Eugenia Lazaris is a freelance travel writer and editor based in Southern California. She is a graduate of the University of La Verne with a degree in psychology, but her passion is in travel and exploring the world's nooks and crannies. Her lifelong love of travel has taken her to nearly every state and 20+ countries, and the list is constantly growing.

Her work regularly appears in WhereverFamily.com, Global Traveler Magazine, and Chowhound. She has also contributed to Travel + Leisure, AAA The Extra Mile, Food & Wine, TravelAge West, Go World Travel Magazine, and TrazeeTravel.com. Some of the areas she specializes in are family travel, cultural travel experiences, culinary travel, cruising, and travel throughout Greece and the Middle East.