SI Swimsuit Rookie Sixtine Shares Key Summer Travel Advice That Might Surprise You

The body neutrality TikToker spent three weeks in Italy last year.

Ananya Panchal | Jun 15, 2023

Sixtine.

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Sixtine is an expert on how to properly execute a European summer vacation, and her biggest takeaway is don’t do too much.

The 2023 SI Swimsuit rookie shared some valuable advice in a recent TikTok. She created a stitch of another user’s relatable video that read, “when you try to see so much of Europe that this is how you spend half your trip,” atop video clips of women packing, using multiple transportation methods, unpacking and lugging their suitcases around.

The body neutrality influencer then appeared on the screen to share her thoughts and admitted that she also fell victim to the “see as much as you can” mentality.

“If there is one thing I regret from my Italy trip last year, it’s that I did too much,” she explained. “I feel like I spent half my time packing and unpacking and repacking and being on trains and being on flights, and I just didn’t get enough time in the places I really enjoyed.”

The model, who was photographed by Yu Tsai in Dominica for this year’s SI Swimsuit magazine, spent three weeks in Italy last summer. She began her trip in Milan and then went to Lake Como, Venice, Rome, Sorrento, Capri and Naples.

“So if you’re taking a Europe trip this summer, go easy,” she encouraged her followers. “I promise you will enjoy seeing less and spending more time there than hopping all over the place trying to cram it all in.”

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Published Jun 15, 2023

ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.