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Tilted Map is a different way of looking at things. A perspective on travel and food that goes deeper, integrating culture and sustainability. See my About Page for more!
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My Favorite Non-fiction Books for Traveling Vicariously While Stuck at Home
One of the best ways to fight anxiety is with facts. Wait, let me put that in a more fun way – my favorite thing to do when it’s totally reasonable to have anxiety, but there’s hardly anything I can do to actively fix the problem/pandemic, is distract myself. I spend…
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How Italians Stay Thin Eating Pizza & Pasta All the Time
After living in Italy for three years, this is the best thing I learned: How Italians actually eat, and how they enjoy food and stay thin at the same time. These 13 ideas go way beyond “the Mediterranean diet.” If you look at a menu in Italy, it seems like everything…
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Update: Why I Moved Home to the Mountains & What’s Next
Where I am now (in Montana!), why I’ve left Chicago, and why you’re suddenly seeing posts about plastic-free products on this blog. Almost every year around the end of summer, I write an update post. Maybe it’s…
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12 Life Lessons from Six Years of Travel Blogging
If you’re looking for technical blogging advice, this is not it. This is not about websites; it’s about life, creativity and small businesses, and what I’ve learned from…
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Plastic-Free Laundry & Cleaning Swaps That Are Easy to Stick With
I didn’t write this because I think cleaning products are fun, I wrote it because they’re easy to give up. Plastic pollution can feel impossible to solve, so…
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Review: Plastic-Free Shampoo Bars (+ One Refillable Deodorant)
In the months leading up to Plastic Free July, I’ve been excitedly testing all kinds of plastic-free and eco-friendly products. This post is all about shampoo bars, and…
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Stories of Italian Aperitivo (and Cocktail Recipes!)
This post is all about aperitivo culture in Italy, with three (and a half!) expert cocktail recipes for the classic aperitivo drinks: the Spritz, Negroni, and Sbagliato. (Which…
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Local’s Guide to Train Travel in Italy [Italo vs. TrenItalia vs. ItaliaRail]
This guide is all about how to navigate Italy by train. I’ve answered every FAQ I could think of about Italian train travel, and explained the differences between…
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Racial Justice, a Militarized America, and Why This is on a Travel Blog
Today, I’m writing about the national protests after George Floyd’s murder, and the context of racism and violence in the US. I’m using the same perspective from which…
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![Today is another day of global climate action (the first one of 2020 where some events happening in-person), and that's a reason for hope, not despair. ✨Did you know train travel in Italy emits about 75% less CO2 than flying the same route? Sustainable travel is ALREADY possible, we just need leadership to make it mainstream and accessible. That’s why we’re long overdue for something – anything – like a #GreenNewDeal in the US. I’ve lived in 4 other countries (Spain, France, Italy & China) where sustainable, accessible, low-carbon transportation isn’t The Future, it’s old news. I can’t wait to be able to say the same about the country where I’m from . ✌ In the photo 📷: One of Italy's less glamorous trains, at a rural stop near the gorgeous town of #Perugia. ON THE BLOG: The most travel-y article I wrote this summer – a super complete Guide to Train Travel in Italy, for when we're ready to get out there again. [Link in bio].....#FridaysForFuture #ClimateActionNow #FightClimateInjustice #FaceTheClimateEmergency #climatestrike #MoveTheDate #SustainableFuture #SheTravelsGreen#climatechangeisreal #climateemergency#ClimateJusticeNow #climatereality #ThisIsSustainable@italiarail #traintravel #sustainabletravel #italybyrail#travelbloggersofig #travelbloggervibes #ecotravel#ecoblog #italyblog #italytravel #railways_of_our_world](https://www.tiltedmap.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)
