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Tilted Map is a different perspective on something familiar. A travel & food blog that’s just as much about culture & sustainability. See my About Page for more!
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What It Was Like Visiting Maui During COVID (& What We Can Learn)
At the end of a year mostly spent in quarantine in the cold climates of Chicago and Montana, two weeks in tropical Maui, waking up to the…
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Bite vs Everyone [All The Plastic-Free Toothpaste Tablets, Reviewed]
Toothpaste tablets are a fairly new, very travel-friendly and eco-friendly alternative to your standard, non-recyclable tubes of toothpaste. I’ve already mentioned my favorite brand of plastic-free toothpaste tablets…
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Pasta With Broccoli: A Recipe Stolen from My Italian In-Laws
This is one of my favorite Italian family recipes – Pasta with Broccoli. It’s healthy, easy, meat-free, and can be vegan or vegetarian if you want it to…
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How Hard Is It to Go to Hawaii Right Now? (And Should You?)
This is a timeline of my experience traveling to Hawaii from the mainland US in December, 2020, plus current COVID-19 restrictions for Hawaii, the pre-travel test I took…
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Plastic-Free Toiletries: My Travel-Friendly, Less-Waste Routine
This is my thoroughly tested, less-waste travel routine: Plastic-free toiletries that are mostly gender-neutral and feel like a treat to use – not a sustainability obligation. I actually…
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What Makes Cruising THAT Bad for the Environment?
An overview – in plain English – of the biggest sustainability problems with cruise ships, and some solutions for how to fix them. (From interviews with experts!) Among…
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LastSwab vs EarthSider Review [How to Avoid Zero-Waste Greenwashing]
What’s your biggest pet peeve? If you know me, you probably know that I can’t stand anything fake. Things, people or companies that claim to be something they’re…
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