Hi, I'm Tiffany 👋 — Welcome to Two Shoes One World, where I travel with one backpack and a (mild) obsession with efficiency.

I’m an active, one-bag traveler who prefers to move through cities on foot, and focus on seeing more by carrying less. The efficiency thing is really me trying not to spend my trips planning and managing my stuff when I could be out there doing the actual fun part.

So here, I share what I love most: grab-and-go itineraries, active routes for exploring cities on foot, packing lists built 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 map the route, handle the logistics, and make the tradeoffs ahead of time so that once I arrive, I can stop planning and start exploring. Everything I share here is basically me handing you my notes so you can do the same.

Outside of travel, I’m a quantitative researcher — former Quantitative UX Researcher at Meta, and I have a PhD in Psychology from Stanford (I studied how cultural values shape online behavior using machine learning, natural language processing, and experiments). That analytical part of me definitely sneaks into how I plan trips, build itineraries, and write posts.

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