Jared Ranahan Jared Ranahan is a freelance writer focusing on travel, wildlife, food, and beverage. Raised in a quiet town in Massachusetts, his yearning to see the world has led him to live in eight cities across four continents, and always seek out a new place to visit or call home. Some of his favorite topics to cover include craft beer, endangered species conservation, and underrated regions and cities across the globe. 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