Stephanie Buck Stephanie Buck is a freelance writer whose beat spans culture, technology, women, and history. She was previously the lifestyle and features editor at Mashable, where she spent nearly five years directing the website's coverage of fashion, food, gender issues, fitness, relationships, parenting, sexuality, diversity, and more. Since embarking on a freelance career in 2017, Stephanie has contributed to both local and national publications, including The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Travel + Leisure, Quartz, Time, Vogue, Sacramento Magazine, and more. In addition, she is the founder of Soulbelly, a company that works with clients to develop their stories and create multimedia keepsakes that build community connections and preserve history. She currently lives in Sacramento, California.• 10+ years of experience as a lifestyle journalist• Received a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, Berkeley• Received a master's degree in magazine journalism from New York University• Studied Spanish in Madrid, Spain 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