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Travel, sustainability & life between two cultures

Travel Stories

What It Was Really Like Visiting Maui During COVID-19

12 Life Lessons from 6 Years of Travel Blogging

It’s 2020… Is Couchsurfing Still a Thing?

Detroit, USA: Attempting Train Travel in the Motor City

What Pink French Toilet Paper Taught Me About Globalization

August in Milan: Surviving the Heat & Enjoying the Quiet

We Live in a Van Down by the River! [New Zealand Photos & Vanlife Tips]

Cripple’s Guide to International Travel: Backpacking 10 Countries on Crutches

Ship’s Log: A Cambodian Adventure I Didn’t Mean to Have

Learning Mandarin in China: “No, Really. I Don’t Understand.”

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Today is Festa della Repubblica here in Italy! 🇮🇹 Republic Day – kind of like Independence Day – celebrates when Italians voted to become a republic instead of a monarchy, just 75 years ago today. The vote marked the official end of Italian fascism after World War 2. This is Castel Sant’Angelo, from my last visit to Rome in early 2020. It’s one of my favorite symbols of the city – and about 800 years older than the republic itself! 🇮🇹

Sale + review alert! #Thinx are 30% off this week

Sale + review alert! #Thinx are 30% off this week (PLUS the additional $10 off you always get by using my ambassador page, linked in my bio). I don’t normally go out of my way to promote sales, but @shethinx is one of my favorite waste-reducing products, and they only have a sale this good ONCE A YEAR. (If you’ve never tried them, this is the time! Either stock up, or get a single pair for about $10 with the two discounts. That includes the BTWN styles for teens/tweens, and SPEAX styles for bladder leaks.) HOW DO THEY WORK? I wrote a review with all the details + the styles I’ve tried (also linked in my bio). Let me know if you have questions! (Yes, they ship abroad. 😉) @_thinxleaders_ #thinxleaders

A beautiful day in the little lakeside city of Ome

A beautiful day in the little lakeside city of Omegna, Italy! (In Piedmonte, up in the northwest corner of Italy.)

Damn these plastic spoons, but DAMN that’s good

Damn these plastic spoons, but DAMN that’s good gelato. Travel update: Happy to confirm that I’m back in Italy! (After 3 nose swabs to get on a COVID-tested flight from New York to Milan + showing our marriage certificate so they would let me on the plane, as a non-Italian citizen. Looooong trip, but worth it to avoid a 14-day quarantine on arrival.) International travel: Slowly becoming possible again if you’re vaccinated, but still no where near easy.

New on the blog: A little story about a pre-pandem

New on the blog: A little story about a pre-pandemic travel SNAFU in #Alaska, and some ideas for how to visit now, featuring @uncruise – one of my favorite sustainable travel companies that I’m looking forward to adventuring with! (They’re offering COVID-vaccinated and -tested trips this summer & fall that are pretty tempting. Plus waiving the single supplement for solo travelers, FYI.) Lots more Alaska photos on the blog! (Link in my bio.) Also in the post, shout-outs to other local Juneau businesses who added some spice to my visit there, including @resolute_ak (eco-focused boutique) and @amalgadistillery (🔥 cocktails)! Who has summer or fall travel plans? Or are you still in wait-and-see mode?

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