A travel blog about food, sustainability & life between two cultures.
Welcome to a different kind of travel blog.
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!
Featured Posts
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…
Continue Reading My Favorite Non-fiction Books for Traveling Vicariously While Stuck at Home
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…
Continue Reading How Italians Stay Thin Eating Pizza & Pasta All the Time
Top categories
Latest Blog Posts
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 very slowly building a travel blog and a business. …
Continue Reading 12 Life Lessons from Six Years of Travel Blogging
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 start with something easy.
Continue Reading Plastic-Free Laundry & Cleaning Swaps That Are Easy to Stick With
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…
Continue Reading Review: Plastic-Free Shampoo Bars (+ One Refillable Deodorant)
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…
Continue Reading Stories of Italian Aperitivo (and Cocktail Recipes!)
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…
Continue Reading Local’s Guide to Train Travel in Italy [Italo vs. TrenItalia vs. ItaliaRail]
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…
Continue Reading Racial Justice, a Militarized America, and Why This is on a Travel Blog
My Favorite Restaurants in Italy, So Far
Let me be clear: These are not “the best” restaurants in Italy. They’re not the food critics’ favorites, or on the Michelin guide (except for one). This is…
