Amber Gibson Follow Instagram Twitter Lives In Los Angeles, California Education Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University Expertise Travel Food Wine Wellness Amber Gibson is an LA-based journalist specializing in travel, food, wine and wellness.Amber has written for Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, Hemispheres, Departures and Forbes.Amber graduated as valedictorian from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and received a fellowship to attend the 2017 Wine Writers Symposium at Meadowood Napa Valley. Experience Amber took her first international flight as an infant visiting her grandparents in Taiwan—and she's been traveling with her own rolling suitcase and walking holes into her shoes since she was a toddler. She has never cried on a plane except one time when she watched "Gone with the Wind" on a long flight from Asia. Amber started writing about wine and cocktails when she was still a student, and over the years her work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Robb Report, Hemispheres, Departures, Fodor's, Lonely Planet, Four Seasons Magazine, Saveur, NPR, Bon Appetit, and many more media outlets.Amber continues to model professionally in Los Angeles and Chicago when she's not traveling, and sometimes during her travels. Her biggest weaknesses are champagne, dark chocolate, and gelato. Education Amber studied journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a focus on broadcast journalism. She graduated as valedictorian and received a fellowship to attend the 2017 Wine Writers Symposium at Meadowood Napa Valley. About TripSavvy and Dotdash Meredith TripSavvy, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a travel site written by real experts, not anonymous reviewers. You’ll find that our 20-year-strong library of more than 30,000 articles will make you a savvy traveler—showing you how to book a hotel the whole family will love, where to find the best bagel in New York City, and how to skip the lines at theme parks. We give you the confidence to spend your vacation actually vacationing, not fumbling with a guidebook or second-guessing yourself. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.