Melissa Martinez Melissa Martinez was born in San Antonio but has lived in places as diverse as Los Angeles and New Jersey.She settled back in her hometown of San Antonio after college to pursue her career as a freelance writer. Experience Melissa Martinez was a former writer for TripSavvy, covering her hometown of San Antonio for two years. After participating in opinion podcasts covering San Antonio Spurs and NBA basketball, Melissa started publishing restaurant reviews and travel articles about the Alamo City online. 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.