Mary Holland Mary Holland has over a decade of experience as a writer and editor. Formerly the online editor of GQ and Glamour South Africa, she is now a freelance writer and Monocle correspondent based in New York. Her bylines have appeared in The Financial Times, WSJ. Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Afar, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, and others.• Received a bachelor's degree in design and photography from the Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography 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