Hi, I'm Tiffany 👋 — welcome to Two Shoes One World, where I write about low-friction travel for active, independent travelers.

I travel with one backpack, prefer exploring cities on foot, and care a lot about making travel feel simpler and more freeing. For me, that means packing light, planning smart routes, and thinking through the logistics ahead of time so trips feel less daunting before you go and easier to move through once you’re there.

I’ve been traveling this way for about 8 years across 25+ countries, and this blog is where I share what I’ve found most useful: grab-and-go itineraries, active city routes, packing lists for long-term travel, and the occasional reflection on how to travel (and live) well with less.

As a trained researcher, I love a good system (it’s a personality trait at this point). I think through routes, logistics, and tradeoffs ahead of time so travel feels more intuitive in practice. Everything I share here is basically me handing you my notes so you can move through a place more easily too.

Outside of travel, I’m a quantitative researcher. I was a Quantitative UX Researcher at Meta, and before that I did a PhD in Psychology at Stanford, where I studied how cultural values shape online behavior. That analytical part of me definitely shows up in how I plan trips, build itineraries, and write.

Shoot me a message if you want to chat about making travel feel simpler, packing lighter, staying active on the go, or anything in between — I’d love to hear!