I’ve always loved traveling. And over time, I’ve come to love the planning too. It’s part of the excitement: the build-up, the imagining, starting to get a sense of the place before I’m even there. I like understanding how things connect — where to stay, how to balance the day so it has a nice flow, and how to avoid making the trip feel rushed. When to wander, when to pause, when it’s worth booking something ahead. I want to eat well, see just enough, and come home feeling like I understood something about the place, even if just a little.

Why food is always part of it

Food is a big part of that. It can be so deeply personal, tied to memory, family, identity, and at the same time a shared language. A reflection of climate, migration, history, belonging. In Sweden, where I’m from, you can still see how long winters shaped the food: lots of things pickled, fermented, stored for later. In Mexico, corn isn’t just food, it’s heritage. In Italy, pasta shapes and sauces change from place to place, and I love how each one tells you something about where you are. These are the kinds of details I find really interesting.

“I want to eat well, see just enough, and come home feeling like I understood something about the place, even if just a little.”

I also spend a lot of time researching food — and usually cocktails and coffee places too. I dig through blogs and relevant subreddits, watch YouTube travel vlogs and old travel shows, scroll through Google Maps, read menus, and end up saving a lot of places to my lists. Part of starting this space was wanting to gather all of that in one place. A way to remember what I’ve loved — and maybe help someone else have a great meal too.

Why I Gravitate Toward Cities

I tend to gravitate toward cities. I love their energy, their layers, the way they hold pieces of a country’s story. What they are now, how people live, and what’s come before. They’re often where people gather, where culture concentrates, where things shift. Of course they’re not the whole picture, but I find them fascinating. A lot of what I’ll share here will focus on cities for that reason. It’s where I often go, and where I like to dig in.

What You’ll Find Here

  • Itineraries I’ve tested and loved — mostly 2–5 day trips with space to breathe
  • Food and drink spots I’ve tried and would go back to in a heartbeat
  • Thoughts on how I plan: pacing, neighbourhoods, seasons, energy
  • Places I return to often: Paris, Stockholm, Mexico City, Milan
  • The little things that shape a trip: weather, mood, light, what shoes you bring

What’s Coming Up

I’m just back from Milan, so that will be first — a three-day trip that reminded me why I love travelling in shoulder season. I’m also deep in research for Montreal, which turns out to be a proper food city. Then I’ll get into Paris favourites, Stockholm pastries, cocktail bars in CDMX, Florence in November, and probably some travel planning nerdery too.

“Part of starting this space was wanting to gather all of that in one place.”

That’s the kind of travel I like. I hope something here helps you shape your own, or just inspires your next great meal.

Thanks for being here.

– Alex