School
Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Expertise
International Travel, Adventure Travel, Culinary Travel
- Alison has traveled to more than 60 countries and all seven continents.
- She has trekked with gorillas in Rwanda, marveled at elephants in Kenya, and met penguins in Antarctica.
- Alison seeks out international fast food whenever she travels and hopes to visit every country in the world.
Experience
Alison is an established journalist with more than 14 years of work experience in print newspapers and digital, including five years exclusively writing and editing travel. She focuses on travel news and feature stories and her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, The Points Guy, Ski Magazine, Travel Weekly, and more. Born in Brooklyn and a lifelong traveler, she developed a love for exploring the world at an early age.
Education
Alison attained her master's in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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