Susmita Baral Follow Instagram Twitter Lives In New York, New York Education Rutgers University, Columbia University Susmita Baral is TripSavvy’s travel editor. She is a New York-based multimedia journalist with a decade of experience covering food, travel, climate science, and culture. Her work has appeared in BBC Travel, Eater, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, VICE, National Geographic, Teen Vogue, Health, HuffPost, Popular Science, Quartz, and more. Susmita has yet to visit a destination she wouldn't return back to and never travels internationally without a box of Cheez-Its stashed in her suitcase. Education Susmita holds a Bachelor's Degree from Rutgers University and a Masters of Science in Journalism from Columbia University. 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.