Sara Clemence took her first international trip at the age of 9 when, instead of starting fifth grade, she spent three months traveling around China with her family. She has been a travel editor at The Wall Street Journal and Travel + Leisure. Her writing has appeared in those publications, as well as Vogue, Esquire, Forbes, Marie Claire, Redbook, and many others. She lives in New York with her husband and two children, and finally has a passport photo she likes.