# @kirstenalana on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BkSOOpvFXzh
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2429832-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-06-21T11:17:06.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

## Caption

The peace, serenity & cool temperature of this moment in the woods above @fairmontcll seem very far away at the minute, as I write this caption sitting on the beach in Tel Aviv. After only sharing a snippet or two in my Stories here on Instagram from my job in Israel for a private client — I’ve received an extraordinary amount of hate mail calling me the worst names and a record number of unfollows.
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It’s upsetting but it’s not surprising. One of the reasons I tend toward travel jobs in places such as Canada and Europe is that I feel those are destinations which generally inspire people and do not offend.
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But in my heart I can’t live as someone who only stays in the safe waters of a calm river, never braving the rapids. If we do not ever challenge our own ways of thinking, and our prejudices, how will we ever make the world a better place?
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That being said, if you only want to travel to places of peace and serenity then I would highly recommend @banff_lakelouise. The morning snowshoe hike in which @walkingontravels took this photo of me is one of the most wonderful mornings I’ve had in my many decades of life on this beautiful, complicated planet. It was truly restorative!! ❤️ #mybanff #thisisadventure #banfflakelouise #fairmontlakelouise #obermeyer #hostedtravel #attaelevate

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fairmontlakelouise, obermeyer, banfflakelouise, thisisadventure, mybanff, attaelevate, hostedtravel

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