Dana Cape

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School
New York University, University of California-Los Angeles Extension
Expertise
Culinary Travel, Cultural Treks, Australian Travel
  • Dana lived in Australia from 2019 to 2024, splitting her time between Melbourne, Canberra, and the South Coast of New South Wales.
  • Having completed the Camino de Santiago in Spain three times, as well as Japan's Kumano Kodo, she is a certified UNESCO Dual Pilgrim.
  • She makes a mean Negroni thanks to 10+ years in the craft cocktail industry. But when she's on the road, you'll find her sipping Chateauneuf-du-Pape in Rhone, sampling sake varietals in Kyoto, and touring 18th-century whiskey distilleries in the Scottish Highlands.

Experience

Dana caught the bug for solo travel in 2018 while completing her first pilgrimage in Spain. Already well-versed in U.S. and North American travel, and much of Western Europe, thanks to family hiking and road trips growing up, she's since expanded her horizons to Oceania, Asia, and North Africa. She previously served as the lead tours and cruises editor at Luxury Escapes and as a contributing writer and editor for the online magazine, Dream.

Education

Dana graduated from New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study with university honors and a B.A. in pop iconography. She later received a graduate certificate in creative nonfiction writing from UCLA Extension, with a special interest in editing.

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