Samantha Falewée Samantha Falewée is a senior editor for Travel + Leisure, interested in adventure and culinary travel, Indigenous culture, and wildlife conservation. A France-U.S. citizen, she speaks French and is a certified wine nerd by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (Level II). She has attended the Cannes Film Festival (twice), gone scuba diving off the Sinai Peninsula, made ceviche with Roger Federer, and worked a wine harvest in Provence. Her writing has appeared in Wine Spectator, Whisky Advocate, Virtuoso Life, Rova, and Cigar Aficionado, in addition to Travel + Leisure. She edits print stories with a focus on South America, French Polynesia, and the American Southwest. Her last name rhymes with “far away.” About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process