I've been an award-winning travel writer and editor for 20 years – most recently as a senior editor at ForbesLife – and I've written about more than 800 destinations, adventure trips, operators and hotels in 106 countries (and counting). I know the difference between what’s merely expensive and what deserves its high price tag. I’m discerning but not jaded, and I appreciate the hard work that goes into crafting experiences as well as crafting luxury goods. (I’ve written about those, too.) I’ve shared that wisdom with readers of Forbes, Departures, Robb Report, Conde Nast Traveler, Afar, National Geographic Traveler, Yahoo Travel, Outside, Islands, Hemispheres, Brides, Modern Bride, Well + Good, and other print and online publications. In the name of lifestyle journalism, I’ve gotten a tattoo in Bora Bora, been bitten by a massage therapist, and flown airplanes over three continents.

Find me at forbes.com/sites/annabel and aeabel@gmail.com. Or on Instagram at @abeltotravel.