About The Site

Jason is a husband, father, and pet parent that enjoys to travel around the United States and abroad in his spare time. He has been to 32 of 50 states in the USA during the last 30 years. He’s also spent time in several countries overseas, including Ireland, England and Denmark as his three favorite overseas destinations.

While he enjoys traveling as time and budget allow with his family, he plans on traveling more extensively in a few years when his kids have finished school and he can focus on spending time abroad.

Before she could walk, Alicia was traveling internationally. And she just kept going! She has explored the US, Canada, Mexico, Africa, Asia, the UK, and continental Europe. A deep-seated love of travel also brought her to the team at Places to Travel.

Her writings, like her travels, are motivated by curiosity, especially about people and cultures. That curiosity even drove her to earn a doctorate in English literature from the University of Oxford.

As a mother, Alicia is keen to scope out family-friendly excursions. Since she gets recharged through natural beauty, adventures, running, and a good meal, those themes get a lot of attention in her articles!

Lastly, she is very fond of her gray tabby cat, Anatoly the Brave, who accompanied her from Germany to California, where she now lives. Anatoly’s main contribution here, though, is a stray paw on the keyboard. Alicia also hosts a writing podcast, called literatepodcast.com where you can follow her writing adventures.

Emma Braby is a UK-based freelance writer specializing in travel, dogs, health and wellbeing, and food. Emma has worked in media since 2017, focusing on content creation and ghostwriting. Before that, she was a Police Officer in the UK, which included investigating and writing complex crime reports. So, nothing gets past her!

Emma spent several years traveling around Europe in her campervan with her rescue dog, Bonkers, and her husband, Matt, who tagged along for the ride. She has now settled in an English coastal town but continues to travel regularly.

Emma has visited dozens of countries, spending months at some of her favorite places. A few of her all-time favorite destinations she has visited include Paris (obviously!) Annecy, Barcelona, Venice, too many Greek Islands to count, and the Cayman Islands.

She also spent a few months managing a farm in rural Germany, literally getting stuck in with the locals. When she is not writing or walking her dogs along the beach, she is planning her next family vacation and creating the perfect itinerary.