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    How Not To Talk About Travel: Moving Beyond Stereotypes, Cliches, And Reductionism

    by Alissa August 3, 2019
    by Alissa August 3, 2019 8 comments

    Once upon a time, I was browsing some travel blogs online while dreaming (and possibly scheming!) about a future trip. I stumbled across a blog post written by one of…

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    Ethical Travel In Chefchaouen, Morocco: Does Tourism Negatively Impact Local Children?

    by Alissa January 27, 2018
    by Alissa January 27, 2018 18 comments

    Tourism in Morocco is booming, and it’s easy to see why. Morocco is a beautiful country with delicious food, rich history and culture, and a strong tourist infrastructure that makes…

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    Why I Don’t Believe In Encouraging People To Travel

    by Alissa June 24, 2017
    by Alissa June 24, 2017 43 comments

    “I want to inspire people to travel.” A typical tagline on many of the thousands of travel blogs out on the internet. The more I see this tag line or…

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    My Travel Goals And Plans For 2017 (And Beyond!)

    by Alissa January 22, 2017
    by Alissa January 22, 2017 6 comments

    Believe it or not, In Locamotion has been up and running for an entire year now! Happy anniversary to me! So of course, I had all of these grand plans…

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    Dubai, Part 2: Riding In Cars With Strangers

    by Alissa September 10, 2016
    by Alissa September 10, 2016 12 comments

    Leap of faith Setting: Dubai International Airport. State of being: jetlagged and frenzied. I cursed my stone age travel phone for about the 1,000th time, trying to connect to the…

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    What I Learned By Not Traveling

    by Alissa August 3, 2016
    by Alissa August 3, 2016 10 comments

    I will never be one of those bloggers who tries to convince you to quit your job, sell all of your stuff, and travel the world. This statement is anĀ important…

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    Is Travel Exploitative? 9 Tips For Responsible Travel

    by Alissa March 19, 2016
    by Alissa March 19, 2016 31 comments

    Travel is a beautiful thing that we all seem to love to do. It enables us to see the world in all of its complexity. Travel helps people become more…

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My name is Alissa, and welcome to In Locamotion. Here I write about the intersection of travel with social justice, sustainability, human rights, and more. Also, I write about dancing around the world. Something for everybody!

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      • Guatemala
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      • Morocco
      • Palestine
      • United Arab Emirates
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      • Mexico
      • United States
    • South America
      • Colombia
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