Samantha DiMauro Samantha DiMauro is a writer and content marketing specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia. She creates outward-facing marketing content for brands in the business and travel industries. Samantha launched her freelance career by becoming the Boston local expert for Travel + Leisure magazine and a contributing writer for Trazee Travel and Art New England. As a public affairs officer for the U.S. Army, she traveled to Europe and Africa, handling logistics support for U.S. rotational and exercise forces in Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. She also used her photography skills to document Romanian troops in the Black Sea and U.S. training exercises in Romania.• 10+ years of freelance writing and photography experience• Received a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in writing, literature, and publishing• Held the position of public affairs officer for the U.S. Army, while stationed in Europe and Africa 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