Nili Blanck Nili Blanck is a writer based in Mexico City covering culture and social justice. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Texas Observer, Eater, Travel + Leisure, Smithsonian Magazine, Food & Wine, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Previously, she was a legal intern at the Public Defender Agency of Alaska and the Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office, and a law clerk at the Los Angeles County Public Defender.• Received a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School• Received a bachelor’s degree in human rights studies from New York 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