Anne Lowrey is an award-winning freelance travel and food writer based in San Francisco. Most recently two of her longform pieces won Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing.

She has worked as a member of the content teams at companies such as TripAdvisor, Skyscanner, and Google, with freelance work appearing in publications such as BBC Travel and Eater. She also works as a digital strategy and social media consultant for local and international brands.

Anne passionately believes you don’t have to give up the life you’re already living to see the world. She blogs at Part-Time Traveler, which emphasizes the connection between and balance of travel and home.

Her latest venture is as the co-founder of Gather + Getaway retreats for creative women. She holds degrees in English and Global Studies from UCLA and is working on her first book.