Sara Clemence is a travel journalist who took her first international trip at the age of 9—instead of starting fifth grade, she spent three months traveling around China with her family. She has been travel editor at The Wall Street Journal and news director at Travel + Leisure. Her writing has also appeared in Vogue, Esquire, Forbes, Fast Company, Bloomberg, Marie Claire, Redbook, and many other outlets. She lives in New York with her husband and two children, and finally has a passport photo she likes.