Lia Garcia
(She/Her)
As seen in:
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Practical Wanderlust,
HuffPost,
The Washington Post,
Matador Network,
Fodor's Travel,
Hostelworld.com
Covers:
Travel
Tourism
Kentucky
Louisville
Food tours
Sustainable tourism
Budget travel
Bourbonism
Travel blogging
California
Kentucky
Doesn't Cover:
Luxury travel
Travel blogger couple ✈ Incredibly accident prone 🏩 Coffee snobs & budget travelers 🌎Oakland, CA 🏡 He teaches, she blogs 📚
Articles by Lia Garcia
The Perfect Puerto Vallarta Resort for Families: Fiesta Americana All-Inclusive Resort & Spa Review
Ads are how we keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Picture yourself in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, listening to the birds chirp overhead while lying by the beach in a cabana. A delicious drink appears next to you, rimmed with Tajin and a sweet, crunchy starfruit.
33 Essentials for Traveling with a Baby (& what to leave at home)
Home » 33 Essentials for Traveling with a Baby (& what to leave at home) Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. If the thought of traveling with your baby makes you nervous, you’re not alone.
Puerto Rico Itinerary: The Perfect 4 Days in Puerto Rico
Home » Puerto Rico Itinerary: The Perfect 4 Days in Puerto Rico Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Castles atop craggy cliffs. Cobblestone streets paved with blue bricks. Chirping Coqui frogs.
What to Pack for Disney with a Baby & 39 Essentials for Disney with Babies
Home » What to Pack for Disney with a Baby & 39 Essentials for Disney with Babies Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Our first trip to Disney with a baby was, to our surprise, a complete success.
How to do Disney World with a Baby, the Ultimate Guide by a former Cast Member
Home » How to do Disney World with a Baby, the Ultimate Guide by a former Cast Member Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. When Jeremy picked Disney World for his 35th birthday trip, I was nervous.
What to Pack for San Francisco (& what NOT to)
Home » What to Pack for San Francisco (& what NOT to) Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
Santa Cruz Galapagos Island Guide: What to Do, Where to Eat, & Where to Stay on Santa Cruz Original
Home » Santa Cruz Galapagos Island Guide: What to Do, Where to Eat, & Where to Stay on Santa Cruz Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Barking sea lions. Crystal pools tucked between volcanic cliffs. Tortoise ranches.
Hallstatt, Austria: a European Winter Fairytale Town Story
PRACTICAL WANDERLUST PRACTICAL WANDERLUST A Magical Winter Fairytale Village on an Alpine Lake
Traveling with curly hair: the low maintenance guide to amazing curls abroad
Home » Traveling with curly hair: the low maintenance guide to amazing curls abroad Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local vax & mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. I always thought I had terrible hair.
Allbirds Tree Skippers: Are they really worth it? Our honest review
Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local vax & mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. 3 shares Once in a lifetime, a pair of shoes comes along that is so comfortable and versatile, it replaces all of the other shoes in your suitcase: the Chosen Shoe.
Things are changing rapidly - please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. 0 shares Most of my year in review posts have had some sort of theme to tie them together.
41 Marvelous Things to Do in Monterey, California
Things are changing rapidly - please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. 57 shares Otters. Wine tasting. Whale watching. Clam chowder.
What to Pack for Canada in Winter: 31 Canada Winter Essentials
Ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Practical Wanderlust has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Practical Wanderlust and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. 1.0K shares Softly falling snow. Sticky maple taffy. Herds of Caribou.
a Traveler's Guide to Ethical Tourism
Home » How to Be a More Responsible Tourist: a Traveler’s Guide to Ethical Tourism Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
┬┐Feminismo antiderechos? Por un movimiento que incluya a todas las mujeres
March 10, 2021 Lia García (La Novia Sirena) es escritora, pedagoga y artista del performance, cofundadora de Red de Juventudes Trans. Gabriela Jauregui es escritora, traductora y editora. Recientemente publicó 'Tsunami 2' y también es autora del libro 'La memoria de las cosas'.
Digital Nomad Gear: 24 Tips & Essentials to Work From Anywhere
Home » Digital Nomad Gear: 24 Tips & Essentials to Work From Anywhere Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
Complete Travel Insurance Guide for Backpackers
Home » The Best Backpacking Travel Insurance: Complete Travel Insurance Guide for Backpackers Ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Practical Wanderlust has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Practical Wanderlust and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Here’s the thing: I am a walking disaster.
30 Eco-Friendly Gifts for Travelers: Sustainable Gift Guide
Home » 30 Eco-Friendly Gifts for Travelers: Sustainable Gift Guide Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local vax & mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
The Ultimate Packing List: 43 Must-Have Travel Items (by a Full-Time Travel Blogger)
Home » The Ultimate Packing List: 43 Must-Have Travel Items (by a Full-Time Travel Blogger) Ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Practical Wanderlust has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Practical Wanderlust and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers.
3 Days in Maui, Hawai'i
Home » The Perfect Maui Itinerary: 3 Days in Maui, Hawai’i Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Swaying palm trees. White sand beaches. Warm banana bread.
This Snow Laden Alpine Village Is Like a Christmas Card Come to Life
PHOTO: Lia Garcia/Practical Wanderlust Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, Alles schläft, einsam wacht. Nestled high into the Austrian Alps on the shores of a shimmering lake, Hallstatt, Austria is a Christmas fairytale come to life. The town is a living embodiment of those Christmas villages your grandmother builds every year, complete with tiny Christmas trees, snow-topped spires, and a chapel full of skulls — you know, the usual accoutrements.
25 Essentials for Cold Weather Travel: Winter Travel Packing List
Home » 25 Essentials for Cold Weather Travel: Winter Travel Packing List Ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Practical Wanderlust has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Practical Wanderlust and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Living in California makes us antsy for winter.
6 Super Practical Gifts for Coffee Lovers who Travel
Home » 6 Super Practical Gifts for Coffee Lovers who Travel Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. What do you buy the coffee snob who has everything?
What to Do at the Kentucky Derby in Louisville
The food in Louisville is amazing year-round, but during Derby Season, it’s especially good. For a fancy and traditional meal, head to the historic Jack Fry’s or beautiful Buck’s in Louisville’s prettiest neighborhood, Old Louisville. Looking for something a little less fancy and a little more fried? The Chow Wagon serves up fairground fare on the waterfront during the Derby Festival. Can’t decide what you want? Sample it all at Taste of Derby. You can’t leave town without trying Derby Pie™.
Where to Stay Near Yosemite National Park (by Park Entrance)
Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
23 Things Nobody Tells You About Traveling While Fat
Traveling while fat comes with its own set of challenges. No skinny person has ever stopped before booking a flight off to some exotic destination to google “am I too fat to fly?” or “will I fit in an airplane seat?” And even if you’re not concerned about the unreasonable tiny-ness of today’s airplane seats, being a fat traveler is a unique experience — and traveling as a fat woman is even more so. Fat is a subjective term, so let’s just get this out of the way: I’m fat.
What Happened ... & How Much It Cost!
Home ยป Our Year-Long Honeymoon: What Happened (& How Much We Spent) Ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Practical Wanderlust has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Practical Wanderlust and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers. Our year-long honeymoon is officially over.
30 Things Nobody Tells You About Quitting Your Job to Go Travel
Home ยป 30 Things Nobody Tells You About Quitting Your Job to Travel Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. It’s been a few years since we quit our jobs, hopped on a plane, and left for our year-long honeymoon.
30 Things No One Tells You About Backpacking in South America
Home » 30 Things No One Tells You About Backpacking in South America Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. During our year-long honeymoon, we spent 5 incredible months backpacking in South America.
How to Plan a Trip in 8 Practical Steps (& What NOT to Plan)
Home » How to Plan a Trip in 8 Practical Steps (& What NOT to Plan) Ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Practical Wanderlust has partnered with CardRatings for our coverage of credit card products. Practical Wanderlust and CardRatings may receive a commission from card issuers.
What to Pack for South America: 32 Backpacking Essentials
Home » What to Pack for South America: 32 Backpacking Essentials Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
What We Wish We Did/Didn't Pack
Home » What Not to Pack for Long Term Travel: 10 Things We Wish We Did & Didn’t Pack Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
Cat Lover’s Paradise in Lima, Peru
Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you. Full disclosure: Lia is a cat person, Jeremy is a dog person. But we’re both animal lovers, regardless of preference.
21 Travel Safety Tips: How to Protect Yourself and Prevent Theft while Traveling
Home » 21 Travel Safety Tips: How to Protect Yourself and Prevent Theft while Traveling Please double check what's open before your trip and follow all local mask guidelines to keep yourself and others safe! Also, ads are how we pay our bills and keep our blog free for you to enjoy. We also use affiliate links; if you make a purchase through them, we may receive a small commission at no cost to you.
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