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Rahma Khan is a travel writer and an independent journalist from Pakistan based in Vancouver, Canada. She uses her travel blog thesaneadventurer.com to share the stories of her travel adventures and experiences of traveling as a woman of color. Her work is published in CondeNast Traveller, Matador Network, Eaters, and Independent UK, among others.

Rahma Khan

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Amira the Wanderlust’s Instagram is inspiring Muslim women to travel

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘What it’s like traveling as a woman’: TikToker discovers the inside of her hotel room can be seen through peephole

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘It ain’t a zoo’: Women filmed taking photos of children in Africa, sparking debate

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

young woman with caption "Never book a trip through expedia" (l) pointing at flight booking (c) speaking with hat on (r)

‘Your customer service is absolutely garbage’: TikToker says Expedia canceled her flight, sent another customer’s information (updated)

‘Why would I pay double the price of my original?’: TikToker says Expedia tried to charge her $1,080 for flight rebooking error

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‘You know the value of that labor’: TikToker criticized for paying $15 for 4-hour drive in Peru, sparking debate

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘I can’t think of a better solution’: TikToker’s tactic to getting foot off his armrest on plane lauded

Michelle Brandabur is a former intern at the Daily Dot and a student at Boston University. Her work has been featured in the Somerville Journal, Capital Public Radio, and WTBU Radio.

Michelle Brandabur

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‘I am not afraid of the park. I am terrified’: TikTokers are freaking out over just how many people are disappearing in national forests

Samantha Shaps is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and a contributor for the Daily Dot.

Samantha Shaps

‘So unsafe in that moment’: Trans TikTok model describes invasive TSA check at airport

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

Sierra Juarez

Woman documents how airport staff broke her wheelchair 

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

Travel agency uses memes to encourage people to visit North Korea

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

YouTuber details harrowing harassment while traveling abroad

Josh Katzowitz is a former staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

Josh Katzowitz

Hotel bans bloggers after ‘social media influencer’ asks for 5 free nights

A former New York Teaching Fellow, her writing has been featured in Reductress, Rolling Stone, Mic, Someecards, and more.

Nayomi Reghay

Swipe This! I see my friend’s in town on Instagram—why won’t she hang out with me?

Nithin Coca

couchsurfing : Woman walking on train platform with luggage

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