You see, although I adore working remotely most of the time, I also appreciate meeting face to face with the other like-minded members of the Purple Team. Most of them have lived abroad before (if not at that time being) and understand what it is to enjoy real, authentic food. And all are passionate about travel, obviously.
The two in particular that I office days with have spent a considerable amount of time in Asia and have been teaching me a lot about Japanese cuisine during our lunch breaks. Trying oden (a light Japanese stew) and a green tea mille-feuille (a French puff pastry with green tea cream) has been absolutely delightful.
We've also been occasionally meeting at cafés, public libraries, or hotel lounges. A habit of which I've fully been practicing solo as well.
My favorite part about being a part of The Purple Passport though, is knowing how uniquely special it is. Unlike many "travel guides" that read dry and boring, TPP is fun, pithy, and honest. To speak further to TPP's honesty, each venue in TPP has been personally visited and judged without bias.
And the best feature, in my opinion? Once you sign up for The Purple Passport, you have the ability to create "passports" or itineraries of your very own featuring TPP-approved venues in Los Angeles, Palm Beach, London, Paris, Beijing, and soon, New York. While working in a French café the other day, I selected places to stay, eat, shop, and dance on my next trip, and thus, "Dreaming of Paris."
If you sign up for The Purple Passport in the next few days actually, you'll have a chance to win a recently launched eBook, The Purple Passport to London or The Purple Passport to Paris, for free. All you'll have to do then is send an email to promotions(at)thepurplepassport(dot)com with "Gimme London!" or "Gimme Paris!" in the subject line. It's worth a shot, right? And even if you disagree :) I still hope you'll check out the website to discover more.
