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Hi, I’m Clara

I’m an author, writer and traveller, but most of all I’m a storyteller. Come with me, and let’s go see the world.

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Just seeing a reindeer up close was amazing, to hand feed and pet it was a dream. More on summer in Rovaniemi, Finland in this week’s Straits Times. Thanks @visitrovaniemi and @santaclausreindeer for the bucket list experience 😻🦌

Visited @brassliondistillery to learn about homegrown gin and played bartender in my room as part of the Oops, I’ve Ginned staycation package at @oakwoodpremierouesingapore. Full story and four more staycation hotspots in today’s Straits Times 🤓

54 years young and we have come so far; we should be so proud. I hope the years ahead will bring kindness, happiness, empathy. Happy birthday, my country ❤️🇸🇬

When your guide @argieret is a fellow millennial and knows all the best photo spots 💁🏻‍♀️ Big thanks to @royalbruneiair for sending me to Brunei; @sunshinetours.bwn for showing me around; @lanadelredz for a glimpse into how Crazy Rich Bruneians live 💸🇧🇳

I have mixed feelings about drones. They’ve made aerial photography way more accessible and sometimes the resulting photographs are breathtakingly beautiful. I’ve watched friends fly drones, know crashing it is a constant worry, and losing one is heartbreak. But while we used to climb towers and hike up mountains to get a great photo - @feedtheplanet even built a flying lawn chair - all we have to do now is fly a drone. It’s a cheat code that feels too easy, and don’t get me started on that goddamn buzzing noise. Am I salty about not having one? Maybe. Do I wish I could take similarly great photos? All the time. But I did wake up before dawn and climb over a thousand steps in Brunei’s sweltering rainforest to take this photo on a canopy walk, so let me have my moment 🌝 Where do you guys stand on drones? Do you find them a nuisance or godsend? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Truly a fruitful partnership with @deansmole who provided endless encouragement when I got tired of hiking, helped me balance on precarious trails and held my hair back when I vomited from altitude sickness 🤢😹 💯 my ride or die ✨

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