A travel publication about everywhere else. read.scottmonaco.travelhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwy2vkqofs2iI never post pictures when I am on a trip. How about you all? Do you like to share right away or wait until you are home? #travel #photography03 Oct 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwy2vkqofs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwuv5wjmj22oI write a travel newsletter with paid contributors about lesser-traveled places people should consider. Subscribers in 75+ countries so far, though the map is hard to read. If you're in one of the paler countries and like thoughtful, funny travel writing, it's free: read.scottmonaco.travel #travel02 Oct 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwuv5wjmj22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwskrjsajs2vSunset from Malmö, looking across to Denmark at the Øresund Bridge connecting us. #travel #sunset #exploretheworld01 Oct 2026 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwskrjsajs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwq6525nb22dA photo zoomed 10x on my #iPhone captured the moment as a little blur on the lower half of the image. It is a photo that would be pointless to show anyone, but one that confirms I did, in fact, see a bear. https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/hiking-shiretoko-five-lakes-hokkaido-japan?utm_source=bluesky30 Sep 2026 10:47 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq6525nb22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwnw377h6k2kJoin me on a hike in the far northeast of Hokkaido, Japan. #japan #hiking #humor #travel https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/hiking-shiretoko-five-lakes-hokkaido-japan?utm_source=bluesky29 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnw377h6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwnelfuqcc23You can love seeing the world and also be perfectly happy not leaving the house for a week. #travel #homebody29 Sep 2026 08:04 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnelfuqcc23https://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwl3izfrpk2cYou're getting hungry, very hungry. 🌮 🇲🇽 #mexico #cdmx #travelwriting https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/mexico-city-street-food-photo-essay28 Sep 2026 10:17 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwl3izfrpk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwiu7l4kb224Which is your ideal vacation? #travel #beach #hiking27 Sep 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwiu7l4kb224https://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwifuht4jc2fThe best form of exercise is getting over 10,000 steps in a day exploring a foreign country. #travel #exericseroutine27 Sep 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwifuht4jc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwgemmmyec2qThe meal cart starts banging into people's knees before you can see it, and the whole cabin sits up slightly, like meerkats detecting motion on the savanna. I hope you can find a laugh (and share a laugh this Saturday)> #travel #humor #airtravel https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/please-return-to-your-seat26 Sep 2026 13:16 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwgemmmyec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwdbiwv3ok2wSeasoned travelers never get robbed on the bus (until they do). #travel #travelwriting https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/seasoned-traveler-costa-rica?utm_source=bluesky25 Sep 2026 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdbiwv3ok2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mwap7kdkjc2cIs street food just food until it’s a tourist eating it? #travel #humor #foodforthought24 Sep 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwap7kdkjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mw6e2owbs22l80% of travelers visit only 10% of the world's destinations. I write a weekly newsletter about the other 90%. It has readers in over 75 countries so far, and I'd like that number to keep climbing! If you're reading this from a place that deserves more coverage, please follow along. #travel https://read.scottmonaco.travel23 Sep 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6e2owbs22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mw4cs2cbos2kEvery seasoned traveler has probably had their similar moment. Read Trey's, then share yours in the comments. #travel #humor #travelwriting https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/seasoned-traveler-costa-rica?utm_source=bluesky22 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4cs2cbos2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvzgakr6mc23I just found out that fartlek is a Swedish word and was immediately transported back to middle school dry heaving behind a portable classroom. #sweden #running #humor21 Sep 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzgakr6mc23https://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvwsyi2mwk2mI'm also working toward having a reader in every country in the world, and we're past 75 so far. If you're reading this from somewhere off the usual tourist map, or you just like travel writing that goes beyond the same few places, I'd love for you to subscribe. It's free: (3/3) #travel https://read.scottmonaco.travel20 Sep 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwsyi2mwk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvwswpcmms2mYou don't need to have traveled somewhere to write about it for me, since living there counts just as much. If you're a writer or photographer with a story from a place most people never think to visit, the contributor form is on the About page of my website. (2/3) #travel20 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwswpcmms2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvwswbfu7c2mAround 80% of travelers go to just 10% of the world's destinations. I write a travel newsletter about the other 90%, and I'm looking for contributors who know those places and we pay all contributors. (1/3) #travel20 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwswbfu7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvulfidqnc2mI don’t want WiFi on planes I want libraries in airports. #travel #books #reading19 Sep 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvulfidqnc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvrqyed75c27Texture love from Hong Kong. Mahjong tiles as facade, old movable type from print. #hongkong #travel #mahjong #details18 Sep 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvrqyed75c27https://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvp7gtprek2yThis week I published by recommendations for books about/set in South Africa. It is my 10th such list (based on countries) and I hope you find a future read on it or explore the others. #books #reading #readinglist https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/best-books-about-south-africa?utm_source=bluesky17 Sep 2026 08:12 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvp7gtprek2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvmq5kkljc2dA common misjudgment people make about me is when they see me on the train with my headphones on, bobbing my head. I am actually just listening to a podcast about the em dash and nodding along. #writer #writing #essay #podcast16 Sep 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmq5kkljc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvlaysmuzs2mA new reading list is out and I am so excited for you to find your next read. 🇿🇦 #southafrica #books #writing https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/best-books-about-south-africa?utm_source=bluesky15 Sep 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlaysmuzs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvjzzuwyss2hA man at the car rental counter just asked me what brings me in today. #travel15 Sep 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjzzuwyss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvi367odd22cOh, wow. #japan #hokkaido #photography #travel14 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi367odd22chttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvfu7kv2v22pLmao what. These AI bots are out of control. #ai #aislop13 Sep 2026 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfu7kv2v22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvcxepmxp22iIf you book and prepay for your vacation 6 months out, by the time comes it kind of feels like a free trip, doesn’t it? #travel #humor #vacation12 Sep 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcxepmxp22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mvac4furx22u"If you have been somewhere that traditional travel publications are not covering and it is worth going, you should post about it and write about it." #travel #essay #writers https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/gatekeeping-travel?utm_source=threads11 Sep 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvac4furx22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bsmonaco.bsky.social/post/3mv35osfalc2gModern life is really like ‘a new follower a day keeps the doctor away.’ #socialmedia #modernlife09 Sep 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:dvim75qaa4fhskwvevsqzq6f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv35osfalc2g