30 Oct

Posted at 16:28h in Blogging, Photography

Secret Instagram spots in Europe? Surely that's an oxymoron, considering the app has eight hundred million monthly users.  You're right. I can almost guarantee you've seen every single one of these places on your Instagram feed at some point, either through @girlvsglobe or one of my Intagrammer "colleagues". But...

15 Sep

Posted at 13:46h in Blogging

When I first heard the term engagement rate I had no idea what it meant. It sounded like academic jargon for how many weddings you'll have to attend that summer or how many people actually laughed at your lame joke about horses with broken legs.  But after two years of obsessively...

07 Jun

Posted at 17:19h in Blogging

If you're not getting as many likes and comments on Instagram as you used to, don't worry. You're not alone and you're probably doing nothing wrong.  Ever since Instagram introduced its non-chronological feed in June 2016 engagement has been steadily dropping. With each algorithm update it seems to sink...

26 Jan

Posted at 14:54h in Blogging

If 2016 taught me one thing, it's that money is not a big motivating factor for me. I don't mean that as a look-how-well-I'm-doing kind of humblebrag. Nor am I about to denounce all material possessions, burn my bras and join the Himba tribe. I bring it up because whenever somebody tells me how...

20 Jan

Posted at 16:48h in Blogging

I'm not much of a nostalgic person. I'd much rather stare at the back of future's head than wistfully gaze over my shoulder at days gone by. But even so, I think it's important to occasionally audit our lives and the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to...

10 Jan

Posted at 20:12h in Blogging

In 2016, my love of Instagram reached a whole new level. What used to be just another item on my endless to-do list has become a constant source of joy. It's helped me get to know you better, improve my photography and facilitate many wonderful conversations. I spend a lot of...