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Zoe, photographed in Lisbon
Currently in Lisbon · April 2026

Zoe.

Travel like you belong there.

68Countries
11Guides on How To
24Trips shared
1.2kTrips forked

French by birth. Senegalese by blood. Citizen of wherever she landed last Tuesday.

She doesn't do tourist traps. She doesn't wait in lines. She knows the café that opened last month and the neighborhood that's about to blow up. Her RoundTrips are the trips she actually takes — not the ones a Pinterest board tells you to.

Zoe's approach to travel is rooted in the belief that the best way to see a city is to live in it, even if just for a weekend. Her guides are designed for those who want to skip the surface and dive straight into the soul of a destination.

"Every city has a version of itself it shows tourists, and a version it shows the people who live there. I'm interested in the second one."

Every itinerary on this page is one she's actually done — and mostly, one she's done more than once. Fork any of them. Change the dates. Swap out a neighborhood. The structure will hold.

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Zoe's trips.

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68 countries. Counting.

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Zoe's guides.

11 published guides
On RoundTrips
Itinerary7 min read

Seven Days on the Amalfi Coast, Without a Car

The Amalfi Coast is a week that most people spend as a day. One base, three ways of moving, and the road left to other people.

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City Guide9 min read

Nine Days in Lisbon, Without the Checklist

Lisbon is a vertical city that people keep planning like a flat one. Nine days, grouped by district and walked downhill.

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Group Travel9 min read

Traveling With Others — A Solo Traveler's Guide to Not Losing Your Mind

Fifty-eight countries, most of them solo. Here's what I've learned about group travel by deliberately avoiding it.

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Plan7 min read

How to Plan a Two-Week Trip From Scratch

Most people approach two weeks like it's a longer weekend. It isn't. The four-bone skeleton I use for every trip.

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Plan8 min read

How to Decide Where to Go When You Have No Idea

Four questions that cut through the noise and land you on the right destination.

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Book8 min read

How to Book Accommodation That Isn't a Tourist Trap

The hotel isn't the point. The neighborhood is. A field guide to picking where you actually sleep.

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On the Ground12 min read

The Neighborhood Walk — My Favorite Arrival Ritual

What I do in the first four hours of any new city. It sets the whole trip.

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Pack7 min read

Pack Once, Travel Eight Weeks

The carry-on system I've used across three continents. No checked bag, ever.

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Budget9 min read

How to Spend Less and Eat Better

A city's real food culture is never in the tourist district. Here's how to find it.

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