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subtropical guilt

subtropical guilt

on vacations and unsustainable tourism

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Maddy Marquardt
Mar 28, 2022
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At first I didn’t want to go, but not because I didn’t want to, because I didn’t feel like I should. It felt too luxurious to go meet my family in the nice Florida Keys where they were staying, not when I should be working, or cleaning, or getting myself ready for a kayak expedition this summer, and a vacation is not something I deserve, not when I alre…

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