Amanda Ogle is a writer and editor covering travel, food and drink, hotels, and lifestyle topics. Aside from editorial articles, she also writes sponsored content, commerce content, and marketing materials for a wide array of brands from the fashion industry to the medical field. Her work has appeared in Travel + Leisure, Southern Living, Conde Nast Traveler, National Geographic, Afar, Texas Highways, InsideHook, and more.

Amanda has been a freelance writer for 10 years. Before that, she was an editor at American Way magazine in Dallas, Texas. Her work includes city and destination guides, cruise reviews, food stories, travel gear roundups, travel tips, and spotlights on hidden-gem destinations.

Born and raised in the Fort Worth, Texas area, Amanda has explored the world as a solo traveler and digital nomad, bringing first-hand experience and an authentic voice to her articles.

• Over 10 years of experience covering Texas and its beaches
• Former editor at American Way with bylines in Travel + Leisure, Southern Living, Texas Highways, and more
• Active traveler who’s explored 20+ countries to bring a fresh perspective to storied destinations

• Antarctica — a mostly unexplored continent that humans haven’t ruined (yet)
• Sacred Valley, Peru — a gateway to Machu Picchu full of Peruvian villages, textiles, and beauty
• St. Moritz, Switzerland — a summertime dream with its gorgeous lake and plenty of mountains for hiking
• Lanai, Hawaii — a quiet respite away from Hawaii’s larger islands, complete with dramatic cliff views and the most gorgeous sunsets in the Pacific

• 🐧 Kayaked alongside porpoising penguins in Antarctica—a once-in-a-lifetime moment
• 🇲🇽 Studied abroad in Central Mexico, where I *almost* became fluent in Spanish, if only there was more time
• 🐢 Swam with sea turtles in Maui where I could hear nearby whales underwater talking to one another — a moment I realized how small we really are