Giovanna Caravetta Giovanna Caravetta is a travel writer based in Southern California with a passion for embracing la dolce vita. She is especially drawn to wandering the aisles of local outdoor markets, savoring delectable culinary creations, and breathing in the beauty and significance of sacred cathedrals and historic buildings. Giovanna has foraged through forests in Puglia in search of wild asparagus, roamed the cobblestone streets of Gruyères while sampling its artisanal cheeses, won a grape stomp competition on her first try in Temecula, and studied Italian and the art of pairing food and wine in Florence. Giovanna began writing for Travel + Leisure in 2020, where she’s covered cultural celebrations, cross-country road trips, and life in Southern California. Prior to that, she was a regular contributor and content creator for an Italian wine educational site, where she wrote articles on Italian wine regions, wine myths, and the new era in wine.• 5+ years of experience working as a writer• 3+ years of experience covering travel, wine, and culture• Studied strategic communication, Italian, and psychology at Texas Christian University’s Bob Schieffer College of Communication 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