School
King's College London
Expertise
Outdoors & Adventure Travel, South East Asian Destinations, Sustainable Tourism
- Anna has interviewed celebs like Bear Grylls, Daniel Ricciardo, and Wim Hof about their love of adventure travel.
- In 2024, she climbed Kilimanjaro with 72 future guides and interviewed them about their lives and work.
- She launched Wired For Adventure magazine's sustainable travel series "What it Takes."
Experience
Anna started her writing career at university, writing about socio-politics for the King's Business Review. At that time, she was working towards a job in the human rights sector and had interned in the media department of anti-torture NGO REDRESS and human rights news organization Human Rights Pulse. After graduating, Anna found a love for travel and spent a year adventuring around Asia and Europe, before landing as a staff writer at the travel magazine Wired For Adventure. She progressed there to become the editor. Departing after a year in the role, Anna is now a freelancer. She is very passionate about telling travel stories that inform readers about the lives of locals and help make the travel industry a better place for everyone.
Education
Anna has a first class B.A. (Hons) in English literature from King's College London.
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Destinations
By Anna Smith
This easy, accessible, under-a-mile trail in Oahu will take you through lush botanical gardens and ancient Hawaiian sites to a sparkling waterfall.
By Anna Smith
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