Ana Pelayo Connery The former editor-in-chief of Florida Travel + Life and several other national magazines, Ana Connery is a journalist whose work regularly appears in a variety of news, travel, and lifestyle outlets. She has interviewed everyone from First Lady Michelle Obama to the Kardashians. Her travel writing has taken her around the globe, from the Caribbean to South America, French Polynesia, and Eastern and Western Europe, in addition to her extensive travels throughout North America. Her work has appeared in USA Today, CNN, Oprah Daily, Real Simple, Reader's Digest, Better Homes & Gardens, and others. About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process