Shivani Vora Shivani Vora is a lifestyle and travel writer who calls Manhattan’s Upper East Side home. Her journalistic work has led to adventures such as camping with the Maasai people in Tanzania, gorilla trekking in Rwanda, hiking on the Assynt coast of Scotland, and exploring the Cambodian Riviera. She also takes yearly trips to her birthplace of India, where her passion for exploration was first sparked.Shivani began her career as a travel writer at Forbes.com. She is now a regular contributor to The New York Times, CNN.com, Elle Decor, Travel + Leisure, The Washington Post, Luxury Magazine, Celebrated Living, and more. When she’s not on the road or writing, she's spending as much time as possible with her two daughters. 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