My first ever group trip was a thousand times better than I could have ever imagined 🥹🌺
In one week we swam with manta rays, dolphins and sharks, climbed palm trees, established a world-renowned synchronised swimming team (see slide 2), drank a few too many long island iced teas on the bar boat and filled up our camera rolls 🐬
But the best bit by far was the people! You all made the trip what it was and I cannot thank you all enough bringing all the banter, positive energy and endless laughs! 🫶🏼
I also want to say the biggest thank you ever to Sarah from @saltyluxe who has forever been my biggest inspiration 🐚 5 years ago she hosted me on her own Maldives retreat - my first overseas, solo adventure and it honestly changed my life! Thank you for being the incredible, sunshine human that you are Sez 🥹
📸 Photo and video credit goes to one of my insanely talented guests and new friend @chloee_aubin
Hey!! Hi!! Hellooo!! 👋🏼🙃
It’s about time I reintroduced myself!! 🫶🏼 please ask me any questions in the comments below! 👇🏼 I will answer them all 😘
💁🏼♀️ Name: Alex Baxter
🎉 Age: 31 this year!
💵 Super contribution: who remembers that ad? 😂
🧑🏼🎓Studied: Primary Education
🦘 Currently: Travelling AUS full time
💵 Work: Multiple income sources including - social media management, content creation and the odd relief teaching days
🚙 Vehicle: Nissan X-Trail (proving you don’t need the most elaborate set up to hit the road)
🏠 Home: Currently in Tasmania!
👩🏽🤝👩🏼 Travel buddy: Solo traveller here 🙋🏼♀️ so anyone who is up for an adventure!
📍 Countries visited: 18
✈️ 2026 plans: Maldives group trip, Raja Ampat and AUS of course
🌱 Passionate about: The environment and sustainability
🧜♀️ Happiest: Underwater!
🌮 Fave cuisine: Mexican for SURE
🌯 Go-to meal on the road: Burrito Bowls 🤤
✔️ Goals for the rest of 2025: sell out my first group trip, land some more tourism campaigns and start my blog back up!
🗺️ Bucket list WORLD: Overlanding in Namibia, seeing the Northern Lights in Iceland and diving with the mobula rays in Mexico
🐨 Bucket list AUS: Visit Uluṟu in the rain, watch turtles hatching, hike the 3 Capes Track in Tassie, SO many more!
🐷 Grew up: On a hobby farm in East Gippsland, VIC
🍎 Fun fact: My primary school only had 16 kids in the entire school! 🤭
If you’ve only found me in the past year, WELCOME! 🤗 🫶🏼 You’ll find a lot of bucket list experiences, hidden gems, and AUS travel tips here! 🥰 If you’ve been here for the long haul, you’re the best 🥹🥹🥹 thank you so much for being here!! I couldn’t do what I do without you and I am soooo grateful!! 🙏🏼
Alright, that’s enough about me! I want to know about youuuu!! 💃🏼 Please tell me a bit about yourself!! 🙌🏼
Big love!!! 🫶🏼🥹😘
Like not having to worry about the sun on your Maldives trip 🌴
Massive THANK YOU to @wearefeelgoodinc for gifting us all a tropical traveller to keep us protected in paradise 🫶🏼
My favourite Aussie sunscreen brand for good reason ☀️
#wearefeelgoodinc #gifted
From strangers to lifelong friends! 🧜🏼♀️
A week of swimming with dolphins, singalongs on the boat, sunset shell collecting and way too many laughs! The kind of moments you wish you could bottle up and save forever 🥹
To every single one of you who said yes to this experience, trusted me, and showed up with the absolute best energy… thank you! You made this trip what it was 🫶🏼
Already dreaming about doing it all again next year 🌺
If you want to be the first to know when spots open for next years trip, comment MALDIVES and I’ll add you to the presale waitlist 🌴
#maldivestrip #visitmaldives
@divermonart appreciation post 🪸
Beautiful Mon generously gifted all of my guests a buff and mask tamer on my recent Maldives group trips 🥹
Watching everyone open their goodie bags at the start of the trip and see the stunning, hand-selected designs was such a special moment 🐋
Your products are truly second to none, and it’s safe to say you’ve gained a whole new fan club of ocean lovers 🐚
If you’re in the market for new fins (or just want to support an amazing small business) you can use my code BAXTER10 for 10% off 🫶🏼
@divermonart 🧜🏼♀️
📸 Photos taken by one of my talented guests @sara_tai_
Is it possible to ever tire of the magic of this place?! 😍
Finishing off our Hutt Lagoon series with this absolute stunner! 💖☁️
📍 Hutt Lagoon, Western Australia
📸 @baxterbackpacks
Tag #sosaltyau or mention us to be featured 🩷
#huttlagoon #pinklake #saltlake #wathedreamstate
Still pinching myself that we were invited to stay at this luxury resort in the Maldives! 🥹🌺
Here’s a few highlights:
✈️ Arriving by seaplane
🦈 Having a baby shark welcome us into our overwater villa
🏓 Playing padel on the world’s first overwater padel court
💦 Dips in the ocean from our balcony
🫶🏼 The incredible hospitality from the staff - even the gardeners stopped to wish us a lovely day when we passed them!
🍹 THAT glass bottom pool (did I mention it’s at the bar?!)
🪸 Snorkels on the beautiful house reef
🎳 Smashing @trenny_m at ten-pin bowling
🐠 Watching the fish and coral from the underwater restaurant - BUCKET LIST!
🐬 Spinner dolphins playing in front of our traditional dhoni boat
🍣 24/7 dining and 7 billion delicious options
Thank you for having us @meyyafushi ! We will be back 🌴
#meyyafushi #visitmaldives #gifted
Island Paradise 🌴🩵
A week spent in the Maldives and I’ve returned home with so many photos, videos + memories that I don’t even know where to start with sharing them!
So I’ll start with my favourite type of photography- drone top downs! 🥰
The crystal clear waters + vibrant colours of this place are just magic + it really is beautiful beyond words! ✨
📍 Dhigurah, Maldives
#maldives #natgeoyourshot #discoverearth #topdowndroneshots #paradise
