Anne Lowrey

A chance meeting in Mandalay, a time for tea, thanaka, and mutual understanding and discovery.

Published by Don George.

From casual and takeout to formal feasts

Thirteenth Annual Solas Awards Winners from Travelers' Tales publishing house.

Stories to be published soon!
http://www.besttravelwriting.com/btw-blog/great-stories/this-never-happens/

Regular contributor to city guides on Touring Bird.

The more you know about yourself, and the less afraid you are to explore the big questions about your life and its meaning, the more you are able to go after the sense of well-being you seek. If that includes work that’s greater aligned with your true purpose — they’re questions worth asking.

See a selection of content written for viator.com as a freelance writer.

Destination guides for Skyscanner users around the globe.

[weekly column recently retired from website]

Always know what's happening in your town.

Events and happenings published weekly by city editor Anne Lowrey.

I've been writing travel content and website copy for Viator and TripAdvisor since 2014.

I have never been so nervous to travel anywhere as I was to go to India for the first time.

After now having made multiple trips and even lived in Delhi, I can share without hesitation that India is one of my favorite countries in the whole world. I’ve traveled there in a large group, with another female friend, and solo — throughout many of the country’s regions.

If you can, I’d actually recommend going either with someone who has been or in some sort of guided capacity for your first visit....

Finland’s food scene, with the city of Helsinki at its helm, is just emerging. There’s a sense of mystery, and excitement, around Finnish identity.

As a female traveling solo to France annually, often my biggest worry is what kind of wine to order with my meal or how to properly ask for something in French. Personally I have felt fairly safe in most areas of France, including Paris, during all of my many visits.

Yet since the string of terrorist attacks in Paris and Nice and across the country, I’ve found myself feeling nervous for the first time in a decade. France is one of the most touristed places in the world, yet the country remain...

Undisputedly one of the world’s greatest cities, London is simultaneously the heart of the United Kingdom and a truly global city with influences gathered from around the world.

When the lines between work, life, and play are blurred, how can we tell when our lives become out of balance? Can we balance travel and home? A honest look at the speed at which we're traveling and living and the art of slowing down....