Thessaly La Force Thessaly La Force is a writer and features director at T: The New York Times Style Magazine. She was previously a senior editor at Travel + Leisure and a culture editor at Vogue.com. Thessaly began her journalism career as an intern at The New Yorker and Harper's Magazine before joining The New Yorker as a web producer. She has also served as a reporter at New York magazine, web editor at The Paris Review, and development associate at the New York Public Library.• 10+ years of experience as an editor and writer• Received a bachelor's degree in history from Columbia University• Received a master's degree in fiction from the Iowa Writers' Workshop 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