Kaila Yu Kaila Yu is a Los Angeles-based travel and lifestyle journalist specializing in food, culture, freediving, scuba, and wildlife. She has written for The New York Times, Rolling Stone, CNN, Glamour, Condé Nast Traveler, Business Insider, Newsweek, New York magazine, Thrillist, and more. She previously toured the world for 10 years in an all-girl rock band.• Won the Golden Pen Award in 2018• Co-author of “30-Day Travel Challenge: How to Make Your Travel Dreams”• Regular television correspondent on KEYT and KTLA news 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