Erika Owen Instagram Website Erika Owen is a writer, editor, audience development expert, and author of a number of books. She loves discovering quirky corners of the world — especially in Iceland, or the larger Scandinavia region — and sharing them with her audience. She's penned more than 350 stories in her 10+ years as a writer, with bylines appearing in Travel + Leisure, Vogue, Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, and more. Outside of writing and traveling, she's an enthusiastic doodler and will try any art or craft once.• 10+ years of writing and editing experience• Author of three books: “The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life,” “Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History,” and ”Fodor's Essential Iceland” 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