Jamie Ditaranto is a Brazilian-American travel writer and guidebook author based in Barcelona. She has lived abroad in Mexico, Brazil, Italy, and Portugal. She has written for National Geographic, Lonely Planet, and more, covering adventure travel, hiking, diving, sustainable tourism initiatives, and culturally-minded city guides. She considers herself an expert beach bum and a professional crowd avoider, and has a penchant for finding obscure islands to visit.

Jamie Ditaranto
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