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Stories of Italian Aperitivo (and Cocktail Recipes!)

Local’s Guide to Train Travel in Italy [Italo vs. TrenItalia vs. ItaliaRail]

My Favorite Restaurants in Italy, So Far

8 Little Things That Make Me Feel Like A Foreigner at Home

How Italians Stay Thin Eating Pizza & Pasta All the Time

Porto Layover: Food, Wine, Photos & Advice from Locals

Two Days in Portugal & Tips for Couchsurfing

It’s 2020… Is Couchsurfing Still a Thing?

What is Italy’s “Ferragosto” and Why Am I Not On Vacation?

What Pink French Toilet Paper Taught Me About Globalization

Starbucks in Milan… Is This the End of Italian Coffee Culture?

Life in Milan: We Got Married!

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Thankful for having been close to home and close t

Thankful for having been close to home and close to nature these past few months. 🌲 What are you up to today? Getting outside? Getting sucked into Black Friday? I’m cleaning house and trying to mostly avoid my computer. (This is from last weekend, up toward the US-Canadian border where I grew up!)

A lot of "reviews" are just lists of products on A

A lot of "reviews" are just lists of products on Amazon. Well, not this one! This article has been months in the making, living in my draft folder as I've researched ingredients, found new products, ordered them, used them for weeks or months, compared them, and decided on the pros and cons of each (especially when "the best" isn't so cut and dried). I'm still learning on this #lesswaste journey, but I'm pretty amazed by how much plastic I've been able to cut out of my routine -- even just compared with this spring, when I started this experiment. I no longer buy: - Shampoo or conditioner bottles
- Body wash
- Q-tips
- Cotton pads/balls
- Kleenex packs
- Toothpaste tubes
- Liquid mouthwash
- Floss in plastic cases
- ANYTHING disposable for my period
- Serums or other skin care in plastic
- And I'm about to quit disposable razor heads 🚫 No, I have not given up on looking good, and I don't make any of these things in the kitchen. There's are a few products I haven't yet found refillable or plastic-free alternatives for that I actually LIKE. But I'm working on them, and for now I'm using carefully chosen brands like @paulaschoice that take responsibility for the plastic they use. ⭐ It's not a perfectly green routine yet, but you don't have to be perfect to make a difference! Bonus: A lot of my favorites on the list I actually PREFER to the traditional brands. They're not just greener, they're better IN EVERY WAY. DOUBLE BONUS:💰Discount codes for some of my favorites, including many of the brands tagged above. 👉 Link in my bio!
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I’ve been looking through some autumn photos fro

I’ve been looking through some autumn photos from past years’ trips. 🍂 These are from a road trip near Grenoble, France, two years ago – it was a mission to find small-batch booze in the mountains. (We were looking for genepì – a digestif made in France and Italy, and probably Switzerland? – from herbs that grow in the Alps). We succeeded. 🏆 Does anyone know of any small producers who make something similar on the other side of the Atlantic? Maybe?
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#gastroobscura
#smallbatchdistillery #localdistillery #genepi

PART 3 Van video: "Van life, 😘." Lol please don

PART 3 Van video: "Van life, 😘." Lol please don't take me too seriously. So far, this conversion project is a lot of work and very little sexiness. I wouldn't be doing any of it alone and I salute anyone who does. (Including my parents, who used to do this to 40-foot BUSES. A bit of their early work is in the photos.) As usual, the video's by @theaviaoexperience . This one’s from work we did a few months back, and I realize I’ve been forgetting to share the latest progress – we have walls and a floor now! I’ll put pics in my stories.
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Just trying to keep these tropical sunset vibes go

Just trying to keep these tropical sunset vibes going all week long, even if it’s all in my head. Couldn’t decide which one I like more… Votes?
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