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About Akvile

A global citizen & a visual storyteller. Passionate about travelling, culture, visual aesthetics, delicious food and inspiring people.

Lithuanian-Russian
📍Manchester, UK

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What do you like the most about Instagram? Whether you are a content creator or just a user, what are your favourite things about this social platform? • • To me, Instagram has always been a No.1 Social Media channel. I like good photography and an image with a story. Therefore, I spend way more time on here than on Twitter or Facebook. I think there are so many talented and creative people out here doing what they love doing. It is amazing how a platform such as Instagram allows people to share their vision with everyone around the world. Many years ago, we could have only dreamt about having such voice. Today, it is a reality and a privilege. #enroutewithakvile

I have never been a big beach person. That’s one of the things that I usually easily cross off my list when I travel. Even if it means I’m hiking in 30 degrees heat instead of having a glass of Prosecco on the beach. But when we went to Cannes, things changed. I knew we had to spend at least one day just chilling and making the most of their beautiful sandy beaches. We picked a private beach as I mentioned once before because we needed sun-loungers, towels & an umbrella to get us through a hot summer day and we did not have any of that with us. It was my first time on a private beach and I enjoyed it to the fullest. From the privacy you get to the smooth and simple drink service, everything was fabulous. As well as making conversations with two ladies from New York next to us. (I always end up speaking to strangers around me!) • • Are you a beach person or not? What’s your favourite beach experience so far? #enroutewithakvile

"It's Instagram," my boyfriend said before our trip to French Riviera when I pointed out a picture with this beautiful turquoise water. I agreed, you have to take it with a pinch of salt in life, don't you? But then we landed in Nice, went to the beach & VOILA, it is actually real! It might not be Caribbean but the water of the Mediterranean Sea is pretty close to it. Did you know that Nice is nicknamed Nice la Belle (meaning Nice The Beautiful)? I could not come up with a better name for it, it is, indeed, very beautiful! • • Now that I am obsessed with discovering places that have turquoise water beaches. Any recommendations? Send it my way via comments, DMs, pigeons, whatever floats your boat! #enroutewithakvile

Hating your body will never get you as far as loving it will • • A few days ago, I was served this ad of an app that allows you to photoshop everything…your abs, your body shape and even your tan, turning you into what supposed to be your “perfect” self. As someone who once suffered from an eating disorder and to this day has to fight with herself in the mirror every day, I feel like I have a responsibility to talk about it. I cannot stress enough how damaging these apps are & how quickly it can turn into an obsession. • • When I was at school, I’d always been a bit JUICY, they say it these days. Back then, it was chubby & fat. Even though I’d never been overweight based on my BMI, I hated how I looked. So I stopped eating, dropped my weight to 83 pounds and waited for my happiness to come. I imagined myself being very happy when I reached my ideal look but that never happened. I don’t have many pictures from those days because I was always tired, weak, cold & I didn’t want to take pictures anymore. Now I’m not going to tell you that I love my body all the time because that would be a lie but I’m trying to work on my attitude towards it. What am I going to do to change it? Whether it is my physical appearance or my mindset. How can I love my body more? Why do I not like something? And let me tell you this, photoshopping yourself to look slimmer, fitter, sexier will not make you happy. Appreciating what you have got - will. #enroutewithakvile

“Once she stopped rushing through life, she was amazed how much more life she had time for.” • • Only when I left my job and found myself FREE to do whatever I like, I realised how many things I miss on whilst I’m hard working and running around. I have always been a grafter. I like to say that I had it in my blood because if there’s one person who never stops working, it is my dad. So when I got a luxury to spend 3 weeks however I like, I realised how I missed conversations with my friends. Silly, pointless conversations about random things, like healthy food and halloumi cheese. Or anytime FaceTime with my mum because now I can talk to her whilst we’re doing laundry or cooking dinner. I can go for a coffee without having to worry about being somewhere else in an hour. Don’t even ask me about the luxury of going for a walk without a plan, just a wander or an excuse to pop into a newly discovered pastry shop and have a long, casual chat with a shop owner because why not? • • Now don’t get me wrong, I would go pretty mad if I did this all the time but if this taught me anything, it is that I need to rush less & relax more. Once my friend asked me: Is it worth it if your work is overtaking your life? So is it? I’m looking forward to starting working again but I will make sure that work is not my whole life and there’s always time for a good conversation with a friend, & a good cup of coffee, too. • • What about you? Do you sometimes forget what matters to you? #enroutewithakvile

All good things come to an end. So here I am sitting on my sofa, watching the rain pouring outside and wishing I was back in the French Riviera. Damn right. Summer was pretty generous in the UK this year (I think it is only 2nd time it's been raining in Manchester since we moved here) and you get used to that luxury way too quickly so once it’s gone, them Monday blues are back. And I’m back on my favourite website Skyscanner, looking for good flights somewhere sunny & warm. I need that Vitamin D, girl! Have you got any trips planned in August or September? Share it with me! I might just be sitting here jealous or jump on one of them planes myself! • • I have not got a set in stone plan for the next couple of months yet but I have one new trip confirmed and guess where I’m going…? Back to my favourite place on earth at the favourite time of the year - Oktoberfest! That time of the year when even police cars are playing music on maximum volume whilst patrolling the streets of Munich. #enroutewithakvile