After Marseilles, the next shoot I did for On Running was in Puglia. The concept was “Discover Outer Spaces”, a metaphor for how the strange beauty of our own planet is just as worth exploring as that of other planets. Understandably, the theme of the shoot was “otherworldly outdoors”, and we sourced off-the-beaten-track, fantastically beautiful…
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I’m Gabrielle—a writer, photographer, and ad creative. I left home at 17 and haven’t stopped moving yet. From San Francisco to Boston, from Bangkok to Berlin, from New York to Atlanta, exploring everywhere in between.
My Ten Favorite Cities
My dear friend Lauren, who runs the lovely blog, Writes with Wolves, recently asked me for my ten favorite cities. And I realized with some surprise that I had never really thought about it before. How was that possible? I had to soul-search a bit, but when I put my brain to it, the list…
Read MoreThe Forest Keepers: Meeting the Batwa People of Uganda
This piece was originally published in OFF Magazine, Issue 01. It’s reprinted here with my original photography. On a trip to Uganda in summer 2021, I was lucky to have a local guide, Alex, who had worked in conservation for over fifteen years. As part of the trip, we went on an intense but incredible…
Read MorePostcard from Stockholm
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Read MoreTravel Inspiration: Marseilles in Photos
As an advertising creative director, I’m professionally very lucky in that I get paid to travel to some pretty amazing places. Like to Marseilles, on a photoshoot for On Running. This port city just oozed charm (and sunshine), even on its rougher corners. I couldn’t get enough. Curious what we were making? Check out the…
Read MoreJetztpat, founded for expats, by expats
One of biggest occupants of my pandemic pause is Jetztpat, a fully-fledged company I co-founded with two fellow expats. We support foreigners living in Germany with navigating their way through the bureaucracy—from visas to taxes and everything in between. Go check us out!
The Pandemic Pause is Over!
I’m not sure anyone noticed this blog went quiet over the last two years—but I did. Like most people, I was stuck inside my (thankfully two-bedroom) flat, rebooking travel, studying Covid restrictions, debating the ethics of international travel… and still trying to get those most out of life during the pandemic pause. We were lucky…
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Why it’s surreal to travel in Europe during Covid
While the global Covid-19 situation is changing every day, for those living in Europe, the borders between countries in the Schengen region have recently reopened. This allows those who assume the risk to travel for tourism outside their home countries for the first time in months. There’s a lot of misinformation and confusion about what…
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6 Important Ways You Can Make a Difference from Abroad
Between Coronavirus, racial injustice, protests, and the lack of clear leadership from the current administration, I think the last few weeks have left many Americans wondering how to make a difference from abroad. As my own answer to that question, I created an initiative—Stimulate Change. It calls on Americans abroad to donate their U.S. government…
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An Open Letter to American Expats
This is a travel blog. But it’s also a blog for expats—specifically (since it’s my own area of expertise), American expats. I don’t know about you, but over the past several weeks, I’ve been struggling with my identity as an American, the feeling of being (physically) distanced from issues I care about, and the helplessness…
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Up and Gone 