Sustainable travel writer Ketti Wilhelm sits in at a table next to a Red Yao woman, sharing a meal with Red Yao tribe members in during an indigenous tour of Longsheng in Guangxi region, a rural China travel destination. ©KettiWilhelm2025

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I started traveling the world solo when I was 19, backpacking around Guatemala. More than a decade later, after living in 5 countries and visiting 40+ others, the very human stories I find in every new-to-me place are still my favorite part of traveling and of writing this blog. 💕 For my travel writing that’s been published in magazines, see my portfolio.

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Ketti, the travel writer behind this blog, grinning in a desert arroyo, and modeling the dress code for UnCruise in Baja: Casual with light layers. ©KettiWilhelm2023

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