Amanda Ogle is a freelance writer and editor covering travel, food and drink, sustainability and general lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, Afar, Texas Highways, Southern Living and more. Some of her favorite travels include hanging with the penguins in Antarctica, discovering Peru's Sacred Valley and the mysteries of Machu Picchu, swimming with sea turtles in Maui, chasing the northern lights in the Arctic Circle, exploring Switzerland by train and learning to ski with an Olympian. You can view her work on her online portfolio. Aside from travel writing, Amanda also does lots of commerce writing about travel- and household-related products. She is based in Texas and will travel far and wide for great Tex Mex cuisine. Amanda has a bachelor's degree in communications from Tarleton State University and a master's degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. She has been freelance for 7 years, and prior to that, was an editor at American Way magazine.
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