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Michelle Karam wins Digital Travel award at MENA Digital Awards ceremony in Dubai

Friday, December 14, 2018

Yesterday evening, Michelle Karam, the founder of Travel Junkie Diary (TJD), was awarded the MENA Digital Award for "Best Use of Digital in Travel” at the 2018 MENA Digital Awards. The awards, now in its fifth edition, was judged by a panel of international digital and media experts and staged in Dubai, UAE.

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  • Initially, I wanted to keep this picture for Christmas... but I’m not the most patient person. I had asked @dennisstever to help me out with an image I had in my mind. After couple of attempted shots, it wasn’t working out the way I imagined it would. So we just gave up. I remember walking deeper in the forest then heard him scream from far: “Michelle, don’t move!” I paused and stood still. And he took the shot. What you can’t see, is that right behind me was a 6 meter drop to the frozen white lake, snow falling heavily and my heart beating a million beats per second and I was freezing! I didn’t want to move, breathe or leave. The view from here was incredible. I tossed my baloon up in the air, and waited for it to slowly fall back to me. Travel and photography, always an incredible beautiful surprise and adventure. Thank you @dennisstever for the photo and for allowing me to put my camera down in subzero temperatures... even for a little while 💫
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