Olivia Niland Olivia Niland is a journalist, writer, and avid traveler who is passionate about storytelling through travel writing and photography. She has worked and interned in leading newsrooms for nearly a decade, including The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed News, and NBC Los Angeles. A native Oregonian and longtime Angeleno, she's lived on three continents and currently calls New York City home.• 8+ years of journalism experience• Has traveled, hiked, and camped widely, including solo trips to Alaska, Bali, and a 10,000-mile-road trip across the U.S.• Received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California, and earned the distinction of global scholar for journalism while studying in London 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