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Sustainable travel writer Ketti Wilhelm and a Red Yao woman smiling and waving in front of a waterfall, during an indigenous tour of Longsheng, a rural China travel destination. ©KettiWilhelm2025
China | Destination Guides | Sustainable Travel

China Off the Beaten Path: Community Tourism and Meeting the Red Yao Tribe 

Sustainable travel writer Ketti Wilhelm stands outside a coffee shop in Hong Kong holding a reusable, collapsible coffee cup in one hand, and a disposable coffee cup in the other, with signed in Chinese behind her. ©KettiWilhelm2025
Sustainability | Travel Tips & Hacks

15 Realistic Tips for Traveling with Less Waste – from Basic to Mind-Blowing

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Packing Lists | Sustainable Product Reviews

23 Sustainable Clothing Brands & What Makes Them Better

Pulling my camera out of my backpack, while the guide and other tour group members take photos on their phones during, all still standing over our electric bikes as we ride through rural Italy. ©KettiWilhelm2023
Italy | Packing Lists

What to Pack for a Bike Trip in Italy

Ketti Wilhelm, the author of this guide to organic wineries in Napa Valley, standing under the famous Welcome to Napa Valley sign next to Highway 29. ©KettiWilhelm2024
Destination Guides | Sustainable Travel | USA

How to Plan a Trip to Napa Valley’s Most Sustainable Wineries [Complete Travel Guide]

The public beach in the center of Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, with hardly any tourists on a beautiful late summer day. ©KettiWilhelm2024
Destination Guides | Portugal | Sustainable Travel

Complete Guide to Terceira: The Quietest Island for a European Escape

Two of the best backpacks for travel, leaning against each other on the review writer's bed: the Travel Backpack Pro, and the Travel Backpack Lite, both made by Tortuga. ©KettiWilhelm2024
Sustainable Product Reviews | Travel Gear Reviews

How Lite is too Light? Testing Tortuga’s Pro vs. Lite Travel Backpacks

ALT Steep green mountains on the island of São Jorge, Azores, lead straight into the waters of the Atlantic, with orange-roofed buildings at the coast in between. ©KettiWilhelm2024
Destination Guides | Portugal | Sustainable Travel

Thinking about a Trip to the Azores? Read this first.

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All I Want for Christmas is Carbon Removal in the Travel Industry

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Sustainable Product Reviews | Travel Gear Reviews

Tortuga Backpack Review: Why This Is The (New) Best Travel Backpack

My LARQ self-cleaning water bottle, and Grayl filtering water bottle, sitting on a rock with the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean behind. ©KettiWilhelm2021
El Salvador | Sustainable Product Reviews | Sustainable Travel | Travel Gear Reviews

Making Dirty Tap Water Safe: A Real-Life Test for Plastic-Free Travel in El Salvador

The author of this Adirondack weekend getaway itinerary, in an orange jacket, looking down from the platform of the Wild Walk, at the Wild Center, at the forest floor below. ©KettiWilhelm2023
Destination Guides | Sustainable Travel | USA

3 Days in the Adirondacks: The Eco-Conscious Foodie Guide to a Weekend in the High Peaks

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Would you ride here? 🇮🇹 Send this to your tr Would you ride here? 🇮🇹 Send this to your travel buddy TODAY because ‼️the early bird DISCOUNT for our e-bike trips ENDS SUNDAY! 👉 Comment BIKE TRIP for the info on how to join us here this fall! (And make sure you’re following @tiltedmap so you see the DM.) THE DETAILS: We have two e-bike trips in Italy coming up in September! We’ll be traveling in parts of Italy that most visitors NEVER see – rural areas of the Umbria and Marche regions. (Choose an E-bike OR regular gravel bike – it’s up to you!) 🍝 These trips are perfect for anyone who wants an ACTIVE adventure that’s also a 5-star FOODIE experience. 💰 Discount: You’ll save $400 on either of our trips when you book by JUNE 15th! —— 🙋🏼‍♀️ New here? Hi, I’m Ketti! I lived in Italy for 3 years with my Italian husband & video maker, Emanuele. @tiltedmap helps you find realistic sustainable travel options anywhere. ✨ Follow if you’re passionate about sustainability, or just want to join us on an e-bike trip in Italy! —— #smallgrouptours #italianlandscape #slowtravel #visititaly  #experientialtravel #europeantravel #sustainabletravel #italy
Would you ride here? 🇮🇹 Send this to your tr Would you ride here? 🇮🇹 Send this to your travel buddy TODAY because ‼️the early bird DISCOUNT for our e-bike trips ENDS SUNDAY! 👉 Comment BIKE TRIP for the info on how to join us here this fall! (And make sure you’re following @tiltedmap so you see the DM.) THE DETAILS: We have two e-bike trips in Italy coming up in September! We’ll be traveling in parts of Italy that most visitors NEVER see – rural areas of the Umbria and Marche regions. (Choose an E-bike OR regular gravel bike – it’s up to you!) 🍝 These trips are perfect for anyone who wants an ACTIVE adventure that’s also a 5-star FOODIE experience. 💰 Discount: You’ll save $400 on either of our trips when you book by JUNE 15th! —— 🙋🏼‍♀️ New here? Hi, I’m Ketti! I lived in Italy for 3 years with my Italian husband & video maker, Emanuele. @tiltedmap helps you find realistic sustainable travel options anywhere. ✨ Follow if you’re passionate about sustainability, or just want to join us on an e-bike trip in Italy! —— #smallgrouptours #italianlandscape #slowtravel #visititaly  #experientialtravel #europeantravel #sustainabletravel #italy
Would you ride here? Send this to your travel budd Would you ride here? Send this to your travel buddy TODAY because ‼️the early bird discount for our e-bike trips ENDS SUNDAY! 👉 Comment BIKE TRIP for the info on how to join us here this fall! (And make sure you’re following @tiltedmap so you see the DM.) THE DETAILS: We have two e-bike trips in Italy 🇮🇹 coming up in September! We’ll be traveling in parts of Italy that most visitors NEVER see – rural areas of the Umbria and Marche regions. (Choose an E-bike OR regular gravel bike – it’s up to you!) 🍝 These trips are perfect for anyone who wants an ACTIVE adventure that’s also a 5-star FOODIE experience. 💰 Discount: You’ll save $400 on either of our trips when you book by JUNE 15th! —— 🙋🏼‍♀️ New here? Hi, I’m Ketti! I lived in Italy for 3 years with my Italian husband & video maker, Emanuele. @tiltedmap helps you find realistic sustainable travel options anywhere. ✨ Follow if you’re passionate about sustainability, or just want to join us on an e-bike trip in Italy! —— #smallgrouptours #italianlandscape #slowtravel #visititaly  #experientialtravel #europeantravel #sustainabletravel #italy
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Traveling in rural China is full of opportunities Traveling in rural China is full of opportunities for big rewards… especially if you’re willing to get a little bit out of the Western comfort zone! For example: 🤯 This lovely room with that stunning view goes for about ¥150 Chinese yuan ($21 USD) in the off season (when we were there) and maybe ¥300 yuan in the high season. Would YOU stay in this hotel? 😯 —— New here? Hi, I’m Ketti! @tiltedmap helps you find more sustainable travel options anywhere. Follow if you’re passionate about sustainability! —— TRAVEL & LOCATION DETAILS: 📍 “Longji Bieyuan” — a local guest house owned by a family of the Red Yao tribe – Longsheng, Guangxi, China.  🇨🇳 We traveled here with a small company called Viori that’s helping the Red Yao tribe convert farm land to organic farming, among other projects chosen by the tribe. 🫧 Viori uses the organic rice to make shampoo bars, and hosts trips for people to meet the tribe on their homeland in Southern China. 👉 Comment CHINA for the l!nks: 🔗 Our guide with details on this trip + 🔗 China travel vlog + 🔗 Viori shampoo bar review ➡ Make sure you’re FOLLOWING @tiltedmap first, so the DM gets to you! PS: Save 10% off their shampoo bars and $300 OFF THE TRIP with the code TILTEDMAP #culturaltravel #asiatravels #guangxi #chinadestinations #riceterraces #explorechina #travelchina #sustainabletourism
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