Barbara Orr Barbara Orr is a journalist with more than three decades of experience covering travel, food, and culture for magazines, guidebooks, and apps. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, The Globe and Mail, Los Angeles Times, and more. Over the years, Barbara has also written a number of guidebooks, including “Frommer's Niagara Region” and “Day Trips from Toronto: Getaway Ideas for the Local Traveller.”• 30+ years of experience as a freelance travel journalist• Former president of The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)• Won two Lowell Thomas Awards for excellence in travel journalism in 2012• Received a scholarship from the International Food Wine & Travel Association in 2014• Received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Toronto 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