Diane Rommel

Diane Rommel has written for The Wall Street Journal, Outside, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Travel + Leisure, Wallpaper and Afar, as well as The Cut, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and McSweeney's. She once drove from London to Mongolia, via Siberia.

All Articles From Diane Rommel

The Five (or Nine) Best Sandwiches You’ll Find in SoMa

We love SoMa sandwiches so much our top 5 morphed into a top 9

What $1M Will Buy You in the Bay Area

Or, in European castles. Your call.

Five National Park Lodges for People Who Hate Roughing It

Your tent is nice, but it’s lacking in the Jacuzzi department

The Five Lesser Known National Parks to See Before You Die

Forget Yosemite, these parks are off-the-radar wonders

The 4-Hour Rule: Big Sur

Go for the Sea Otter Classic, stay for the sea otters

Ten of NYC’s Best Hotel Penthouses

NYC’s swankiest staycations, right this-a-way

It’s the end of the road for the Land Rover Defender

An iconic post-war road legend, discontinued

A Guide to the Historic Hikes of San Francisco

Gold Rush shipwrecks and elk migration included

A Healthy Meal Plan a Man Can Get Behind

Four top chefs dish on clean (but delicious!) eating

A Guide to the US’ Best Winter Hikes

From the snow-covered to the low-season to the Hawaiian

Winter Sports with a Side of Peace and Quiet

Four off-the-map destinations for adrenaline junkies

6 (Better?) Alternatives to Airbnb

...that still involve sleeping in someone else’s bed

Which Caribbean Island Is Right for You?

We’ve got an island for every archipelago-er

Winter Vacation Starts Here

16 globe-spanning destinations for holiday travel

5 Ways To Replace Your Morning Coffee

Your new wake-up call is here.

How to Not Be a D-Bag at an Art Opening

Rule No. 1: Put down the selfie stick and slowly back away.