Editor-in-Chief ’s LETTER WHEN COMPLETING MY UNDERGRAD DEGREE IN AUSTRALIA, I modeled and worked for a game show that sent me on location to fabulous places like the Great Barrier Reef and Tasmania. It was then that I caught the travel bug. I moved back to the US, and any chance I got to travel, I’d pack my bags and jet. Most times, friends couldn’t join me, so I went solo. When I’d return with amazing stories of my adventures, friends started asking how I could travel alone and why I chose the places I did. With so many requests, I saw an opportunity to build a business in the travel space. So, I started a website for solo women travelers, and my first book, Fly Solo: The 50 Best Places on Earth for a Girl to Travel Alone, was published by Penguin Books a few years later. Travel is my passion, and my goal is to encourage and empower women to appreciate the world for themselves—not see it on TV or read about in a book—but to truly experience the joy you can only feel when your feet land on the soft earth in another time zone. I followed that book with Body, Mind, and Solo, which landed me a TEDx talk about traveling the world alone. That talk has inspired over 1.3 million people. So rewarding!
TERESA RODRIGUEZ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Haute Living San Francisco Teresa@HauteLivingSF.com www.HauteLivingSF.com
Last year, we had to forgo Haute Living’s annual travel issue due to COVID-19. Now that the population is getting vaccinated and the likelihood of reaching “herd immunity” by June, we wanted to make this year’s travel issue a spectacular magazine filled with awe-inspiring destinations that excite and energize you. Our goal is that you will use this issue as a guide to destinations you want to visit soon. From the exotic Shinta Mani resort in Cambodia to our local LOGE Camps in Mount Shasta, we made sure to include something for every type of traveler. Also, our intrepid writers have shared with you their coveted travel items, which make traveling a bit easier.
PHOTO CREDIT: ©VINCENT GOTTI, HAIR AND MAKE UP BY NELLIE MUGANDA
It looks like we are turning the corner on this virus, and the next few months will be filled with long-awaited gatherings and much-needed vacations. We hope that you will take this issue with you as you get out and see the world once again.
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