Lisa Abend

1 week ago | unpluggedtraveler.substack.com | Lisa Abend

It’s Father’s Day in the United States,1 so I thought I’d commemorate the occasion with a story I wrote about a trip I took soon after my dad’s death. It was not unplugged, but to this day, it remains one of the most serendipitous journeys I’ve ever taken. It started with that startling realization that most people make at some point in their lives, the one in which we recognize that our parents are people independent of ourselves.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Lisa Abend

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Last July, activists protested against overtourism in Barcelona, Spain. Another protest in the city is expected to take place on Sunday. On Sunday, activists in Barcelona, Lisbon and other hot spots plan to take to the streets to voice their concerns about “touristification.”Traveling to Europe? Here’s What to Expect From Tourism Protests on June 15.

2 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Lisa Abend

Protests against overtourism have become a reliable sign of summer’s arrival in southern Europe. Already this year, major demonstrations have taken place in the Canary Islands and on Mallorca, in Spain. But on Sunday, the protests appear to be entering a new phase, when coordinated demonstrations will take place in tourist hot spots in Spain, Portugal, Italy and, possibly, France.

3 weeks ago | unpluggedtraveler.substack.com | Lisa Abend

First, some housekeeping:We have a winner! In the first anniversary Unplugged Traveler new paid subscriber sweepstakes, Allison Kowalkowski has won Patron of the Unplugged status. Thanks to a kind gift from my brother Andy (whose Stories from the Field you should definitely check out), Allison gets to choose an upcoming unplugged destination for me. Stay tuned to learn where she decides to send me.

1 month ago | unpluggedtraveler.substack.com | Lisa Abend

First, a personal note: I’m in the middle of helping put on a major gathering here in Copenhagen that takes place at the end of May, which is both why this edition is a little late in getting to you and why it’s frankly anyone’s guess how the rest of the month will go. But by June, I’ll be back on a more regular schedule. Now, onward to Riga:After ignoring me for a few moments in favor of her computer screen, the hotel receptionist finally looked up.