Meet Our Team of Travel Experts
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Nate Hake
Founder, CEO, & Editor in Chief
Nate Hake is a travel writer and recovering attorney. In 2016, Nate started traveling the world full time on a backpacking trip which took him to 43 countries across six continents in a single year (see his favorite travel photos from that trip here). Nate has been a full-time world traveler ever since. His travel advice has been featured in leading publications like NBC News, CNN, Mic, Business Insider, Mashable, and Yahoo News.
Lea Rose Allbaugh
Managing Editor
Lea Rose Allbaugh is a travel writer and editor from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. She’s currently based in Chicago (except for when she’s on a traveling stint), and is obsessed with all things travel. She caught the travel bug back in 2015 during an exchange to the Netherlands, and has been traveling ever since. Through her writing, she hopes to inspire others to get up and go experience the world. Aside from travel, she loves reading, writing, and anything creative. She writes on her website Written World.
Taylor Herperger
Director of Marketing & Senior Editor
Taylor Herperger is a writer and editor from Winnipeg, Canada. A lover of Guinness and window seats, Taylor got her first taste of international travel in 2007 and has been exploring the world slow and steadily ever since. In addition to her guides at Travel Lemming, Taylor can also be found chronicling her travel at her blog Taylor on a Trip.
Abigail Bliss
Editor
Abigail Bliss is a Colorado-based writer who aspires to work from the road. An avid hiker, skier, and canyoneer, she shares a unique perspective of the American West, highlighting destinations less traveled. When she isn’t exploring the outdoors with her husband and two dogs, Abigail manages her freelance marketing business, Campsite Creative.
Elizabeth Demolat
Editor
Elizabeth Demolat is a travel and lifestyle writer in Nashville, Tennessee. Elizabeth loves exploring new destinations. Her favorite travel destinations are France, Italy, and the United States. Right now, Elizabeth is focused on finding cool local spots and taking trips through the southeastern United States.
Chelsea Booker
Editor
Chelsea Booker is a Seattle-based freelance travel writer and storyteller who loves discovering places that stimulate her imagination. Her adventures around Washington and the Pacific Northwest have inspired her to show others just how much there is to explore in their own backyards. She writes about more of what she loves – creativity, personal development, and joyful living – on her lifestyle blog, Chelsea Figures It Out.
Contributing Writers and Alumni
Emerging Destinations Advisory Board
Rachel Davey
Guest Judge, 2023 Best Places to Travel Project
Rachel Davey is a world traveler, food lover and travel blogger from Australia. She is on an adventure to visit EVERY country in the world, along with her female counterpart, Marty. They have already visited 190/195 countries, with the finish line in sight. You can follow their travels at the blog Very Hungry Nomads.
Marty Sebova
Guest Judge, 2023 Best Places to Travel Project
Marty Sebova is a world traveler, history lover and travel blogger from Slovakia. She is on an adventure to visit EVERY country in the world, along with her female counterpart, Rach. They have already visited 190/195 countries, with the finish line in sight. You can follow their travels at the blog Very Hungry Nomads.