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What do tiny succulents, shimmery lotions, and a 70s folk singer have in common? A selection of things I’m loving this month…

What do Shawn Mendes, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, documentaries on cults, and green lipstick all have in common? A selection of things I’m loving this month…

Hey! Are you trying to figure out which countries aren’t shitholes? I’ve carefully put together this great list of countries for you.

An open letter to the men who try to insult me by saying, “There’s a reason you travel solo, sweetheart.”

Wow, this blog sucks right now.

Yeah. Not a great way to start a post, I know. But seriously, this blog sucks right now. And not in the same way that I wrote about a few months ago, where I proclaimed how bad I felt about my blog (update on that post, FYI: still no design change, still no Pinterest VA, still nod and smile whenever discussing anything remotely technical to do with blogging). No, this blog sucks in an entirely different way.

Zanzibar sunset. Photo by Helen It has been exactly 56 days since I last posted on this blog. 56 days! The longest I have ever gone without posting on This Battered Suitcase.…