Kira Reinke

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Location
Washington, DC Area
School
Columbia Journalism School, St. Olaf College
Expertise
Art & Design-Focused Travel, Museums & Historic Sites, Luxury Hotels
  • Kira lives in the Washington, DC, area, where she enjoys exploring art museums, trying new restaurants, and walking in parks and gardens.
  • She has visited nearly 40 countries and every continent except Antarctica.
  • Kira focuses on travel destinations that thoughtfully blend art, architecture, and nature.

Experience

Kira is a professional writer and editor specializing in travel, art, design, and fashion. After graduating from college, Kira lived for seven years in New York City. There, she worked at a luxury travel agency writing travel guides and reviews and then as the U.S. Editor for an online magazine covering art and auctions. Kira has been excited about traveling since a young age and has had many memorable experiences, ranging from studying in India, China, South Korea, and Australia to embarking on a safari in the Serengeti and visiting Europe's greatest museums.

Education

Kira earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and graduated from St. Olaf College cum laude as an English and art history major.

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