David Shaftel Twitter Website David Shaftel is a New York City-based freelance journalist who has lived and worked in Mumbai, London, Trinidad, Louisiana, and Cambodia. He has contributed to publications including The New York Times, The Financial Times Weekend, Saveur, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Smithsonian Air & Space, Monocle, Bloomberg Businessweek, and the Village Voice. In 2016, he became the founding editor of Racquet, a quarterly magazine that celebrates the art, ideas, style, and culture that surround tennis.• Won the 2018 Best Original Non-fiction Commendation at the Stack Awards for Racquet• Co-editor of "Racquet: The Book"• Received a master’s degree from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism• Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar 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