Rena Behar Rena Behar Rena started writing for TripSavvy in 2021.She has worked with more than 10 publications and traveled to more than 25 countries.She holds a Bachelor's degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Experience After beginning her career as an editor at the early stages of Groupon, her professional journey proceeded through sites such as The Wirecutter and travel startups Porter & Sail and kimkim. As a freelancer, her work has spanned gear reviews for Travel + Leisure, driftwood art for Atlas Obscura, sextech hackathons for New York magazine, the Realtor.com haunted house beat, and more. Meanwhile, her personal travels have taken her to more than 25 countries, and she has a special fondness for women-owned startups, obscure roadside attractions, and the ongoing search for the perfect cannoli. Education Rena graduated cum laude with a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She also holds a DELE level A2 Spanish language certification. 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.