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Some ice in Iceland

Some ice in Iceland

Iceland

October 22, 2018
Pretty Reykjavik

Pretty Reykjavik

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Touring the Golden Circle

Touring the Golden Circle

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Too much beauty

Too much beauty

In the middle of nowhere…

In the middle of nowhere…

The most insane hike to and from this plane wreck

The most insane hike to and from this plane wreck

Iceland…where you can’t drive 100 meters without spotting adorable wildlife

Iceland…where you can’t drive 100 meters without spotting adorable wildlife

Westfjords…literally the only people out here

Westfjords…literally the only people out here

The small town of Isafjordur in Westfjords…gorgeous

The small town of Isafjordur in Westfjords…gorgeous

Doesn’t get more London than this

Doesn’t get more London than this

London

October 22, 2018
Whitehall Gardens

Whitehall Gardens

Regents

Regents

British Museum

British Museum

Covent Garden

Covent Garden

Still working off these vegan beauties…

Still working off these vegan beauties…

Hagia Sofia <3

Hagia Sofia <3

Turkey

August 30, 2018
Inside Hagia Sofia

Inside Hagia Sofia

Blue Mosque

Blue Mosque

Dolmabahce Palace....better than Versailles. Yes that's right you heard it here

Dolmabahce Palace....better than Versailles. Yes that's right you heard it here

Royal bath at Topkapi Palace

Royal bath at Topkapi Palace

Streets of Karakoy

Streets of Karakoy

Karakoy

Karakoy

Islands of Adalar

Islands of Adalar

Heybeliada Island

Heybeliada Island

Heybeliada Island

Heybeliada Island

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Have I mentioned how much I love Istanbul?

Have I mentioned how much I love Istanbul?

Ballooning over Cappadocia...dream come true

Ballooning over Cappadocia...dream come true

Unreal

Unreal

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Can't explain my happiness to find vegan Turkish (western Armenian!) food in Istanbul!!!!!

Can't explain my happiness to find vegan Turkish (western Armenian!) food in Istanbul!!!!!

Karniyarik

Karniyarik

Turkish breakfast as per usual

Turkish breakfast as per usual

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Wadi Rum...like WUT?!?

Wadi Rum...like WUT?!?

Jordan

August 23, 2018
Jeep excursions in Wadi Rum

Jeep excursions in Wadi Rum

Locals in Wadi Rum

Locals in Wadi Rum

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Petra

Petra

Petra

Petra

Facades in Petra

Facades in Petra

Hiking up here was one of the more dangerous things I've done...

Hiking up here was one of the more dangerous things I've done...

Ruins in Jerash

Ruins in Jerash

Jerash

Jerash

Jaffa - Old City of Tel Aviv

Jaffa - Old City of Tel Aviv

Israel

August 23, 2018
The Mediterranean - Tel Aviv

The Mediterranean - Tel Aviv

Jaffa - Tel Aviv

Jaffa - Tel Aviv

How bout dat view of Jeru???

How bout dat view of Jeru???

Citadel in Old Jerusalem

Citadel in Old Jerusalem

Citadel

Citadel

Wailing Wall and Dome of the Rock in the background

Wailing Wall and Dome of the Rock in the background

Dome of the Rock

Dome of the Rock

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Armo Quarter in Old Jerusalem

Armo Quarter in Old Jerusalem

Service at the Wailing Wall...unbelievable

Service at the Wailing Wall...unbelievable

Dead Sea

Dead Sea

Sea of Galilee

Sea of Galilee

Israel was nothing short of a vegan food festival

Israel was nothing short of a vegan food festival

RIP to my clothes fitting after a week here

RIP to my clothes fitting after a week here

Beautiful Georgia

Beautiful Georgia

Georgia

August 23, 2018
Tbilisi

Tbilisi

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Kazbegi blew my mind...

Kazbegi blew my mind...

View of Kazbegi from above

View of Kazbegi from above

Gergeti Trinity Monastery

Gergeti Trinity Monastery

Bean khachapuri...hello

Bean khachapuri...hello

Mchadi (fried bread) and lobio (some hot beans in a pot)

Mchadi (fried bread) and lobio (some hot beans in a pot)

Salzburg...too much beauty going on here

Salzburg...too much beauty going on here

Austria

June 10, 2018
Innsbruck...my gosh

Innsbruck...my gosh

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Salzburggggggg

Salzburggggggg

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Vegan frittatensuppe ... comfort food

Vegan frittatensuppe ... comfort food

Visiting Spencer in Linz!

Visiting Spencer in Linz!

Vienna...where do I begin

Vienna...where do I begin

Milanoooooo once again!

Milanoooooo once again!

Italia

June 10, 2018
Lago di Como but this picture does it absolutely noooo justice

Lago di Como but this picture does it absolutely noooo justice

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Cousins in Monza

Cousins in Monza

Small details in Genoa

Small details in Genoa

Hiking in Cinque Terre...unbelieveable

Hiking in Cinque Terre...unbelieveable

and again

and again

ugh just stop

ugh just stop

GRAZIE MILLE!!!!!!!!

GRAZIE MILLE!!!!!!!!

Pareeeee

Pareeeee

France

June 10, 2018
All the way up

All the way up

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Beautiful Montmarte

Beautiful Montmarte

Louvre views&nbsp;

Louvre views 

Versailles was ridiculous

Versailles was ridiculous

More Versailles

More Versailles

Where do I even begin with the vegan food in Paris...

Where do I even begin with the vegan food in Paris...

Just at the D'Orsay Museum enjoying some Renoir &lt;3

Just at the D'Orsay Museum enjoying some Renoir <3

Bordeaux baby!

Bordeaux baby!

St. Emillion Winery...omg

St. Emillion Winery...omg

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St. Emillion

St. Emillion

One of the most beautiful homes I've ever stayed in - Provence

One of the most beautiful homes I've ever stayed in - Provence

Provence

Provence

Everything is prettier here

Everything is prettier here

...and the food is better too

...and the food is better too

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Nice!!!!!!!!!

Nice!!!!!!!!!

You beaut

You beaut

Cannes

Cannes

Ridiculous

Ridiculous

Eze...thank you, French Riviera

Eze...thank you, French Riviera

Where do I even begin with Norway...here was my Airbnb balcony view in Bergen

Where do I even begin with Norway...here was my Airbnb balcony view in Bergen

Norway

June 10, 2018
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I just cannot with you &lt;3

I just cannot with you <3

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Leave it to the vegan cafe to be the only place open on Easter

Leave it to the vegan cafe to be the only place open on Easter

Real life part 1

Real life part 1

Real life part 2

Real life part 2

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Quick stop in Voss for the night

Quick stop in Voss for the night

Hiking in the snow in Reebok's........

Hiking in the snow in Reebok's........

The 2 day journey to Oslo via boats, trains, and buses...this was one mode of transport. Real life part 3

The 2 day journey to Oslo via boats, trains, and buses...this was one mode of transport. Real life part 3

Oslo: an extremely underrated city

Oslo: an extremely underrated city

Norway - I will 100000% be back for you, but next time in the summer

Norway - I will 100000% be back for you, but next time in the summer

View from the top of Christ the Redeemer...unreal

View from the top of Christ the Redeemer...unreal

Brazil

February 23, 2018
#blessed

#blessed

View from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain - Rio

View from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain - Rio

Escadaria Selarón, the famous tile steps - Rio

Escadaria Selarón, the famous tile steps - Rio

Hang-gliding into 25 over Rio

Hang-gliding into 25 over Rio

The vegan version of the traditional Brazilian bean stew dish - feijoada

The vegan version of the traditional Brazilian bean stew dish - feijoada

The traditional Samba parade...quite possibly one of the most amazing experiences of my life

The traditional Samba parade...quite possibly one of the most amazing experiences of my life

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Beautiful Paraty

Beautiful Paraty

Old Town, Paraty

Old Town, Paraty

That breakfast spread tho

That breakfast spread tho

Salvador, Bahia...aka Candyland

Salvador, Bahia...aka Candyland

AUTHENTIC Christkindl markets in Hamburg

AUTHENTIC Christkindl markets in Hamburg

Germany

December 24, 2017
Another solo Thanksgiving

Another solo Thanksgiving

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Brandenburg Gate - Berlin

Brandenburg Gate - Berlin

German History Museum

German History Museum

East Side Gallery

East Side Gallery

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Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined

Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined

This was a straight up food-cation

This was a straight up food-cation

Beautiful Munich

Beautiful Munich

Vegan spinatknodel...seriously this was insane

Vegan spinatknodel...seriously this was insane

I. Love. Munich.

I. Love. Munich.

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Peru

December 24, 2017
Hills of Huaraz

Hills of Huaraz

Pastoruri Glacier - 5000 meters elevation

Pastoruri Glacier - 5000 meters elevation

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Laguna 69 hike - en route to the peak

Laguna 69 hike - en route to the peak

Three hours to the top

Three hours to the top

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Tofu curry...holy moly

Tofu curry...holy moly

Family over everything

Family over everything

Edgar and me - my guide during the Santa Cruz Trek. One of the most incredible experiences of my life

Edgar and me - my guide during the Santa Cruz Trek. One of the most incredible experiences of my life

Insane

Insane

Could hardly breathe up here...

Could hardly breathe up here...

Day 2 of the trek/camp - Punta Union Pass - 4750m elevation and the highest point of the trek. Took all morning to get up to this view. Unreal

Day 2 of the trek/camp - Punta Union Pass - 4750m elevation and the highest point of the trek. Took all morning to get up to this view. Unreal

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The Inca Express!!!!

The Inca Express!!!!

Dreams do come true. Not a greenscreen

Dreams do come true. Not a greenscreen

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Vegetarian ceviche...oh mah gah

Vegetarian ceviche...oh mah gah

Making chocolate from scratch. Happy as hell

Making chocolate from scratch. Happy as hell

I love you so much, Cusco

I love you so much, Cusco

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Stockholm!

December 15, 2017
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Angkor Wat!!!

Angkor Wat!!!

Cambodia

December 15, 2017
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Temples on temples in Phnom Penh,

Temples on temples in Phnom Penh,

Part of the S-21 prison during the Khmer Rouge

Part of the S-21 prison during the Khmer Rouge

Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville

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Luang Probang

Luang Probang

Laos

December 15, 2017
Beginning the two day journey via slow-boat down the Mekong River from Thailand to Laos. Unreal

Beginning the two day journey via slow-boat down the Mekong River from Thailand to Laos. Unreal

Slow-boat views

Slow-boat views

Never been happier

Never been happier

Views of the Mekong from Luang Probang

Views of the Mekong from Luang Probang

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Vang Vieng!

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Kuang Si Falls

Kuang Si Falls

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Bangkok

Bangkok

Thailand

December 15, 2017
Bangkok

Bangkok

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Food overload on Kao San Road

Food overload on Kao San Road

Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi

Hidden gems in Chiang Mai

Hidden gems in Chiang Mai

Breakfast, lunch, dinner...quite possibly my favorite dish on the planet.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner...quite possibly my favorite dish on the planet.

Elephan reserve in Chiang Mai

Elephan reserve in Chiang Mai

No words to describe Koh Tao

No words to describe Koh Tao

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Taj baby - Agra

Taj baby - Agra

India

December 08, 2017
City Palace - Jaipur

City Palace - Jaipur

The easiest way to try everything on the menu - order a thali tray #foodisart

The easiest way to try everything on the menu - order a thali tray #foodisart

All the way up - Jaipur

All the way up - Jaipur

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Lodi Gardens - Dehli

Lodi Gardens - Dehli

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Best selfie of all time

Best selfie of all time

Morocco

November 07, 2017
My heart

My heart

Hassan II Mosque - Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque - Casablanca

The ruins of Volubilis

The ruins of Volubilis

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Fez medina - one of the largest medinas on earth and most overwhelming experience of my life

Fez medina - one of the largest medinas on earth and most overwhelming experience of my life

The largest tannery in the world inside the Fez medina

The largest tannery in the world inside the Fez medina

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Ate tagine for 14 straight days #foodisart

Ate tagine for 14 straight days #foodisart

Racing the locals

Racing the locals

Nyhavn, I love you

Nyhavn, I love you

Pit Stop in Copenhagen

November 07, 2017
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Hi!

I'm Nicole Darian, 24, living in Chicago. I'm currently a Product Manager for a sports management software company in the West Loop. I'm passionate about traveling and exploring new places and cultures, cooking and eating, distance running, Chicago sports, hiking and camping, I'm a workaholic, a gym rat, and I can't sit still.