Stirling Kelso Stirling Kelso is a journalist and editor who covers family travel, hotels, food and drink, and design. She writes for Money magazine, The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Endless Vacation, Food & Wine, Texas Monthly, U.S. Airways magazine, TravelChannel.com, and Southern Living, among other publications. She is also the founder of Half Pint Travel, a community that aims to inspire parents and their kids to explore the world. Before becoming a freelance writer and moving to Austin, Texas, Stirling was an editor at Travel + Leisure. She was also a digital editor for Executive Travel magazine and worked for Fast Company and New York magazine. Originally from Arlington, Virginia, she has also lived in Sevilla, London, and Brooklyn.• 15+ years of experience as a travel writer and editor• Appeared on a variety of television and radio outlets including CNN, Fox, TBS, WNBC, WCBS, LX New York, and New York 1• Received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Texas at Austin 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