Careful - don’t offend an Italian by making the same mistake I did. 😬 ↓ Let me explain: ———— First - hi, I’m Ketti, former expat in Italy! Follow for more Italy travel tips & SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL advice! ———— 🇺🇸 I’m from the US, where we celebrate “Labor Day” in September. 🌍 In

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US Labor Day vs Europe’s Workers Day (why you work on May 1) 👇 If you live in the US or Canada, you’re used to celebrating “Labor Day” in September... … but in Italy (and much of the world), it’s called “Workers’ Day” (🇮🇹 Festa dei Lavoratori) and it’s May 1. 🪧 May 1 is more closely tied

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Replying to @Ellen Shouldnt Have Said That The MAIN point with that video was that these Italian national holidays are not good times to be trying to GET somewhere WITHIN Italy, especially on the highways or potentially by train. ✈️ If your flight lands on one of these days it’s probably fine.

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Watch out for these scams today: (and support the ones below all year ‘round ⤵) 🚫 If you see brands talking about their “sustainable packaging” but only today (it’s recyclable at best)… 🚫 If you see influencers giving “sustainable travel” advice that was obvious a decade ago (but only today)…

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Going to Italy this year? Dates YOU NEED to know ⤵ ———— First - hi, I’m Ketti, former expat in Italy! Follow for more Italy travel tips & SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL advice! ———— IMPORTANT DATES for ITALY TRAVEL: ☮️ April 25: Italian Liberation Day (celebrating the end of WW2) 🌈 May 1:

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I spent today writing posts about Sustainable Aviation Fuel, the climate impact of jet contrails, and how to book more sustainable flights, but none of that is done, so you get this silly trend from my drafts instead…. and a reminder to follow me for SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL but if you enjoy the fun tren

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Yes, you NEED to stop using toothpaste, but you don’t have to read the whole review. Watch for my recs, see below for discounts. (Psst - Toothpaste tubes aren’t even recyclable, the ingredients aren’t good for you, and it’s half water being shipped around anyway. 👎) ———————— DISCOUNTS: (

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Not just to the women “doing their best.”Or the ones who are “strong” or “adventurous” or “keeping a good attitude despite it all.” Happy International Women’s Day to ALL ✨feminists✨ of all genders! Grumpy & weak included. PS: Personally, I always find that admitting when I’m annoyed and feel

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Just a regular travel influencer, nothing to see here folks

REMINDER: None of this is normal. It’s okay if you feel distracted or lost or angry or burnt out or whatever you feel. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 Looking for travel content that doesn’t ignore reality? Follow for sustainable travel tips you can actually use.

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Just a regular travel influencer, PART 1

Nothing to see here, folks. Absolutely nothing but fun travel updates, and a few of the silly things that have distracted me from sharing them. Reminder: None of this is normal. It’s okay if you feel distracted or lost or angry or burnt out or whatever you feel. 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 Looking for travel cont

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If you’ve seen the news, you’ve probably seen reports of “violence across Mexico.” I’m seeing lots of inflammatory travel headlines asking, “Is Mexico safe right now??” Yes, there have been incidents (mostly arson), with the cartels jockeying for power after the Mexican army arrested a major ca

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Friday January 30: National strike! 🧊 OUT everywhere. Cause due process… matters. 💡Travel has ALWAYS been political, not just now. (In the full version of this, posted yesterday, I explain the 2 things we ALL need to understand about that, without condescending. I’d appreciate if you give it

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If you’re wondering why travel is political, strap in, this is the truth without condescension. Travel has ALWAYS been political, not just now. These are 2 things we all need to understand about that. 💡 What do you think? Follow @tiltedmap for more sustainable travel insights you can use

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Got some things to get off my chest…

… as a travel influencer trying to focus on the positive, when the news from my country just gets worse everyday. 🇺🇸 If any of this resonates with you, please share it, or at least drop an emoji in the comments so more than 2 people see it (how about a fruit theme today? 🍌) Because sometimes

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The actual answer when I asked this question at one conference: - Umm, we’re working on some things but… - “Nobody in AI cares because they’re making too much money.” Seriously. At least he was honest. HOW TO SUPPORT CREATORS YOU LIKE: 💌 This is why I’m always asking you to comment s

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Why yoga thoughts are like fossil fuels… This concept is so so important for people to understand in sustainability: we CAN do something, but we can’t expect ourselves to opt out of everything and make every “perfect” choice. It’s not realistic to expect that of yourself in world *built around

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Plastic-free tipste toothpaste options, but FAST. (I had some caffeine today.) Codes for my favorites are below 👇 ✨ Want to stop buying so much unnecessary packaging and switch to plastic-free products… but you’re not sure where to start or have been burned before? I get it! Toothpaste

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Busy week for a proud outfit repeater 💅 I was honored to be invited to speak about who pays for sustainable travel at the Center for Responsible Travel’s World Tourism Forum with the brilliant Sarah Payne, Senior Director of Impact the UnTours Foundation. And then I capped off the week aski

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Whose fault is this and if it’s not our fault, is it still our job to fix it? 🤨 🎤 I’ll be talking about this topic, more or less, but for sustainable travel, on Tuesday at the World Tourism Day Forum. Lmk if you want to see clips from the stage! 👉 Follow for more realistic sustainability and

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THIS is what people don’t understand about sustainable products. 👇👇👇👇 They try ONE plastic-free version of an item, they don’t like it, and they decide ALL plastic-free products are bad. Did you ever try a product in plastic packaging and not love it? Of course. Did you think the problem

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