Kirsten Alana

Kirsten Alana

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I still vividly remember the circumstance that led to this photo. We were in a crowded market area of Jodhpur rushing to make our way toward a textile shop, when I saw this man with the most beautiful smile sitting and making marigold chains. It was the fragrance of the basket of roses beside him that caught my attention after his smile. Quickly clocking my interest, he handed me one of the largest roses and insisted I enjoy it with his compliments before allowing me to quickly take his photo and then rejoin my group. And for more than 24 hours that rose perfumed first the bag I carried it in and then the room I slept in before finally wilting and losing its glorious fragrance. It smelled like the roses they make perfume with in Grasse. It smelled like spring and hope. It wasn’t like the roses you buy in supermarkets or in bulk from vendors on Valentine’s Day. The kindness of that interaction and so many more like it during my visits to India inspired me to make it the focus of this week’s newsletter. They’re trying to survive another wave of COVID that is one of the worst any country has experienced since this all began. It’s too easy to wonder if we can even make a difference. But I’m convinced there are small things we can do that have power especially if we’re doing them together. So I spent all week researching, talking to friends with family in India and listening to followers in India to compile a list that’s part of the newsletter. And here on Instagram, I wanted to tag some makers and creators who are in India or who are Indian that we could support with purchases to gift or keep. It was @jaminidesign who sent me the embroidered pillow in the second photo that I literally carry with me from room to room. I love it so much and adore the fact that it helps me feel connected to both France and India even when I can’t be in either and don’t know when next I will be able to. India and its people have given me so much kindness and in this latest issue I just wanted to give a little back to them. I hope you will join me when you see ‘An Eye for Life’ in your inbox tomorrow. ❤️ And if you have suggestions for ways to help, please leave them in a comment ????
I still vividly remember the circumstance that led to this photo. We were in a crowded market area of Jodhpur rushing to make our way toward a textile shop, when I saw this man with the most beautiful smile sitting and making marigold chains. It was the fragrance of the basket of roses beside him that caught my attention after his smile. Quickly clocking my interest, he handed me one of the largest roses and insisted I enjoy it with his compliments before allowing me to quickly take his photo and then rejoin my group. And for more than 24 hours that rose perfumed first the bag I carried it in and then the room I slept in before finally wilting and losing its glorious fragrance. It smelled like the roses they make perfume with in Grasse. It smelled like spring and hope. It wasn’t like the roses you buy in supermarkets or in bulk from vendors on Valentine’s Day. The kindness of that interaction and so many more like it during my visits to India inspired me to make it the focus of this week’s newsletter. They’re trying to survive another wave of COVID that is one of the worst any country has experienced since this all began. It’s too easy to wonder if we can even make a difference. But I’m convinced there are small things we can do that have power especially if we’re doing them together. So I spent all week researching, talking to friends with family in India and listening to followers in India to compile a list that’s part of the newsletter. And here on Instagram, I wanted to tag some makers and creators who are in India or who are Indian that we could support with purchases to gift or keep. It was @jaminidesign who sent me the embroidered pillow in the second photo that I literally carry with me from room to room. I love it so much and adore the fact that it helps me feel connected to both France and India even when I can’t be in either and don’t know when next I will be able to. India and its people have given me so much kindness and in this latest issue I just wanted to give a little back to them. I hope you will join me when you see ‘An Eye for Life’ in your inbox tomorrow. ❤️ And if you have suggestions for ways to help, please leave them in a comment ????

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My heart is heavy at the news it’s once again not safe to travel to one of my favorite places on the planet: the country of Austria. As they go into lockdown and we approach a winter where they may not be the only ones experiencing this level of restriction, I’m flashing back to my late summer / early autumn trip to @visitvorarlberg and sharing 17 ways you can enjoy this super special Austrian region because I care and want to support them. They almost all come down to the interactions you will have with the people you meet while you do these things. So bookmark my post, keep them in mind - please - and visit when you can. When it’s safe. I cannot imagine how you would be disappointed. My heart already longs to return and it feels like I was just there. Still. Even though it’s now been weeks and weeks. It’s a place that just grabs you and if it does, doesn’t let go. Look for this photo at the link in my profile to be taken to my blog post. And thank you for supporting what I do, and what all those who work in tourism in Vorarlberg do. ❤️ ???????? #PropelVorarlberg #VisitVorarlberg Thank you @roamingrequired for taking this photo of me in the Old Town of Bregenz. #girlslovetravel #dametraveler #dametravelers #womenwhotravelsolo #visitaustria #bregenzaustria #bodenseevorarlberg #austriatourism #vorarlbergtravel #visitbregenz #austriatravel #austriatrip #visitingvorarlberg #austria_memories #womenwhotravel #womenwhoexplore

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Well, I tried to play the game and make a Reel to show one wonderful day in @visitbregenz. And it bombed. So I’m learning the lesson that when you said you weren’t interested in Reels, you really did mean it — no matter what all the social media experts say I should be doing… and I’m pivoting to spend more time creating stories on my own, owned-channels instead of relying on an algorithm that only serves to make this formerly-suicidal creator feel suicidal all over again. [Not a thing I say lightly. Not even close!! If you too are struggling, please seek help & know you’re not alone. Sending love to all my fellow creators also having a hard time with what we do. In the USA, if you need help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or let me know and I will be there for you.]

Please, if you enjoy my work, go to the fancy new link in my profile that I also spent today making - and see what it’s like to spend two [safe] wonderful days in Bregenz in @visitaustria. It’s just the first of a series I will do on my recent trip to the Vorarlberg region for #PropelVorarlberg I’ll be sharing more stories from locals, not just words and images from me. I hope it inspires you to want to discover this very special part of Austria for yourself someday. And I hope this post finds you well, and safe. ❤️????

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Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg
Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg
Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg
Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg
Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg
Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg
Narrow streets host a sensory dance, the intertwining of shadow and light bounced off medieval buildings with pale plaster. Wider streets see couples promenading slowly past cafés and shops, the sun illuminating their smiles. Window boxes spill over with late summer flowers. A few people sip coffee from small tables under an overhang, their coats on to ward off the slight chill I’m not feeling as I watch them from my position basking in the warm rays of this early autumn day. @feldkirch isn’t crowded but it is alive. With the energy of a smaller European city in a shoulder season after so long with slow, or no, tourism. A sense of hopeful optimism seems to be alive in the air, entering my body through each breath in and out, in and out. I think of the cosplay culture when we join a tour with Countess Mechthild but am infatuated with her enthusiasm for the history of this city and the way she so effortlessly brings the past alive in the present. After hours of putting our brains to work in a temple to modern architecture, and after sipping dusky pink Austrian rosé that made my mouth water for more while standing on a green roof looking at Switzerland on the horizon… it’s nice to feel entertained yet also informed. A different type of learning but one that makes that crease between my eyebrows disappear for a while. After a few days in Mellau, this day in Feldkirch has been a nice change and a way to understand the wide variety of experiences you can have in @VisitVorarlberg. I’m still pinching myself that I am safely traveling outside the USA. And still grateful. #PropelVorarlberg

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Fog hangs densely on the mountains that soar above the small village like sheltering arms. Waterfalls descend into cold, alpine streams that bring a melody which echoes between charming wälderhaus, the white steeple of the town’s church and the stores that sell food to residents and supplies to visitors who come to ski or hike. Window boxes and flower beds spill over with black eyed susans and anemones; colorful compliments to the aged wood shingles of the homes and the timber lines of the town hall and kindergarten. The village of Mellau, and everyone from @visitvorarlberg, welcomed our tiny #PropelVorarlberg conference group this week with a kindness and warmth I don’t think I’ve felt under any circumstance for 18 months. To begin traveling again is one sublime blessing but to do it for the first time in so long by visiting Austria again has filled me with gratefulness. To also be amongst friends I’ve known for a decade, all fully vaccinated and testing every few days and wearing masks when required, is beyond words. I missed you travel, thanks for having me back. Thank you, Vorarlberg for hosting me.

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It’s been 18 months since I boarded a plane that would leave the USA. Even longer since I was on a plane that left the North American continent. The longest since I began my career in travel more than 10 years ago. It’s caused the worst identity crisis I’ve ever gone through and led me back into places so dark, they’re similar to the last time I tried to commit suicide and - thankfully - failed. Which is not to say that I’m not aware of the privilege of getting to travel at all! I’m very aware. And it’s one of many reasons I stayed home this long rather than getting on planes simply because I could or was now fully vaccinated. But all that changes on Sunday when I will board a plane taking me to one of my favorite parts of Austria, @visitvorarlberg. To reunite with some of my oldest friends in this profession. To see if I have anything meaningful to say about traveling anymore. To see what it’s like when I’ve been away from it this long. To see if it can be done safely and equitably for all involved. To see so many things. I hope you will want to follow along. Most importantly, wherever you are and whatever you’re doing - I hope you are healthy, and safe. ❤️

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Do you love escaping city or urban life for some time out in nature? Do you have any trips coming up that get you out into nature? It’s an idea that became a trend during the pandemic and I get why. But for me, it’s always been a needed change and a type of activity I crave. To be away from the concrete and steel of manmade places and revel in that which is wholly natural or as natural as possible. Some favorite nature quotes to accompany these thoughts… In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. – Alice Walker Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. — Khalil Gibran Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. — Albert Einstein Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. — Henry David Thoreau To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. — Helen Keller And if you can’t escape the city, don’t forget to sink your toes into the grass of a city park or sit your bum down on a bench under a big tree in a park. ???????? Even that, is so restorative. And if we don’t use our city parks, maybe planners will stop building them. And what a shame that would be. The more green, the better, for me in terms of cities. Hope you’re having a great Wednesday so far ????

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Do you have the ability to post to Instagram from your computer yet?? I’m seeing lots of people talking about how awesome it is to finally have that but I don’t have it yet ???????? Anyway, another photo from India for you since it’s getting to the end of my second India fundraiser [see last post on profile] and I have India on the brain. I’m incredibly grateful for experiences like this one at @tajhotels @rambaghpalace and all the ones I’ve had getting to know such a vibrant, inspiring country. But the reality for people who live in India is not the same that we as tourists so often have and it’s important we recognize that as travelers, and do our part to help. For all destinations. As we get back to being able to travel, I hope we will do it with renewed purpose and thought about the effect tourism has on the places we visit. ❤️

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As someone who loves to see almost anywhere I can via ???? bicycle ???? and who loves India - it’s an honor to be helping kick off an awareness campaign and donation drive for @vffusa’s bicycle donation program for kids in India. I’ve been talking about the country a lot lately because of what’s happening there related to COVID and here on Instagram you’ve already helped me raise more than $500 to help those in need because of this horrible virus. Thank you!! So much! But an ongoing issue that’s always occurring, is the need for increased access to safe and accessible transportation for school-age children who, in rural India, often can’t attend school because of a lack of transportation which can cause a high rate of illiteracy and dropouts. Especially among girls! Who can already have a harder time in India for cultural reasons. However, we can do something about this! A simple bicycle can ensure that those same children avoid the harassment and assault that is all too often experienced on foot. For just $99, together we can provide one child with one bicycle. But it’s so much more than two wheels. It’s an education. It’s safety. And it opens the door to a lifetime of opportunities. The Vicente Ferrer Foundation is committed to combating poverty and inequality in rural India and I am committed to helping those in need at home and abroad however and wherever I can. I’m sure you know that about me by now as I launched Raising for Change and often address issues like this in my newsletter and captions here. This is just one more way we can make a difference together, today. I hope you will join me! And thank you in advance for being a community that’s always willing to step up and help others. You give me hope even when headlines so often make the world seem hopeless, so thank you for that! ❤️ To learn more before donating, visit the link in my profile. ????????

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