We asked avid travelers how they shifted gears this summer.
For many, summer 2020 was a season of canceled plans. While the pandemic destroyed lives, it also disrupted countless others in less severe but still painful ways.
“I just can’t stop thinking of all the dreams and all the creative adventures that have been put on hold or are upended by this,” Rick Steves told us earlier this summer. “Whether it’s people’s graduations or weddings or once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to do their thing, it’s kind of heartbreaking.”For people who travel for a living, the pandemic has been jarring.
Others began to venture out once lockdowns lifted, navigating travel under new restrictions. Writer Jake Emen had already ended his lease in San Diego so he could live out of a suitcase full-time when coronavirus hit the United States. After months of staying with family in Arizona, Emen set off on a road trip alone.Clarissa Wei, Sweden IG: @dearclarissa
Clarissa Wei has spent the summer in her father-in-law’s country cottage in Sweden, where she has been able to pick apples and gather chanterelles. I’ve been sitting this summer out in my father-in-law’s country cottage — a burgundy house deep in the Swedish countryside. A house over 100 years old, it’s quaint and cozy, but lacks certain modern amenities like a shower and a laundry machine.
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