Welcome To Eden

Paradise Found.

Passport To Eden is a cozy online space for travel and book lovers. We spotlight beautiful destinations, city breaks, indie bookshops, charming weekend escapes, and public libraries. If you love stories (and self-identify as a hobbit), you’re in the right place.

Paradise, for us, is all the fleeting moments we choose to remember: sips of morning coffee, leaves crunching underfoot in autumn, the warming scent of bookstores, and that little burst of energy you feel when you hear the passenger announcement on a plane say “you’ve arrived at your destination.”

What To Expect

Weekly Wanderlust (Travel Stories, Destination Inspo, Hidden Gems)

Bookish Places, Reading Lists, & A Monthly Book Club

Coffee Shop Recs (Our Fave Places For Solo And Friend Dates)

Since its inception in 2015, Passport To Eden has grown to provide over a million career-driven travelers with ways to travel smarter and deeper. Our goal isn’t to lead people into the digital nomad life. Instead, we’ll be your travel cheerleader, encouraging you to use your vacation days, savor your morning coffee, go on that solo museum date, browse an indie bookstore, and treat yourself to a weekend road trip.

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Anshula Varma, Editor-In-Chief

Hi, I’m Anshula (pronounced un-shoo-lah)!

I love big books, window seats, late nights at libraries, Gilmore Girls rewatches, and long summer road trips.

I’m hopelessly addicted to bookstores and coffee, and Passport To Eden is very much a reflection of that. Welcome to the coziest travel publication on the Internet (in my opinion, at least).

FAQ

Personal Questions

It’s safe to say I’ve officially entered my Hobbit era. I’ve put my adventures on pause and filled my weekends with cozy hobbies: baking, reading, painting. I recently moved to a new apartment (still near Nashville) and am taking absolute advantage of this slower pace of life. 

Gone is the stress of pre-dawn wakeups and midnight arrivals, ten hour drives and caffeine by the hour. While I love being a travel writer, taking a step back and giving Passport To Eden the boundaries of a 9 to 5 feels like the right move. I still have loads to catch you up on: my weeks by the shores of La Jolla, late winters in Maine and Vermont, an early spring in New Hampshire and Connecticut (New England is all still a blur, but I’ll untangle it slowly and share it with you), and a celebratory trip (I’m done with grad school!) to The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter.

  • Be a tourist in some of the biggest cities in the US (Chicago, LA, Houston)
  • Spend a day at Powell’s City Of Books in Portland, Oregon
  • Spend a weekend in five new-to-me states (slowly working my way to visiting all 50)!

Blog Questions

New (or updated) blog posts drop on Wednesdays. Our newsletter is biweekly (if you want to stay in touch, you can subscribe here). And once a month (usually on a Friday), I upload a YouTube video.

Unfortunately, you can’t directly update our articles. I appreciate the offer and still value your input. So, if you have any additions or suggestions for one of our guides, please let me know! You can leave a comment on a relevant post or send me an email at [email protected].

Of course! I love getting to know the Passport To Eden community. Send me a message introducing yourself. Do you run a blog? I’d love to read it. Do you have an amazing travel story? I’d love to hear it. Please don’t hesitate to reach out!

My email is [email protected]. I try my best to respond within two weeks!

Thank You So Much For Stopping By

It really means the world to me (*reaches out for a giant hug*). I hope you find infinite pieces of paradise.

Sincerely, Anshula