Love Akinkunle Love Akinkunle is a travel and lifestyle writer and editor. She has a background in public relations, event management, digital marketing, and project management, and has spent over four years documenting her adventures. Passionate about travel in Africa, Love grew up exploring the continent with her parents and embarked on her first solo trip when she was 16. As a queer female, she seeks out destinations that are welcoming and is always thinking about how to travel safely. 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