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La Carmina Carmen Wong

La Carmina Carmen Wong

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Travel, Style and Culture Writer, Freelance

Vancouver

Biography

La Carmina is an award-winning alternative travel / culture / fashion / food journalist, blogger, author of several books (Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House), freelance writer (NY Times, BBC, Travel + Leisure, National Geographic, Eater, AFAR) and TV personality (Discovery, Food Network, Travel Channel, and more major television networks). She is based in Vancouver British Columbia Canada. LaCarmina was recently awarded "Best Blog of the Year," and appears on travel TV shows worldwide (Bizarre Foods, No Reservations, Taboo, Oddities, Better Late than Never). Based in Vancouver, Carmina is the author of several books published with Random House and Penguin, and appears on travel TV shows worldwide (Bizarre Foods, No Reservations, Taboo, Oddities, Better Late than Never). She contributes to The New York Times, Nat Geo, CNN, Travel + Leisure print magazine, Eater, BBC, AFAR, Time Magazine, Observer, Architectural Digest, Fodor's, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Yahoo, Sunday Times, Huffington Post, Roadtrippers, Brides, House Beautiful, Hong Kong Airlines and Aeromexico in-flight magazines, and other major publications. Carmina was a project manager for Google's Touring Bird where she managed hundreds of travel writers, and wrote over 600 insider travel tips. Writing samples: Fodor's Travel: https://www.fodors.com/news/author/lacarmina National Geographic - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/buddhist-hell-parks-asia Eater: https://www.eater.com/23668554/tohoku-japan-fukushima-guide-best-restaurants-wagyu-sake The New York Times - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/lacarmina_newyorktimes-nyt-lacarmina-activity-7068341194208002048-vqVU BBC Travel - https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250829-the-market-that-feeds-mexico-citys-best-restaurants Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/author/la-carmina Huff Post: https://www.huffpost.com/author/gothiccarmina-224 La Carmina blog: http://www.lacarmina.com/blog La Carmina on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Carmina La Carmina's alternative fashion, Goth travel & culture site - http://www.lacarmina.com/blog - is featured in major media (The New Yorker, WWD, Cosmopolitan, Vogue Italia, LA Times). She's a Business Insider, CNN, AOL and Huffington Post journalist, author of 3 books (with Random House and Penguin), and hosts and arranges TV shows for Discovery, Food Network, Discovery, National Geographic, Travel Channel and more international networks (clips at http://www.lacarmina.com/pirates) - see photos of Carmen Wong Popular blog: http://www.lacarmina.com/blog La Carmina on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Carmina Press clippings: http://www.lacarmina.com/media.php Add @lacarmina social media - https://www.instagram.com/lacarmina/

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Total articles 250

  • 10 Reasons Locals in Tokyo Hate Tourists

    By La Carmina, La Carmina - Carmen Wong Verified · Fodor's Travel

    Apr. 08, 2025

  • Important Things to Know Before Traveling to Japan

    By La Carmina, La Carmina - Carmen Wong Verified · Fodor's Travel

    Mar. 24, 2025

  • Tokyo Is Expensive! So, Here Are 10 Ways to Save Money When You Visit

    By La Carmina, La Carmina - Carmen Wong Verified · Fodor's Travel

    May. 02, 2024

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Company Info

Freelance

De Pere, Wisconsin, United States