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Month: April 2019

by Miriam Porter
Posted on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

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Speaking of Bologna, here I am with my Toronto Pig Save bag trying to look cool among the medieval architecture. But seriously, does anyone know why there is so much graffiti in Bologna? It was everywhere I walked around town, on walls, newspaper stands, buildings, you name it. I was really surprised actually and I didn’t see anything else like this in other parts of Italy. I know Bologna is a university town but I wasn’t satisfied with that as an answer. 🇮🇹 . . I was so intrigued that I asked a few people when I was there, including the uniformed Italian Polizia in Bologna why there was so much graffiti and why it wasn’t cleaned up. For reference, I am not referring to graffiti art or colourful street art obviously (I love those!) but just the writing such as what’s in this photo with me. 🌸 . . In Toronto for instance when a building is sprayed with #graffiti it is immediately covered up or scrubbed off. The answers I got in Bologna from the few people I asked is they don’t have the funds to cover it up and there is no point as it will just happen again. Hmmm, interesting…. . . . Have you visited a city with graffiti around every corner? What did you think of it?

Just because I didn’t actually ride this trolleybus doesn’t mean I can’t take a photo of it! I was doing a solo walking tour of Bologna, Italy and had just finished a yummy vegan gelato when I spotted it. It’s one of those things that you take a picture of and then completely forget about until you are scrolling through your photos months later. At least that’s the case with me. I didn’t even remember seeing it until I was writing an article on Italy and scrolled through my photos. I love how photos capture moments that we would otherwise soon forget. . . For me it's a fine balance because I also want to live in the moment. But as a travel journalist I need to be able to go back and remember small details like this for articles. Bologna is a fun university city packed with students, shops and restaurants. It’s an old medieval Italian town so there are also majestic towers, historical moments and remnants of Italian history everywhere. . . Glad I took a lot of photos to remember it! 📸 Do you take a lot of photos when you travel? . . . . PS If If you are looking for good vegan gelato in Bologna check out Officina di OGGI Gelato, they have plant-based options. 🍦🌱

This photo accidentally captured my amazement in Italy. I had this ‘wow’ look on my face for most of my trip and a sense of wonder the moment I arrived. I was on my first trip to Italy from Venice to Rome with @intrepidtravel and this was taken during our two-hour train stop over in Florence. The majestic Florence Cathedral was awe inspiring (AKA: Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore). It’s the third largest Church in the world and dates back to 1296. ⛪️ 🌱 🌱 I had an incredible vegan meal nearby at Mercato Centrale, not far from Santa Maria Novella train station. It’s a huge central market with a foodcourt upstairs. I ate at a place called Vegan & Vegetarian Food. They have healthy salads, pasta, roasted veggies, vegan burgers and rice bowls. There are also smoothies, freshly squeezed juices and home made vegan cakes. Everything is delicious! . . . If you want to read more about my Italian vegan food adventures check out my latest Forbes article “How To Travel As A Vegan In Italy”. Link in my stories today or click on linktree in my bio. . . Have you been to Italy? Any plant-based food recommendations for next time? I want to go back! 🇮🇹

Another trip around the sun and I’m still standing. 🌞 🧁 🌎 It’s been a year of learning experiences that’s for sure. Not all of them easy and not all of them get a happy photo posted to social media. But this one does! One of the highlights of the last year for me was walking along the shores of North Myrtle Beach with my son Noah. We chatted for hours about life, saving animals, we laughed like crazy and planned our next adventure together. . . It’s a privilege to get older and something that should not be taken for granted. It can be hard to have this perspective during the day to day grind but overall it’s so important to keep the faith as much as possible and never give up on your dreams. At least that’s what I am trying to do. 💜 Thanks for coming along on this journey! . . . . . . #Birthday #MyMyrtleBeach #VisitMyrtleBeach #MyrtleBeach #Summer #OceanVibes #AtlanticOcean #Dream #HappyPlace #BeachDreams #Adventure #TravelWriter #FamilyTravel #Wonderful_Places #VeganTravel #BeKind #VeganLife #GoVegan #vegansofinstagram #IamATraveler #femaleTravelBloggers #TorontoTravelBlogger #SheWhoWanders #travelingwomen_ #thedreamytravels #travelgirlshub #SheIsNotLost #PlantBased #LiveAuthentic #Grateful ❤️🌊

Last night Noah and I hit the town for a fun night out in the middle of the week. Our first stop was the CN Tower! Living in Toronto we have gone many times but this was the first time Noah went at night and it was a really cool experience seeing the city become dark and sparkled with lights. We zoomed up the glass fronted elevator in 58 seconds and went outside on the outdoor sky terrace for a crisp chilly walk. The city views were spectacular. 🇨🇦 ♥️ 🥗 🌱 Then we headed for dinner on the Danforth at one of my old time favourite Italian restaurants from years gone by, Il Fornello. Best news of the night? They have a separate vegan menu now! 🌱 Vegan for the win! Il Fornello is currently taking part in Winterlicious and we tried a bunch of new dishes and shared everything. Greek salad, avocado Cesar salad, grilled carrot pizza (the perfect vegan replacement for salmon!), vegan sausage pizza and pumpkin manicotti with vegan ricotta. Yaaaaaa sooooo good!!!! We are totally going back!! They even have vegan brunch. Oh and dessert! How could I forget? We shared a vegan brownie made with dates and walnuts and hazelnut gelato created with rice milk. It makes me so happy to see popular mainstream restaurants working so hard to create entirely plant-based alternatives. . . . . . The CN Tower is part of Toronto’s Spotlight weekends - if you are in town check it out. . Toronto Spotlight Weekends take place until early March, running over four weekends, the next ones are February 7-9; February 21-23 and February 28-March 1. Spotlight offers are listed on SeeTorontoNow.com/Spotlight. . . . . . . . . . . #Sponsored 🌱💚 Scroll for photos ➡️➡️➡️➡️ . . . . @SEETORONTONOW @italianforvegan @ILFORNELLO @cntower #TorontoSpotlight #CNTower #SeeTorontoNow #Toronto #TheSix #EthicalTravel #LiveAuthentic #vegansofig #VeganTravel #RoamThePlanet #PassportPassion #Wandergram #TravelWomen #TravelBlogger #ilfornello #ItalianForVegan #TravelWriter #FamilyTravel #TorontoBlogger #PlantBased #VeganCommunity #VeganFoodie #VeganPower #VeganFoodLovers #DontEatAnimals #cravethe6ix #torontofoodies #yyzeats #TOFoodies 🇨🇦

Yesterday was Holocaust Remembrance Day. It’s been 75 years since the German Nazi concentration camp was liberated and the extermination of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp occurred. As a Jew it is part of my history and a reminder that nothing like this should ever happen again. May the world never forget what happened during the Holocaust. ✡️ ✡️ In memory of the 6 million Jews that died, and all the other victims that were killed. May their memory be a blessing. . . . When I lived in Los Angeles I volunteered at Mr. Steven Spielberg’s Survivors of the Shoah Foundation and had the opportunity to chat with many Holocaust survivors. We did office duties together and while we were stuffing envelopes we would talk. I was blessed to volunteer side by side with such strong and inspiring people. (Mr. Spielberg was pretty cool too). . . . Today I am posting a photo of the The Great Synagogue of Rome because it is thriving and beautiful and stands tall and proud. We did not get erased. There are Jews all around the world and we will always remember and continue to flourish and stand together. . . . When I was in Rome last summer (for only half a day!) my main goal was to explore the Jewish Quarter and chat with locals and learn about their lives. 🇮🇹 If you want to read about my experience in Jewish Rome I wrote an article about it for the Canadian Jewish News. 🕎 Link in my stories. . . . . . #Auschwitz75 #NeverAgain #Auschwitz #WeRemember #StandTogether #Jewish #Holocaust #Rome #GreatSynagogue #Italy #RomeItaly #TravelWriter #vegansofinstagram #Journalist #vegansofig #VeganTravel #RoamThePlanet #PassportPassion #Wandergram #TravelWomen #TravelBlogger #Blogger #TraveltheWorld #GoVegan #EthicalTravel #LiveAuthentic #VeganTravel #Grateful #CanadianJewishNews #BeIntrepid @intrepidtravel @thecjn

Get a vegan travel journalist that can do it all. 😉 #dollypartonchallenge . . . . #dollyparton #TravelWriter #Journalist #VeganWriter

As I write another article about my adventures in Italy last summer and look through my photos for inspiration I’m reminded how stunningly beautiful the county is. When I first arrived in Venice I was in a dreamlike state. Partly because I had not slept on the long overnight flight but mainly because I was actually in a city I had only dreamed about and admired photos of in the past. 🥰 Have you ever arrived at a destination where you are just so damn happy to be there that all you can do is stare at your surroundings? That was me as I walked through the old cobblestone city past the canal for the first time in search of my hotel. I literally stopped tourists and locals in the street to tell them how happy I was to be there. 😂 Everyone was super nice too and we took photos of each other smiling. . . . . . . . . #Venice #Italy #veniceitaly #veniceitaly🇮🇹 #venicecanals #gondola #TravelBlogger #TravelWriter #TravelJournalist #traveltheworld #shesnotlost #wanderlust #Adventure #Canal #beintrepid #GoVegan #vegansofig #vegansoftoronto #AnimalRights #BeKind #Vegano #Vegana #VeganLife #Blogger #Summertime #TraveltheWorld #TravelPic #LiveAuthentic #VeganTravel #Grateful

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Speaking of Bologna, here I am with my Toronto Pig Save bag trying to look cool among the medieval architecture. But seriously, does anyone know why there is so much graffiti in Bologna? It was everywhere I walked around town, on walls, newspaper stands, buildings, you name it. I was really surprised actually and I didn’t see anything else like this in other parts of Italy. I know Bologna is a university town but I wasn’t satisfied with that as an answer. 🇮🇹 . . I was so intrigued that I asked a few people when I was there, including the uniformed Italian Polizia in Bologna why there was so much graffiti and why it wasn’t cleaned up. For reference, I am not referring to graffiti art or colourful street art obviously (I love those!) but just the writing such as what’s in this photo with me. 🌸 . . In Toronto for instance when a building is sprayed with #graffiti it is immediately covered up or scrubbed off. The answers I got in Bologna from the few people I asked is they don’t have the funds to cover it up and there is no point as it will just happen again. Hmmm, interesting…. . . . Have you visited a city with graffiti around every corner? What did you think of it?

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