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“There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day “There's a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they're absolutely free. Don't miss so many of them.” - Jo Walton.

As this quote implies, you don’t have to travel to far flung, often expensive destinations to see a beautiful sunset. One of life’s greatest treasures can often be seen from your own backyard.

Here are two pictures I took tonight of an incredible sunset while taking a walk on a beach in my home country. Fyi, I did not add any filter nor did I photoshop the pictures 😉

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I've reached a new milestone on my YouTube channel I've reached a new milestone on my YouTube channel: we're now officially a community of ONE MILLION travelers. That's pretty insane and I want to thank each & every one of you ❤️ 

To 'celebrate' this milestone, I made a short video featuring some of my travel highlights over the past years. Tilt your phone for the best view and don't forget to turn on the sound since the video features an amazing, powerful soundtrack!

I launched the YouTube channel a few years ago, as a way to cope with my fear of flying (by taking videos when I am in a plane). Since these flight videos somehow became popular, I started adding luxury hotel videos as well. Over time, the videos became less 'amateurish' and more dreamy, as you may have noticed 😉. And now, the channel - which has a focus on the travel experience itself, not on myself - has more than 200 million views and is one of the most popular travel channels on YouTube. Wow! 

It's a great hobby and I'll continue doing it as long as I enjoy it. Thank you so much for being with me on this amazing journey!

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Saying goodbye to @AnantaraKihavah Maldives Villas Saying goodbye to @AnantaraKihavah Maldives Villas with a collection of photos (swipe right for more photos). What I will remember about this 5-star resort is the warm hospitality of its staff, the incredible underwater restaurant, the top notch villas & facilities, and above all, the unmatched natural beauty of the island, beach and lagoon.
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One of the highlights at @AnantaraKihavah Maldives One of the highlights at @AnantaraKihavah Maldives Villas is Sky, a unique underwater restaurant which highlights the resort’s idyllic location in the Indian Ocean. Sea and its award-winning wine cellar (with over 6,500 bottles) offer an unreal underwater dining experience. The octagonal design and mirrored interior optimizes the aquatic view making diners feel as if they are part of the house reef. At Sea, guests watch sharks, turtles and tropical fish swim by as they savor gourmet dining at its finest. 

Swipe right to find out which creature passed by the window to check me out 💙

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Here's a short video featuring the highlights of m Here's a short video featuring the highlights of my recent stay at Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, inluding one of my better drone shots 😉. Watch the full video on my YouTube channel (link in my profile).

Magnificent villas, underwater dining, and an overwater observatory are just a few of the luxuries that make up @AnantaraKihavah, a secluded island retreat surrounded by white powder beaches, a turquoise lagoon, vibrant coral reef and a wealth of lagoon fish.

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Today, I published on my YouTube channel (link in Today, I published on my YouTube channel (link in profile) a 4K video with full tour of Anantara Kihavah Villas, a 5-star resort which is located on one of the most pristine and beautiful islands in the Maldives. I hope you enjoy this virtual mini-holiday 💙

The 80 spacious luxurious villas at @AnantaraKihavah are either poised over the water with sweeping ocean views or nestled along a pristine stretch of private beach. A wide range of excellent facilities are available to guests, including an incredible underwater restaurant as well as a gorgeous overwater spa.
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Dining at Soneva Fushi Maldives is a stellar culin Dining at Soneva Fushi Maldives is a stellar culinary experience, with 9 world-class restaurants, over-the-top settings, impeccable service, and divine food (which wouldn’t be out of place in a Michelin starred gourmet restaurant in a cosmopolitan city). A stand out among @discoversoneva’s fine dining venues is Flying Sauces, which combines world-class gastronomy with the thrill and excitement of ziplining: after being securely strapped into safety harnesses, guests soar along a 200 m (656 ft) zipline route to reach an elevated dining platform, where a gastronomic dinner awaits them. During my stay, Singapore’s famed three Michelin-starred @odetterestaurant operated an exclusive 10-week residency at Flying Sauces.
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One of the coolest excursions I did at Soneva Fush One of the coolest excursions I did at Soneva Fushi Maldives was a castaway picnic: I was boated by the @discoversoneva staff to an uninhabited island (about 30 min from the resort) and left behind, with only a picnic basket and snorkel gear to enjoy a day in the sun and have the entire island for myself. How cool is that! 
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Located in the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Located in the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Soneva Fushi pairs Robinson Crusoe fantasy with intelligent luxury. Sixty-four private villas with their own stretch of beach are hidden among dense foliage within touching distance of a pristine coral reef, while 8 overwater retreats represent the largest one- and two bedroom overwater villas in the world.
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Highlights include the open-air Cinema Paradiso, counting Saturn’s rings in the high-tech observatory, the home-made chocolate and ice cream rooms, five hundred wines to choose from, nine fine dining venues, a treasure trove children’s Den, a new Soneva Soul spa, and a multi-purpose facility encompassing a glass gallery, boutique and studio.
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