Award-winning author and journalist La Carmina runs the leading alternative travel and culture blog (www.lacarmina.com/blog), which won "Best Blog of the Year" from Auxiliary Magazine, and was featured in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Washington Post and other media. Her journalism received an award from the SATW (Society of American Travel Writers) in 2020. Based in Vancouver, Carmina is the author of three books (published with Random House and Penguin), is a TEDx speaker, and appears on travel TV shows worldwide (Bizarre Foods, No Reservations, Taboo, Oddities, Better Late than Never). She contributes to CNN, Fodor's, Time Magazine, Business Insider, Yahoo, Sunday Times, Airbnb, Huffington Post, Architectural Digest, The Daily Beast, Tripsavvy, Buzzfeed, BBC, Lonely Planet, Roadtrippers, Home in Canada Magazine, Brides, and various inflight magazines (Hong Kong Airlines, Aeromexico). La Carmina has traveled to 70+ countries, and is a graduate of Columbia University and Yale Law School. Carmina has given speeches at World Tourism Forum Turkey, Experience Romania, TEDx, NY Fashion Week, NATJA conference and other major events.