{"id":15899,"date":"2020-05-21T12:22:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/?p=15899"},"modified":"2020-05-21T12:22:50","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T19:22:50","slug":"quarantine-recs-from-team-turo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/community\/quarantine-recs-from-team-turo\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarantine recs from Team Turo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It\u2019s easy to feel disconnected from people these days. We\u2019ve been hearing from all around the Turo community<\/a> about how people are staying positive and productive during isolation by making the best of their situations and being generous where they can. Staying connected through the separation, even virtually, has proven powerful for keeping spirits up. So we caught up with some of the wonderful members of Team Turo to reconnect and see how they\u2019re staying busy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trisha Comuzzi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

People & Places Team, Phoenix<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s a dream road trip you\u2019d like to take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would love to take a road trip around the western part of the US and see as many national and state parks as possible. My boyfriend and I recently bought a truck bed camper and a Dodge Ram 2500 with a Cummins Turbo Diesel engine. We\u2019ve been modifying both for tiny living and hopefully someday we can make it happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quarantine entertainment recommendations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I loved the Dirty John true crime podcast. You can listen to the podcast first, then binge the Netflix TV series based on it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any new hobbies you\u2019ve picked up?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was already a mountain biker, but I\u2019ve been hitting the trails a lot more often since quarantine. I\u2019ve found a bunch of new favorite spots in Arizona. Luckily most of the trails are still open to the public and are safe as long as you don\u2019t congregate at the entrances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What car(s) do you share on Turo?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have two cars listed on the platform, a 2014 Nissan Xterra and a 2019 Toyota Tacoma!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rory Brimmer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Business Development Team, London<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What was your first car?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hardy 2005 Fiat Punto named Giselle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s your dream car?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vintage Mini Cooper from the \u201890s. We used one to shoot Turo\u2019s UK launch video. Here is a behind-the-scenes shot of Xavier, Turo\u2019s UK director, and myself after we discovered replicas of the Italian Job\u2019s blue overalls in the boot (trunk)…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the best place you\u2019ve ever visited?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yosemite. The UK team and I took a trip in three brightly coloured convertibles from San Francisco to the national park in July last year. During the daytime we hiked around the park, taking in the scenery and working on our tans. In the evening we\u2019d cook up some calories on the campfire at the Airbnb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favorite car-related movie?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSenna.\u201d It\u2019s a documentary directed by Asif Kapadia about Ayrton Senna, the Brazilian F1 world champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pantelis Korovilas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Product Design Team, San Francisco<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What was your first car?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first car was a used burgundy Plymouth Acclaim! I\u2019m looking at pictures of it online and it feels so dated now \u2014 the late \u201880s vibe really comes through! You know you have a cool car when you can\u2019t tell if you’re inside or out because the interior color is the exact same as the body. I learned to drive in it and had it during my junior and senior years of high school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the best road trip you\u2019ve been on?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of my favorite road trips was with a Polish friend of mine, Pawel, in the Tuscan countryside. We really hit it off during a study abroad program, then traveled a lot together in Poland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quarantine entertainment recommendations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been making lots of homemade pasta during this quarantine, and the best way to avoid it feeling repetitive is to get creative with your sauces, instead of just making tomato sauce all the time. So, here are three very different sauces I have been experimenting with to give my pasta dishes some diversity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n