Michael Snyder Michael Snyder is a Mexico City-based freelance journalist focusing on architecture, design, and food and their intersections with history, politics, economics, and culture. He is a regular contributor to T: The New York Times Style Magazine and has written for a range of publications, including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Believer, The Nation, Scientific American, The Caravan, Lucky Peach, Travel + Leisure, Saveur, Food & Wine, Punch, Eater, and Roads & Kingdoms, among others. Prior to moving to Mexico, Michael lived in Mumbai for five years, where he contributed to foreign publications and regional magazines including Architectural Digest, Indian Quarterly, GQ India, The Caravan, Open, and The Times of India.• Former contributing editor at Architectural Digest and Indian Quarterly• Received a bachelor’s degree in English literature and comparative religion from Columbia University 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