MEGAN
SPURRELL
I'm a travel writer and editor with 10 years of experience, based in New York City. I write about both wild open spaces and chaotic cities; decadent meals and just-one-more-drink dives; and, really, any earthly pleasure worth traveling for. I spend a lot of time in South America—but honestly, I’ll go anywhere.
Recent writing
Condé Nast Traveler, 2025
Go on Safari With Your Friends
Four women walk into a luxury Kenya safari lodge full of honeymooners—and honestly? I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Condé Nast Traveler, 2025
This Season’s Hottest Shopping Is in Amish Country
In an era when even toddlers have iPhone addictions, tech-free living—and antique shopping—awaits in Pennsylvania.
Condé Nast Traveler, 2024
Rick Steves on the ’70s “Hippie Trail” Trip That Changed Him
There was a lot of weed involved—but those epiphanies hold up decades later.
Condé Nast Traveler, 2024
Charli XCX Fans Will Drop Everything to Travel to a Concert
"I missed the birth of my nephew to be here," one Brat told me. "I cried to get out of work," said another.
Press clips
Believe it or not, they keep letting me on TV— catch me talking about travel on NBC, The TODAY Show, CBS, and WNYC, and elsewhere. (Need a talking head, or quote for a story? HMU.)
