about us

Explore the people and places behind all those pretty travel pictures.

Don’t get us wrong, we’re here for the beautiful travel pictures (we’re photographers after all), but with so many travel blogs out there, we decided to start Travel Culture to add something that was missing from the conversation: sustainability.

Inherently, travel can come with a lot of undesirable effects that are not sustainable: increasing carbon footprints, inflating cost of living for locals, and displacing wildlife. Still, we also know travel can be amazing! It can help you learn about yourself, explore other cultures, and fall in love with people, places, and aspects of the world you didn’t know existed.

So, how do we make travel sustainable?

There are three facets to sustainability: ecological, economic, and social. Let’s look at how we can apply this to travel.

Ecological: Reducing our carbon footprint and protecting the natural environment.
Economic: Keeping tourism dollars local, so our travel goes directly to the people and destinations we visit.
Social: Respecting different cultures and supporting initiatives that aim for social equity.

Maite Echeverria

I’m originally from Venezuela and moved to the States when I was young.

I started traveling with my parents at a young age, so it’s always just felt natural. Everyday-life was the break until my next adventure. No surprise: I’m still addicted to travel!

Favorite travel activities:

Climbing on/jumping off stuff
Petting local cats and dogs
Eating local foods

Ambar Mejia

Growing up, I took a lot of road trips around the USA. I have traveled the entire coastline of my beautiful country (except the North).

It wasn’t until I was 25 that I made a big, long trip abroad after finishing my master’s degree. I loved it so much, I moved to Spain! Currently I’m working my way around Europe.