The Travel Paradox
JL Orr | Paradox & Sea GlassThe Travel Paradox is a place to look closely at the contradictions, dilemmas, and ideological conundrums that arise from travelling with your eyes wide open.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 60 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Take your kids to the lake
Yesterday, I was sitting beside the water, right down on the edge, close enough that I was occasionally splashed as the wind caught the top of a wave. It was mid-day on Saturday, and our little resort community was pretty full of tourists e...
One year of The Travel Paradox
I really do plan to get back to writing about travel, but these last weeks of celebrating The Travel Paradox community have kind of taken over everything. And I think that is beautiful.
Sometimes Substack links an AI-voiced version o...
I am a travel writer
Regular readers1 will know that next week I’ll be celebrating one year of The Travel Paradox. I’ve made a pretty big deal of it already.
At the start of my celebrating on June 2nd I properly introduced myself. On June 9th I wrote about my...
The Travel Paradox: It's all about building community
On June 21st, I’ll be celebrating one year since the start of The Travel Paradox.
On that day, in 2025, it was just me. I didn’t arrive here with an email list or previous social media accounts. All I had was an idea, and a need to write....
Welcome to The Travel Paradox. My name is JL.
In a few weeks, I’ll be celebrating one year of The Travel Paradox and my arrival here on Substack. It’s been quite a year.
I’ve realized that I’ve never properly introduced myself. Some of you have gathered enough snippets and engaged in...
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