Judy Koutsky Judy Koutsky has traveled to all seven continents and visited over 100 countries. She often writes about luxury, adventure, spas, and family travel. Her work has appeared in more than 30 publications, including Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, and Robb Report. When she is not hang-gliding in New Zealand, shark-cage diving in South Africa, or swimming with whale sharks in Belize, she is researching her next trip. 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