now I follow some more wonderful nostriches 🎉
Bonus they like books. I also like books when I am not falling asleep 🤩🤩🤩 #note162p…php0

2024-09-28 13:00:54

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🤣😅😂 definitely can happen 💯

2024-09-28 11:52:28

Quite tempted... I wonder if I can squeeze this in 🤷‍♀️🤞 #note1eh0…8mkw

2024-09-28 11:51:37

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I love that mine sleeps in. I don't like that my alarm clock wakes up multiple times a night and likes midnight play adventures. ⏰ 🤣

2024-09-28 11:39:58

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Same reason I live living in different countries 💯

2024-09-28 08:34:14

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You know what's great about nostr? We're so early and it's already far better than a lot of platforms in a lot of ways. I remember early days of most platforms and they had nothing on nostr's early days. I love seeing the excitement and development going on and I'm a huge believer that if nostr can be this good this early in its infancy, I can only begin to imagine how incredible it will be five years from now 💯🙌✨

2024-09-28 08:27:08

When you order a kids burger and get a toddler burger (I took a photo after he already took a bite out of it) 🤣😅
The burger was nice though (says Mr 8) 🍔 https://image.nostr.build/79ccc7897b499b9bfa5631fd1e90beaf0df79969091cfacb72ff0a3c8de7b8b0.jpg

2024-09-28 07:08:25

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GM I hope you're having a great day 🙌

2024-09-28 07:01:59

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I hope you're having a fantastic day 💯

2024-09-28 07:01:33

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😂 not after getting soaked. They were not laughing as much as I was 🤣

2024-09-28 05:12:45

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Me but only on some clients 😅

2024-09-28 05:11:55

GM after lunch today 😅
Photo: Yesterday we got rained on. 🤣 https://image.nostr.build/73f7dac972a85b8677de05b01baea1d6ccaebb290c31853ad516e364158a7efd.jpg

2024-09-27 10:53:57

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Yes! I do enjoy the afternoon downpours 😂

2024-09-27 10:51:45

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We're in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the moment 🤩

2024-09-27 10:18:08

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Woohoo 🎉 Can't wait to get back there. We love Asia, Kuala Lumpur is great, but we are still in love with Vietnam 🥰🇻🇳

2024-09-27 09:44:12

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Absolutely. 💯 It's so nice to have warm rain and just laugh about it 💯😅

2024-09-27 09:43:38

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Is it back at the Yesh Tribe / Happy Bird?! 😍

2024-09-27 09:41:43

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Totally agree! Even though the little one wasn't so thrilled 😅

2024-09-27 09:41:22

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We were drenched 🤣 Miss M wasn't impressed 😅

2024-09-27 06:03:01

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Ohh wow thanks so much for alllllll the tips 🤩🙌🙏🙏🙏

2024-09-27 06:01:39

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Thanks 🙏 I hope you're having a great day too 🙌

2024-09-27 06:00:36

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GM ☀️

2024-09-27 03:47:48

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GM ☀️🦋

2024-09-27 03:47:08

GM and happy Friday. ☀️
We have blue skies in Kuala Lumpur today. 🤩
#digitalnomad #travel #family #kualalumpur #malaysia #worldschooling #unschooling https://image.nostr.build/9c22bb6e3525d6d89cb2065535f0016196a22c9a659d7c533dff852bb5d8451b.jpg

2024-09-26 13:07:30

GN #nostr 🥱
I'm hoping to sleep well and feel normal tomorrow. 🤞
I'll also go outside beyond the front steps of my apartment block 😅
Have a wonderful day wherever you are 🦋
Photo: Looking out the plane window while we were flying over some islands in #Indonesia 🏝️
#digitalnomad #travel #family #locationindependent #worldschooling https://image.nostr.build/fc829849d3a87c1468e3f4a9ec1fc0f8d09c73a427dbf599308a5fb340d7dd8c.jpg

2024-09-26 10:55:20

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this definitely makes sense! I was quietly wondering how long I would need to have the hot water turned on to be able to fill the bath with scorching hot water 😅

2024-09-26 10:38:10

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🙏🙏🙏

2024-09-26 09:36:41

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Forgiveness is the medicine 🦋

2024-09-26 07:40:00

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Thanks! I hope you're also enjoying a wonderful day 🙌☀️

2024-09-26 07:23:00

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Not much for us! We are just timezone adjusting as we move over to Europe next week 😅

2024-09-26 03:08:27

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Haha yes! The celebration never ends (which is awesome because we didn't do much yesterday 😂) ✨🎉

2024-09-26 02:42:15

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Oh so good. Share me all your tips 🙏🙏🙏
Not star residences though 😊

2024-09-26 02:41:00

Plus we have the best people here 💯🙌🚀 #note1kcr…u8yu

2024-09-26 02:39:22

GM from #kualalumpur #malaysia ☀️ https://image.nostr.build/ef530c76d6e7636f74b8cd5601555e2c43f8d6800b5676e8458de646b1a77543.jpg

2024-09-25 23:58:43

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Oh I don't know a lot of the history about Cook islands, but I do wonder about what it would have been called before. I do know a little about the people who travelled to New Zealand by boat before Cook appeared though 😊

2024-09-25 23:55:57

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Ohh it looks so good! That slice in the Google map reference was a bit misleading then. 😂 Enjoy! That's my favourite NZ bigger city. Such a great spot 💯🙌