Valerie Stimac - Travelstride Destination Expert

Valerie is captivated by the history all around us and the future of tourism both on the ground and up in space. You'll also find her writing about film, food and drink (usually craft beer or agave spirits), and the wonderful unexpected surprised she accidentally discovers in every destination. Valerie's work has appeared in AFAR, Northwest Travel & Life, Lonely Planet, and Matador Network among others. She also writes on her travel blog, Valerie & Valise.

What Keeps Valerie Awake at Night Plotting Trips: A series of complex and unintelligible spreadsheets that always work wonders on saving a bit and finding a cool Airbnb.

Most Brag-Worthy Trip: Traveling to Jordan in May 2016 as part of a press trip – of only two travel writers. It was a private tour of Jordan!

My first international trip to London in 2011. I fell in love with the history, the pub culture, and the surprisingly delicious culinary scene.

Exploring Bucharest and Transylvania on a trip to Romania that I let my Twitter followers help me plan!

Jordan

Romania