RuksanaWrites

Traveler and Tourist

[ruksanah]

Thrilled to be included in the inaugural cohort of @iDEIntityorg #Changemaker Family! Looking forward to the next few weeks of learning, ideas, interaction and connection on this entrepreneurial journey. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpif88_roJi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy March and hello from the heart of California where almond blossom cruising season is in full swing despite the crazy winter front 🙂 stay tuned for more! #travelingeverywhere #travelwriter #travelpublisher #travelerandtourist #losangeleslife #modestoca #VisitModesto #AlmondBlossomCruise #travelmagazine #traveleditor (at Modesto, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRpRYeufU9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🎉Thrilled to hold this certificate in my hands after a year’s worth of coursework and excited for new projects in the world. 🙏🏽Thanks to the fantastic instructors and colleagues at @ucsandiego Extended Studies for a thoroughly engaging learning journey. 🙌🏾And thanks to @aceseditors Richard S. Holden Diversity Fellowship for affording me this opportunity to continue to learn and invest in myself and the work I love doing every day. #editing #learning #opportunities #diversity #freelancers #ruksanawrites (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnjuQxzJnIS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My latest for @naturalhabitatadventures is on mountain lion awareness and conservation sparked by Angeleno P-22’s passing away. Did you know puma and cougar are also terms for mountain lion? You’d be surprised how many words there are in the English language alone for the exact same animal! Link in bio for today if you’d like to read up 😊 (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnePA4FJgnK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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(via Protecting Mountain Lions Before They Become an Endangered Species)

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Delighted to see this story published and live online now! #travelerandtourist #travelwriter #foodwriter #traveljournalist #foodjournalist #culinaryjournalist #culinaryjournalism #freelancewriter #freelancelife #freelancingfemales (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClJ57BSPRx5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The best part about the work I do is everything I get to learn in the process of writing these articles 🙌🏾 This one for @naturalhabitatadventures was a fun one to research that I ended up bookmarking a whole bunch of reading material for well after the story was done! 😲 I hope this topic piques your interest much as it did mine (also great words to add to your vocabulary for scrabble 😉) Link in stories today!! #freelancewriter #journalist #writer #editor #alwaysbelearning #solopreneur #wildlife #outdoors #naturelovers (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck3-LRYpYDD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another lovely @dinela gem found in @chamberlainweho #thefittingroom 🙂 Lovely service and a quiet space made for great conversation but that little courtyard has my heart 💕 Also be prepared for the three scoop ice cream bonanza in the end 😉 #travelerandtourist #losangeleslife #eatingfortheinsta #foodiesofinstagram #hiddengems #diningout #culinaryexperience #avocadotoast #pastaperfecto #goodvibes (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj7PdLEuAlk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ruksanah]

Love trying new spots for @dinela and todays pick was @muraya_larchmont 🙂 From the crispy rice with spicy tuna to garlic edamame for appetizers, to omakase chirashi and ishiyaki gohan with kushi skewers for the entree , everything was delish 😍 Great service too despite being short staffed, we were well taken care of and hope to be back soon with more friends for some fun times 😉 #travelerandtourist #losangeleslife #foodstagram #eatingfortheinsta #sushilovers #larchmontvillage #dinnerdate #funtimes #fallcolors #diningout (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj4XaRYr55Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Thrilled to be quoted in this article on @bestlifeonline by @tamaragane on some of the gardens in the US! 🙂 my recommendations were @denverbotanic where I recently visited and @atlbotanical since I used to love in Atlanta and loved tne botanical gardens there 💕 also excited to share suggestion alongside some of my most respected travel writer colleagues - @heidewrite @pamelamckuen @rebeccatreon @megstesprit 👍🏽 hope you will read the article - linked in stories - and do share your thoughts 🙌🏾 #travelerandtourist #losangeleslife #gardensofinstagram #botanicalgardens #mindfulness #outdoors #livinglavidaloca #greenisgood (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjzJyqkLmTs/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ruksanah]

Northern Lights, Sun Dogs and Fire Rainbows: 5 Optical Phenomena and Where to See Them

Optical phenomena such as the northern lights and sun dogs are a visual treat from nature. Find out what they are and where to see them. How many have you seen?

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One of the most anticipated and absolutely incredible dining experiences was at Leo, a restaurant that came highly recommended and rightly so. 🙂 Here’s just some of the glorious dishes this 7 course dining menu included: 1. Amuse Bouche featuring prawn, fish, tuna, trout 2. Cucumber melon with Zapote and coconilla 3. Crab with galanga and peach palm fruit 4. Thistle mushroom with macadamia nut sauce 5. Duck with corn 6. Mutton with tallo leaf and arhuaco cocoa 7. Dessert with lulo and cocoa 😲 Possibly missing a bunch of other ingredients but every dish was precisely plated, beautifully flavored and meticulously served, with an explanation for each course. 🙌🏾 Drink pairings included a few different concoctions made from coconut water, chicha, guava, grape, orange, blackberry and more! 👍🏽👍🏽 This was definitely one of the best meals had in a long time and one experience not to miss when visiting this beautiful city. 💕 #satwbogota #satw #seeyouinbogota #travelerandtourist #bogotacolombia #bogotaart #bogotafoodie #bogotacity #bogotagrafia #hispanicheritagemonth (at Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CixdCCDL8xD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[ruksanah]

As a freelance writer working with multiple outlets and clients, one way I keep track of my clips is through Google alerts. It’s a great day when I get an alert that one of my stories has published. But to see three alerts in a day is thrice the joy! Bylines in @constructionequipmentguide and @tinybeanskids And media mention in @fodorstravel #freelancewriter #traveljournalist #writerforhire #bylinebrag #travelerandtourist (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CivofEVP4TH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The entire area surrounding the famous #BolívarSquare has historic buildings that seem stuck in time such as the National Capitol, seat of Congress, or the Liévano Palace, seat of the mayor's office. The city of #Bogota has been inhabited since 1538 and was founded by Spanish explorer Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. #didyouknow Archaeologists think the first people to arrive in Colombia came about 20,000 years ago. Some 8,000 years after that, settlers in the Magdalena Valley in the western part of the country grew into a civilization called the Chibcha. From the Chibcha arose the Muisca, an advanced culture that became the dominant power in Colombia by A.D. 700. #satwbogota #satw #seeyouinbogota #travelerandtourist #bogotacolombia #bogotaart #bogotafoodie #bogotacity #bogotagrafia (at Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiqSjsmvIOu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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One of the most famous neighborhoods in Bogota is the historic colonial district of La Candelaria, which has timeless buildings, houses, and churches like The National Shrine of Our Lady of Carmen, Santa Clara Museum, the Núñez Square or the Colón Theatre. And some of the best graffiti art ever! 🙌🏾🙌🏾 Our graffiti walking tour with @beyondcolombiabc was 2 hours (cut short a half hour thanks to pelting hail, glorious thunder, striking lightning, and heavy rains) and took us to some of the best murals within #LaCandelaria and downtown. Our tour guide Jahir shared some great insights on the difference between graffiti art, and tagging, and the use of graffiti as political expression. These walks are free and donation-based, and there are a few different types of walks offered. Highly recommend!! 🙂 Which ones your fave? #satwbogota #satw #seeyouinbogota #travelerandtourist #bogotacolombia #bogotaart #bogotafoodie #bogotacity #bogotagrafia (at Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiksKwxpGLe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Spent a day walking around the city of Bogota checking out its green spaces. 👍🏽 Started at the José Celestino Mutis Botanical Garden, the largest botanical garden in Colombia, ended at Simon Bolivar Park which has a lovely lake in the center and great activity spaces. 🙌🏾 #didyouknow The botanical garden serves as a recreation and research center with an emphasis on Andean and paramo ecosystems. It also has plants from all altitudes, climates and regions of the country. 😲 Bogotá is surrounded by a unique paramo ecosystem. These cold grasslands are found only in a few countries located in South and Central America. 😊 This also plays a role in the country’s great biodiversity as relates to birds, butterflies, and orchids! 😍 #satwbogota #satw #seeyouinbogota #travelerandtourist #bogotacolombia #bogotaart #bogotafoodie #bogotacity #bogotagrafia (at Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CihNd0TuVPu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#didyouknow Bogota’s main dish is called Ajiaco which is a hearty potato and chicken soup (last two pics in this post) that I got to try when visiting #monserrate - typically accompanied by capers and cream, it’s a big slurpy bowl of comfort for most folks here. 🙂 This post, however, is about the lovely Changua (milk broth with eggs), also a typical hearty breakfast soup in some parts. I tried it at the famed @lapuertafalsa1816 and cannot believe nobody here introduced me to this deliciousness before! 🙄 We are talking poached eggs and bits of bread and cheese dunked in a savory milk broth with a generous helping of cilantro and scallions to garnish. The flavors this very unassuming bowl offers are so good. 💕 Keep in mind though that the restaurant is a pretty tight space with seating for maybe 20-25 folks at a time. Plus the upper portion can get pretty hot, and the stair leading to it can be tricky. A leisurely meal this is not 😂 All said and done, I know the ajiaco lovers gonna be hating me but I’m team changua all the way baby 😉 #satwbogota #satw #seeyouinbogota #travelerandtourist #bogotacolombia #bogotaart #bogotafoodie #bogotacity #bogotagrafia (at Bogotá, Colombia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CihCVKeOa_b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=