Connecting Across Cultures
I met Lena Papadopoulos through Instagram, a place to see pictures — lots and lots of pictures. And it’s a place to encounter personalities — very veryΒ BIG personalities. On occasion, it can even be a place to start friendships. I experienced this firsthand this summer, when two travelers I’d previously only known via scrollingΒ or comment…
For this installment ofΒ Spotlight Traveler, I’d like to introduce you to Lola MΓ©ndez. The more I learn about her, the more impressed I am by what Lola’s accomplished in her short time on the planet. Yes, she’s a world traveler who’s visited fifty-plus countries. But that’s not all. Lola is an advocate for global gender…
Like many travelers I now follow, I first came across Kiona on Instagram, though I didn’t know what her name was at the time. In fact, I knew nothing about her then, except that her Instagram handle was unique: @hownottotravellikeabasicbitch. Hmmm.Β How not to travel like a basic bitch? It’s one of the longer IG handles,…