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  • A Cure for Reverse Culture Shock: Get on a Bus by Wanderlust Designer

    Culture: A Cure for Reverse Culture Shock- Become a Tourist in Your Own Town

    There’s a bus that trundles through my neighborhood several times a day. I’m not sure where it stops or where it’s going, but I’m going to get on it. I’m craving an adventure. I’ve just returned from my longest trip (so far) and am reeling in the monotony of getting back to reality. Any seasoned traveler can empathize, I have a bad case of reverse culture shock and I need a cure! My home just can’t compare to Paris, Venice or Istanbul, a few of the cities I have just explored. There is something so exciting about arriving in a new city, hopping on the local subway and navigating to…

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    Sites and Signs of Redwood City, California

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    February 14, 2013
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    On Location: Seattle’s Gum Wall – Abstract Art or Janitor’s Worst Nightmare?

    June 27, 2013

    Creative Wanderlust Adventure: Sign Poetry

    November 16, 2021
  • Welcome to the Wanderlust Designer!

    I’m that person who’s bent over taking a picture of a metal grate in the road. I’m the one who’s walking in the neighborhood that’s not in the tour book. I’m the gal sketching the pattern from the detail on the side of the building. I’m the one buying an item purely because the packaging is so cool. I’m the tourist who’s photographing the very city I live in… and I’m the writer and designer behind the Wanderlust designer. This blog is my spot to share the findings from my adventures – from photographs to patterns, palettes to products, textures to typography and much more. Come explore the world with…

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    Fireworks Over Lake Tahoe by Wanderlust Designer

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