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Confirmed. Washington is the Most Instagrammable State in America (Photos)

Reading Time: 4 minutes Deception National Park, Washington @StephBeTravel (meee) with @WildLuxe_Misha, who I met via @DameTraveler on Instagram. Washington The only place I had written about before experiencing myself was good ol’ Washington State. The article “10 Photos that Justify Washington as the Most Instagrammable State in America” was a hit. So I packed up a bag, hopped into cars with people I hardly knew, and got from Los Angeles to Seattle to experience the hype myself. Washington did not disappoint. I know what you’re thinking.. “Steph, have you been to every state in America?” No. “Steph, what about Hawaii, Utah, Arizona, Alaska, and some of the other phenomenal geography across the U.S.?” I didn’t say that Washington is the only state with immense beauty. I said it’s the most Instagrammable. Here’s why. 1. #Fog — The weather in Washington allows photographers to shoot without harsh lighting, expanding the window of optical times to shoot. Thi...

The Great UK Bucket List: 100 things to do in the UK

Despite being British, and living in the country in-between trips abroad for my entire life, I have to admit that it’s taken me a while to fully appreciate the United Kingdom. I lived in a suburb of London until I was 18 years old, and then moved to the West of England; this and subsequently meeting people from all over the country and exploring new regions of the UK made me realise how there’s loads of unique things to do in the UK and what a beautiful island I live on. As I travelled abroad and started to meet people from all over the world, I learned that many yearn to explore the Yorkshire dales, the southern Cornish islands and the beautiful ancient universities of Oxford and Cambridge. I realised that, for a country of such a tiny size, there’s a huge amount of culture, history and landscape packed in. Even though I’m soon to be venturing to the antipodes, I finally have a sense of the beauty and individuality of the country that I’m leaving behind m...