Michelle Arellano Martin

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Location
San Sebastian, Spain
School
University Of San Diego, UC Santa Barbara
Expertise
Conscious And Sustainable Travel, Family Travel, Hidden Gems
  • In 2018, Michelle launched Travara, a sustainable travel media platform that was named a World Changing Idea by Fast Company and won a Gold Anthem Award for sustainability awareness.
  • A passionate storyteller, Michelle has produced award-winning documentaries and campaigns around the world, worked with rice farmers in Ghana, built a community center in a Brazilian favela and broken bread with a Berber family in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.
  • She has been to 70+ countries and is always planning her next trip.

Experience

Michelle has been a freelance journalist for 15+ years. Her work has been featured in publications such as Travel + Leisure, Vogue, Forbes, Business Insider, Newsweek, Global Traveler and more. Simultaneously, she also juggled corporate jobs in television and tech, where she traveled to countries such as Colombia, Senegal, Malaysia, India, Myanmar, China, Morocco and the Philippines.

Education

Michelle has a Master's degree in Leadership and Management, a Bachelor's degree in Spanish and Global Studies, and a Certificate in Sustainable Tourism.

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