Rosie Bell Rosie Bell is a location-independent writer and entrepreneur focusing on travel and life design. As a freelance writer for more than six years, Rosie has written and edited for publications on both sides of the Atlantic, including Travel + Leisure, Forbes Travel Guide, Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler, Cosmopolitan, Fodor's, BBC Worklife, BBC Travel, Atlas Obscura, and Hemispheres. She is also the author of the self-help manual “Escape to Self,” and teaches people how to work online and travel through courses, books, and mentoring. Rosie has lived on every continent except Australia and Antarctica but feels most at home under the sun in Latin America. She currently serves as a writer and editor for World Nomads (focusing on Central America travel) and is a frequent contributor to Lonely Planet.• 6+ years as a freelance writer and editor• Featured as a travel and life design expert on NBC News• Received a master's degree in brands, communication, and culture at Goldsmiths, University of London• Received a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Westminster 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