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Will Travel For Vegan Food: 2 Years, 48 States, 547 Restaurants, +39,000 Miles

Kristin Lajeunesse had the kind of résumé most people work toward: an advanced degree, a job she was proud of, and a steady relationship. Still, a persistent feeling that her life was pointed in the wrong direction kept nagging at her. A stack of reading material eventually pushed her to make a radical change. She resigned, let go of nearly everything she owned, raised money from supporters online, and bought an aging camper van she named Gerty.

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Her goal was ambitious: visit and write about every vegan restaurant in the United States. The journey lasted two years, took her through forty-eight states, and covered more than thirty-nine thousand miles. Friends and family were stunned by the decision, but the trip reshaped her priorities and gave her a clearer sense of who she was and what she wanted.

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