Nora The Explorer

Portraits 🙈🖼️ . Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud hosts over 700 monkeys living in harmony with the ancient temples and the Padangtegal community. . . . #bali #ubud #indonesia #monkey #forest #sanctuary #sacredforest #wildlife #portrait (at Ubud) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmd_0U_HTJQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=192simjhjdp7n

Terraced rice fields in Bali. Irrigated with the traditional Subak system that connects water from the Temple rivers through the forests into the rice fields. Everything is connected. . . #bali #indonesia #riceterrace #subak #terracedricefields #landscapephotography #sunset #explore #culture #balinese #water #forests #traditional #ancient #baliindonesia (at Bali, Indonesia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BmTApYNn7Mp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u7ei3cfxp40t

First underwater photography course 🧜‍♀️ as part of my Adventure Diver course 🏝 the warm current was to strong to stay still and capture good images and some particles did not help to make the pics neat - but it was great fun! Thank you @bluecornerdive ✨🦀 . . #underwater #underthesea #underwaterphotography #lembonganisland #bali #indonesia #wedontfearearthquakes #coral #reef #diving #scubadiving #padi #adventurediver #immersioni #subacqueo #aquaticworld (at Lembongan, Bali, Indonesia)

Early morning dive to go get certified! ✌️ I'm officially a PADI OW Adventure Diver 🐠 thank you to the team at @bluecornerdive in Lembongan for all the love! Diving wouldn't be the same without you 🌀 Next ➡️ shipwreck and nigh diving 🐙 . . . #PADI #OWC #openwater #diving #bluecornerdive #bali #indonesia #lembonganisland #nusapenida #scubadiving #scubadiverslife #underthesea #sunrise #sealife #deepdive #seaturtle #bestinstructor #fundiving #savetheocean #sharethelove (at Sental Kawan Ped Nusa Penida)

Balinese Jukung canoes. These traditional Indonesian fishing boats can navigate shallow waters as they don't need the keel to keep buoyancy but can rest on the long harms on the sides. I find them particularly beautiful as they are colourful and with a marlin-like prow. Welcome to Bali! 🇮🇩 . . . #indonesia #bali #sailingboat #traditionalboat #fishingboat #canoe #jukung #balinese #culture #colours #marlin #sandybeach #sailinglife (at Sanur Beach, Bali)

Giant ‘cathedral’ termite mounds, Jim Jim creek and Maguk falls in Kakadu and Litchfield national parks. A must see. #explore #nature #kakadu #forest #opencanopy #wonderful_places #discoverearth #northernterritory #travelphotography #noratheexplorer #jimjimfalls (at Northern Territory)

Crocs in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Half of the size of Belgium, this is one of the biggest parks in the world. It belongs to the aboriginal people, who live a semi traditional lifestyle and although no longer nomadic, still hunt with rifles ad fishing lines. #forest #crocs #crocodile #kakadu #northernterritory #wildlife #australia #travelphotography #estuarinecrocodile #mangrove #predators #wildlifephotography (at Australia)

A collection of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen 🌅 From Cairns I arrived in Darwin to visit the Northern Territory in the best time of the year - the dry season, when the coldest temperature is 32degrees, compared to the wet season when is normally 45degrees and flooded everywhere. The most tropical part of Australia! 🇦🇺 🌴 . . . #darwin#sunset #mindilbeach #mindilbeachmarkets #northernterritory #australia #sunsetporn #aintnosunshinewhenshesgone #travelphotography #noratheexplorer #🌅 (at Darwin, Northern Territory)

The Daintree forest 🌳 and Cape Tribulation 🏝 The only place in the world where the rainforest meets the great barrier reef . #rainforest #protectedareas #capetribulation #topend #farout #wanderlust #nature_perfection #escapefromreality #girlswhotravel #landscapephotography #australia (at Queensland)

Underwater encounters! 🐠 First time dive ever 🧜‍♀️ and the great barrier reef was showing all its beauty to me. . I had the honour of feeding a curious Green Sea Turtle with some algae and meet Nemo in their anemone house🏝 ✨ . . . #underwater #scuba #diving #firsttimer #greatbarrierreef #seaturtle #nemo #clownfish #cairns #gbr #underwaterphotography #australia #queensland #corals #scubadiving #immersionisubacquee #barrieracorallina #infondoalmar (at The Great Barrier Reef)

Once upon a time in the Great Barrier Reef.. . #beachlife #fitzroyisland #australia #cairns #greatbarriereef (at Fitzroy Island National Park)

Vivid Sydney Light Festival I enjoyed a full week of colours all around the Sydney Opera House ✨ . . #Sydney #vividsydney #vividsydney2018 #light #nightlife #lights #ozzielife #landscape #australia #solotraveler (at Sydney, Australia)

Sailing ⛵️ in Melbourne with friends on a nice sunny day. We hoped there was more wind as our max speed was 5 knots! . . #melbourne #victoria #australia #sailing #sailingboat #sealife #racingboat #landscape #latergram #instagood #ozzielife #sunset (at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

Lucky whale watching at sunset in Kaikoura, NZ 🐳 . I ended up staying almost a week in Kaikoura, patiently waiting for the storm to pass over the mountains and leave the ocean at peace. And that day was a lucky one with 4 whales sighting, 2 beautiful humpback and 2 giant sperm whales and playful schools of dolphins all around! . Kaikoura is a small fisherman town north of Christchurch, which was hit by a strong earthquake in 2016 and left the town almost completely isolated until 2 months ago. . Whales are iconic sightseeing in this area and migrate so close to the coast as the Kaikoura peninsula is one of the very few places in the world where the edge of continental shelf is so close to land, about 1600 metres vertical drop from shore! . #kaikoura #whales #whalewatching #newzealand #humpbackwhale #spermwhale #marine #biology #dolphins #albatross #naturephotography #marinewildlife #landscape #sunset @natgeotravel @mission_blue @savetheoceanwildlife @natgeoyourshot @purenewzealand (at Kaikoura, New Zealand)

Milford Sound • The Beauty of New Zealand's South Island . This fiord runs 15k inland amongst beautiful rainforest with plenty of waterfalls, especially during this time of the year. . . #newzealand #milfordsound #visitnewzealand #travelgram #landscapephotography #outdoors #naturephotography #mindfulness #nature #fiordland #ig_photooftheday (at Milford Sound)