Places & Plates

March 1, 2025

Vida Verde: A Vegan Market, a Friendship, and a Little More Choice in Skopje

A photograph from Vida Verde vegan market in Skopje

Places & Plates · The Lori Diaries

I went on Instagram for vegan recipes and, somewhere along the way, found a friend. Then that friend went and opened a vegan mini market in Skopje. So naturally, I have a few things to say about it.

December 7, 2024

Hallstatt, Austria: A Fairytale Village and a €5 Cappuccino

My visit to Hallstatt, Austria, in December 2024

Places & Plates · The Lori Diaries

Hallstatt is the sort of place that makes you wonder whether somebody built an entire village for the sole purpose of appearing on postcards. There are pastel houses pressed between mountains and a lake, a church steeple that seems to know exactly where to stand for photographs, and a ferry crossing that delivers you straight into the view you've probably already seen a hundred times online. I went expecting a fairytale. I got one, along with a very Austrian reminder that even a fairytale comes with a bill.

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