Blessed (cursed?) with a feverish need to see and experience as much as I can, I've spent the last 15 years as a travel writer — though I’ve been a traveler for much longer than that. From backpacking Mexico and trekking in Ecuador to motorbiking around Thailand, wine-tasting in South Africa, and hotel-hopping across Europe, my travels have taken me across six continents. These experiences ruined me for the better in that they tapped into an insatiable curiosity for exploration.