Catarina Mello | Travel Creator | SF

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✈︎ Luxury travel & beautiful destinations ✧ ex-Google | 🗞️ft. in Business Insider, Forbes, WSJ ↓ I help creators build successful influencer careers
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moments in one of my favorite places in the world last fall. 🇯🇵Cherry blossom season in Japan is here, and I keep trying to resist the urge to jump on the next available flight. I’ve always had this thing with Italy that kept me wanting to go back over and over again, like half of my heart was always there. and now Japan has taken the other half of my heart. I can see myself going back every year without ever getting tired of it because of this connection I feel. is anyone heading to Japan right now for cherry blossoms? #japan #cherryblossom #japancherryblossom #sakura #tokyo #mtfuji #kyoto
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#ad Send this reel to that friend you want to travel with to celebrate your friendversary at a @vrbo . Honestly, celebrating friendversaries with a trip together is my new favorite yearly tradition 🥹 We booked a wine country villa with @vrbo just an hour outside of San Francisco, surrounded by several acres of private vineyards, to spend quality time together with our friends - under one roof. This stunning villa is one of @Vrbo ’s Vacation Rentals of the Year: the most exceptional vacation homes across the US, selected for their ratings and stellar amenities. It was so nice to have an entire home to ourselves, with total privacy. The amenities made our time together so much more fun. I can’t wait for our next friendversary trip 🥰 #VrboTogether
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Italy together? Are you in? 🇮🇹🍝🍕 I’m trying to resist the urge to go to Italy again since we spent 6 weeks there last spring, but it’s hard 🫣 The history, the food, the nature, the diverse landscapes, the architecture. It’s all so tempting. So who’s coming too?
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#ad Still pinching myself that I got to stay at one of @vrbo ’s Vacation Rentals of the Year What we loved most about this Vrbo was how it felt like we were staying at our very own private winery. This @vrbo villa is located amidst several acres of private vineyards, on top of a hill in the Sonoma wine region, and has its very own wine cave right on the property, with wine barrels and all! The Vrbo host helped us book a private chef for one of the nights, and we enjoyed the most lovely dinner with wine pairing inside the villa’s wine cave. Friendship core memory formed 🖤 Apart from the vineyards and the wine cave, this Vrbo villa also has tons of outdoor entertaining areas, a pool, a hot tub, a dry sauna, a steam room, a movie theater, a volleyball court, a tennis court, a gym, a game room, and the list goes on and on. A wine cave is probably the most unique amenity I’ve seen in a vacation home I’ve ever stayed at. I’m curious to hear from you - what’s the most UNIQUE or UNUSUAL amenity or house feature you’ve ever seen on a vacation rental? Let me know in the comments below 👇 Ps: I’m sharing the link to @Vrbo ’s Vacation Rentals of the Year list in my stories today. Go check it out to see all the amazing properties that made the list! #VrboTogether
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currently planning our spring trip to Europe, and I can’t contain my excitement. We’re starting in the south of France, and I’m not sure where to go for the rest of our 6-8 weeks across the Atlantic. i have wayyyy too many places on my bucketlist for this year. thinking of heading to Switzerland after France, then England, maybe a quick stop in Lake Como in Italy, and then from there I’m not sure. Greece? Croatia? Slovenia? Netherlands? Norway? Send help 😅 if you have a trip to Europe booked for this spring and summer, where are you headed to?
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Obsessed is an understatement: I’m completely in love with my @vionicshoes Uptown Loafers. These perfectly packable loafers collapse flat, are buttery soft, flexible, lightweight, and can easily be dressed up or down—everything I need my shoes to be when traveling. Shoes usually take up a lot of luggage space, but not these loafers! I packed three different colors in my carry-on to match all of my outfits for a week in LA, and look how little space they took up! Vionic’s patented footbed is addictive—it’s curved in all the right spots with perfect arch support, and it makes a world of difference. These shoes should come with a warning about the risk of never wanting to wear other shoes again after you spend a whole day wearing them. If you get one, don’t tell me I didn’t warn you! ps: the colors I packed were Camel, Cream, and Silver. Which one is your favorite? #sponsored
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it’s the baby animals for me 🥹 I cannot handle the cuteness of baby lions, baby elephants, baby zebras, baby giraffes… I hope my content these past weeks has convinced you of how life-changing the experience of a safari is. it’s something I wish everyone could experience once in their lives. it really makes you feel connected with our origins as humans and mother nature more than anything else. pure magic ✨ have you ever gone on a safari before? if yes, where? ps: these video clips were taken in South Africa, Tanzania and Botswana #safari #safariphotography #gamedrive #safariafrica #serengetinationalpark #krugernationalpark #okavangodelta
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Unbox with me: my new travel shoe obsession! These super cute, packable, collapsible, buttery-soft, lightweight, loafers by @vionicshoes are engineered to give you the *perfect* arch support and balance without compromising on style. I’m seriously obsessed. Anyone who’s seen me lately knows I haven’t taken them off. I’ve been living in these for weeks, and they go with everything – dress them up or down! Plus, my feet feel amazing all day long, even after TONS of walking. These loafers are a total game-changer for travel (or everyday wear, really). If you’re planning any trips with lots of walking involved for this spring and summer, check my stories for the link to buy the Uptown Loafers. You won’t regret it, trust me. ps: I’m wearing the color Camel, and they come in 11 different colors! #sponsored
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photo #6 is one of my favorite photos I’ve ever taken 🥹 honestly it’s hard not to turn this page into a wildlife photography page, because I have sooooooo many photos from our many days on safari that I’m obsessed with. I’m gonna (try to) wrap up all of my safari posts, because I have an upcoming trip to share with you that I’m really excited about. 🙌 if you’ve never done a safari, add it to your list. it’s not the cheapest trip to go on, but I promise you that you won’t regret it! I’ll be doing a safari Q&A on stories this weekend, so keep an eye for that to ask all of your questions! you can also ask any questions have in the comments below! ps: did you spot the two lions on that last photo?
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5 bucket list safari lodges to add to your list 👇🏼 ✨Londolozi Granite Suites - With only three stunning suites, this intimate lodge is the definition of a luxury safari camp. The Londolozi reserve is considered one of the best places in the world to see leopards – we saw more here than at all other lodges combined, thanks to the expertise of our phenomenal guide, Rob. ✨Singita Sabora Tented Camp – my all-time favorite safari lodge to date. If you haven’t seen the video I posted last week about this lodge, go check it out. Words cannot explain what you’ll experience at Singita Sabora Tented Camp. From the breathtaking lodge itself to the impeccable service, the cuisine, the guides, and the abundance of wildlife roaming the private reserve, a stay here is unforgettable. ✨Qorokwe Camp– Botswana is a truly special place, and Qorokwe is in one of the most special corners of this incredible country. Remote, untouched beauty, is the best way to describe it. Breathtaking, diverse landscapes, each teeming with life in a way that I’ve never seen before. My heart still aches to go back. If I have ever met someone with a true calling, it’s our guide, Jacob. Watching his passion for wildlife encounters taught me what truly, deeply, loving what you do means. ✨Lion Sands Ivory - nestled in the coveted Sabi Sands reserve, this lodge is a dream! We’ve been to this reserve twice, and were truly impressed by the wildlife concentration here (with lots of leopard sightings, too!). With the most spacious and luxurious villas of this list, this lodge is the perfect place for a honeymoon or an anniversary celebration. ✨Roving Bushtops - Looking to see the legendary Great Migration in the Serengeti without the crowds? Then go to Roving Bushtops during their season in the Southern Plains (it’s a moving camp that changes locations!). This mobile camp might not look as opulent as other lodges, but it gives you an unparalleled immersion in the African bush. Their dedicated staff will make you feel like you have the camp to yourself and make sure you have an unforgettable experience. So, if you could teleport to any of these lodges,which one would you pick? 🤔
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