Michael Z. Wise Michael Z. Wise is a writer focusing on architecture, culture, and foreign affairs. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, The New Republic, Travel + Leisure, ArtNews, and many other publications. Michael is also the co-founder of New Vessel Press, an independent publishing house that translates literature and narrative nonfiction into English.• 25+ years of experience as a freelance journalist• Worked as a foreign correspondent in Vienna, Prague, and London, reporting for Reuters and The Washington Post• Author of “Capital Dilemma: Germany’s Search for a New Architecture of Democracy” (Princeton Architectural Press)• Received a bachelor's degree in international relations from Georgetown 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