Laura Kiniry is a San Francisco-based freelance journalist specializing in travel, food & culture, profiles, and the outdoors with 15+ years of professional experience. Her byline has appeared in dozens of regional, national, and international publications--both print and online--including O-the Oprah Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonianmag.com, BBC.com, CNNTravel.com, Conde Nast Traveler, Popular Mechanics, Saveur, SeriousEats.com, NPR.com, AtlasObscura.com, American Way, SilverKris, Hemispheres, Shondaland.com, Yummly, a variety of AAA publications, and many more. She's reviewed San Francisco hotels for the London Telegraph.com, contributes copy for high-end travel company GeographicExpeditions.com, and wrote and revised Moon Handbooks New Jersey, a 350+ page guidebook to her birth state, complete with her own photos.