(Long) Weekend Recs #54: Real-Life Travel Tips from Two Busy Moms
You’re currently a free subscriber to Downtime. To get extra content, access to the subscriber chat, and the full archives, you can become a paid subscriber here. ❤️ Either way, thanks for reading! (Long) Weekend Recs #54: Real-Life Travel Tips from Two Busy MomsAre you also in the carry-on-only club? Elise Hu and Aliza Sir share the comfiest stuff to wear to the airport, smart travel tips for kids, and the packing strategy I heartily agree with.Hi! Happy almost July 4th weekend to those in the States! I’m sending this out a little early, given the long weekend… We’re hosting a Korean BBQ for some friends and secretly hoping it becomes an annual tradition if all goes well. After that, I’ll be reading Margot’s Got Money Troubles on my Kindle and sipping on a spritz. What about you? Today’s issue is the final installment of our special travel pop-up series, featuring two interviewees whose work I love, Elise Hu and Aliza Sir. (You can see part one here and part two here.) Cheers! x Alisha Elise Hu’s Top Travel TipsElise Hu is a journalist and podcaster at NPR, TED, and more. Most recently, she’s joined as a co-host to one of my long-time favorites, the Forever35 podcast. She’s also the author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, a fascinating book about Korean beauty culture. (I recorded and interviewed her about the book, which you can find here!) Elise writes the newsletter Hu's Letter?. The travel uniform she swears by…
The things she never steps onto a plane without…
Her packing strategy…
Elise also shared this helpful video she made with NPR on how to pack a carry-on: A trip she’s looking forward to (and how she’s packing for it)…
Aliza Sir’s Top Travel TipsAliza Sir writes the newsletter Platonic Love which is filled with fantastic interviews with interesting people, plus essays from Aliza and her co-founder Aja Frost, covering everything from body image to motherhood and friendship. She lives with her husband and son Jude near Cambridge, Massachusetts. Aliza always shares the best tips and insights, and she’s got a wealth of great info to share, below! The travel outfit she swears by…
A few of her travel must-haves…
The trip she’s looking forward to this summer and how she’s packing for it…
The book she’ll be reading on vacation…
Thanks, Elise and Aliza! ❤️
Since it’s a long weekend, I’m just sharing a few things I purchased and love recently…
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