Yolanda Evans Yolanda Evans is a freelance writer covering dining, cocktails, travel, and lifestyle. Her work has appeared in Afar, Wine Enthusiast, Travel + Leisure, Thrillist, Architectural Digest, Lonely Planet, Food & Wine, The Points Guy, Imbibe, Vinepair, and Inside Hook, just to name a few. Yolanda began her journalism career writing about events, nightlife, fashion, and celebrity culture in Los Angeles. She currently splits her time between Germany, Ireland, and the U.S.• 10+ years of experience working as a freelance drink and travel journalist• Received a bachelor's degree in communication and media studies from Loyola University New Orleans 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