I rarely share photos of myself on my feed because I hate having my picture taken, photos of me rarely turn out and — most of all — because I don’t actually see travel as being about me, but rather about the people I meet and the things I experience which I always try to make the real stars of the story of my travels and of traveling.
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But then
@missjennahoward sent me this photo she took of me in
@mainesmidcoast this weekend and I actually like how I look. Which is a huge compliment to Jenna because even my beloved Danté doesn’t always take photos of me that I like. And really that’s why I want to share this, not because it’s a photo of me but because it’s a photo Jenna took, that I like. She’s just one of the many many people we have met during this trip to Maine that prove the USA is so much more than just our politics and our politicians. There are great, gracious, kind, open, welcoming, inclusive, brilliant, creative and endearing people who live and work all over this country ev...