Slow Down & Smell the Croissants

A new season is here with Episode 23 of The Green Route with MAREDI Design! Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or click here.

Travel has transformed significantly and rapidly over the last decades. Perhaps nowhere are these changes more apparent than in Paris. In the latest episode, we welcome Lindsey Tramuta, journalist and author based in Paris, to examine how tourism is shaping the city and how it is more largely redefining travel across the globe.

Lindsey’s work and reporting, which encompass stories across travel, culture, and food, give her a unique lens into where these elements intersect within tourism. After nearly two decades of living in one of the world’s most-visited cities, she shares some of the evolutions she has observed that are reshaping the local fabric of Paris, from the rise of new neighborhood dynamics to the pressures and opportunities created by global tourism.

Making the case for conscious tourism is at the core of this episode. From Paris to Japan to travels across the U.S., Lindsey outlines principles that can lead to richer, more meaningful travel experiences, starting with slowing down, staying curious, and paying attention to everyday nuance rather than the checklist of landmarks.

We also unpack the influence of social media on how people experience travel, including how it can both inspire exploration and, at times, oversimplify or distort our understanding of place. Lindsey invites listeners to reflect on how intentional choices, from where we stay to how we engage with local culture, can create more authentic and sustainable forms of connection.

Tune in to discover why mindful travel isn’t about seeing less, but about truly seeing more through awareness, curiosity, and deeper engagement with the places we visit.

Thanks for listening. Let’s keep the conversation going! Feel free to drop your thoughts or takeaways below, and let us know what corners of sustainability you’d like to explore in an upcoming episode.

See you down The Green Route 🌱