Olivia Typaldos

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Location
Athens, Greece
School
University of Southern California
Expertise
LGBTQ+ Travel, Solo Female Travel, Greece
  • Olivia has, according to her Greek friends, seen more of Greece than anyone else, thanks to her love of driving, hiking, and solo traveling that takes her to places many people have never heard of. Upon graduating from college, 22-year-old she decided to walk the Camino de Santiago on her own, crossing over 500 miles in a month, which was the catalyst for her sense of adventure and exploration of travel writing. As a former documentary researcher, Olivia has honed her skills to be able to find the most interesting, unexpected places to visit and to discover their histories as well.

Experience

Olivia is a writer and screenwriter living in Athens, Greece, where she spends half her time writing and the other half traveling. She spent four years writing and editing for the travel site kimkim, where she focused primarily on Greece, as well as Spain, Portugal, and Iceland, and she spent several weeks visiting and writing about hotels in Crete and Athens. She has become the go-to travel expert in Greece for family, friends, and friends of friends, and has helped guide and enhance many trips to Greece thanks to her Taurus sun's well-rounded taste and her Virgo rising's organizational skills. She is currently writing her first novel, a queer historical fiction book about the Greek Civil War and intergenerational family trauma.

Education

Olivia graduated magna cum laude from the critical studies program at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

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