Margie Goldsmith Margie Goldsmith is a travel, adventure, and culture writer specializing in first-person essays and interviews with celebrities and CEOs. Over the past two decades, she has written more than 1,000 articles for various publications, from O, The Oprah Magazine to The New York Times. She has been to 142 countries and written about them all.• Author of two books including the novel “Screw-Up” and the non-fiction book “Masters of the Harmonica Share Their Craft”• Won 97 creative writing awards for her stories including The Lowell Thomas Journalist of the Year award and many gold SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) and ASJA (American Society of Journalists and Authors) awards, as well as Solas Awards and Eddie & Ozzie Awards 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