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Southern Comfort Meets Royal Soul: A Local’s Guide to the Queen City

What to know about AmEx's expanded benefits, the transience of cities, and the absolute best travel spray and detergent.

Jun 11, 2026
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Greetings from Tuscany! 🇮🇹 I’m currently on my long-awaited solo trip across Europe, and it’s been both a liberating and interesting experience—it seems people are surprised that a (happily) married woman would travel alone for fun, but I wanted to challenge myself outside of my comfort zone this year, so here we are.

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