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Pathfinder spotlight: Maria and Katerina, It’s all trip to me
Maria and Katerina exploring their home city of Athens © It’s all trip to meWhile the life of a full-time traveller may seem like an idyllic existence, it’s not for everyone. Ties to home – from family responsibilities to a budding career – might keep us from committing to a nomadic way of living, but it certainly doesn’t mean travel is off the table.
We caught up with Pathfinders Maria and Katerina from It’s all trip to me to talk upcoming adventures, all things travel blogging and how to fit your trips around a nine-to-five.
Give us the low down on your blog…
Myself and photographer Katerina both love to travel and have always been very fond of consulting travel blogs to plan our trips. To us, a travel blog always seemed like a brilliant way to record our travel memories and help others create their own at the same time. So we combined our passions for writing and photography and here we are now, hoping to inspire people with full-time jobs like ourselves to travel more and see the world one trip at a time.
Describe your travel style in three words…
Immersive, budget-splurge-balanced, short-term.
Top three places you’ve visited?
That’s a really hard one but we’ll give it a shot. Tuscany in Italy, the Nile Valley in Egypt and London in the UK.
Catching the sunset in London © It’s all trip to meWhat destinations are on your 2019 bucket list?
We’ve already planned two separate trips to Poland (Warsaw and Krakow) as well as a trip to Istanbul, Turkey. We’ve just started planning our big 2019 trip: two weeks exploring the regions of Puglia and Basilicata in Southern Italy. A couple of short trips to London and Romania are also on the table as well as at least two Greek Islands in the summer. And towards the end of 2019 we are planning our first ever trip to Southeast Asia, specifically Thailand. It’s going to be an amazing year of travel magic!
A lot of travel bloggers quit their jobs to hit the road; you do things a bit differently. How do you fit your travels around your nine-to-five?
Who wouldn’t want to travel the world full-time? However, we can’t afford to do so – at least not at the moment. But we wouldn’t let our day jobs hinder neither our passion for travel nor our desire to blog about it. We make sure we spend all our vacation time (25 days per year), public holidays and as many weekends as possible travelling. We plan a two-week trip to someplace new once a year and a 10-day island vacation every August to recharge our batteries. Those aside, we also go on shorter trips either abroad or in Greece (where we’re based) throughout the year.
Andros in Greece is one of Maria and Katerina’s top choices for an island escape © It’s all trip to meWhat advice would you give someone who thinks they don’t have enough time to travel?
There is always time to travel! It all comes down to setting priorities and planning ahead. First of all, it’s important to save vacation time for travel. We know that sometimes life gets in the way and we may be tempted to use our vacation time to tend to unfinished business or simply stay at home and rest. We feel that vacation time is hard-earned and should be reserved for travel.
Secondly, when travelling on a tight schedule it’s very important to have pre-planned itineraries so as not to waste any valuable time during the trip itself. Lonely Planet guidebooks and travel blogs packed with tips and info are the best sources of inspiration and valuable tools for people with limited travel time.
And last but not least, travel requires adjusting to a new mentality and seeing things from a different perspective. It doesn’t have to take loads of money or time to travel. Start by playing tourist in your own hometown and discover all its hidden gems, the way we do in Athens. Then go on and plan weekend breaks or three-day getaways. Soon you will realise that you actually have time to plan that longer trip you always dreamt of.
Why do you love travel blogging?
Through travel blogging we’ve learnt more about ourselves and discovered skills we never knew we had, which are constantly developing. Our favourite part of travel blogging though, is that it offers us many opportunities to meet like-minded people from all over the world. No gift is greater than having friends across the globe!
If you’re a member of our Pathfinders community and would like to share your story, drop us an email at pathfinders@lonelyplanet.com and tell us what exciting things you’re up to on your blog.
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The Trend Who What Wear Readers Are Prioritizing Over Everything Right Now
Welcome to #WhoWhatWearing, a series in which we highlight you, our stylish community of readers. Each of the following looks came straight from a photo you tagged us in on Instagram. Want to be featured next time? You guessed it: Use #WhoWhatWearing on the outfit posts you want us to see.
If there’s one trend that’s nearly inescapable at the moment, it’s without a doubt tie-dye. The psychedelic print is so big we’ve actually crowned it the animal print of spring (another trend it coincidentally goes so well with). Well, we weren’t kidding when we predicted it would take over the world because now that we’re well into spring and nearly halfway to summer, we’re seeing it everywhere.
Whether or not the 50th anniversary of Woodstock has anything to do with it is still to be determined, but regardless of the trend’s origin, the most stylish people in fashion are taking tie-dye and running with it. Below, we’ve rounded up the very best tie-dye outfits in existence to inspire you on how to wear it along with the pieces to shop if you’re game to mix it into your wardrobe. From the sneaky way to wear it to the office to the dreamiest vacation-ready dresses, keep reading to see and shop all things tie-dye.
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I Thought Buying These 7 Bags Was Boring, But I’m So Glad I Did
I’ve never been one to shy away from statement bags (like this multicolored Susan Alexandra creation). I love a conversation-starting bag that attracts compliments and questions, but I realize that my fun handbags aren’t particularly appropriate for every occasion and that I need everyday styles to supplement. While I may not click add to cart quite as quickly as I do when I see a bag with crystals or fringe on it, the “boring” bag styles highlighted below are the ones that get the most use in my collection (similar to these “boring” basics I made myself buy).
When I say boring, I’m not referring to something that’s plain or unstylish by any means. I’m referring to bags that are neutral or functional. They may not be the latest It bags (although in some cases, boring bags are It bags), but they are the ones I bring when I travel and seek versatility, need a low-key bag that won’t compete with my outfit, or just don’t have time to think about what bag to carry that day. On the same page? Keep scrolling to shop seven “boring” bag styles that I couldn’t live without.
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