Ariana Bindman is a photographer, writer, and Palm Desert native currently living and learning in the bay area that is San Francisco. She has been working with a wide spectrum of artists, entrepreneurs, and inner city underdogs in San Francisco. You'll find Ariana photographing for Fashion and Student Trends at UC Berkeley, El Paseo Fashion week, and Hypebeast magazine, and she can often be found attending clandestine rock concerts.

With one eye on current trends and one on the viewfinder, Autumn Mooney's passion for travel and photography has taken her all over the world. As an international photographer and travel writer with a history in photo editing for celebrity and lifestyle magazines in Sydney, London, Dubai and Singapore, Autumn is as happy snapping celebs on the red carpet as she is writing about festivals from the top of Sydney's harbour bridge.

Alex Harmon is an avid food writer for various newspapers and lifestyle websites in Sydney. When she's not taking selfies of her food and travels, she's trawling second hand bookstores looking for Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body (her copy was thrown out of window in the south of France, never to be seen again) or trying to skateboard the backstreets of Sydney while snapping photos of street art and hashtagging on Instagram. Along with writing for us, Alex Harmon was the Editor of TNT Magazine Australia and New Zealand, and is now the Editor in Chief of the Escape Lounge.

Justin Steinlauf is an activities junkie. When not surfing the northern beaches of Sydney, he is scouting the best cup of coffee, or discovering hidden gems off the beaten tracks of untouched Australian terrain. Hailing from the USA, Justin was the sales and advertising dynamo at travel publication TNT magazine downunder, in daily contact with sojournists and the tourist industry. He now heads up the travel sales side of Time Out magazine. With his keen photographic eye and appreciation for words it was un-avoidable that Justin fell into photography and travel writing along the way.

Shitika Anand is a freelance fashion and lifestyle journalist who has more photos of sunrises on her smartphone than selfies. The freedom, nervousness and uncertainty of solo traveling gives her immense joy; even more joy than what Brie and a glass of tempranillo can give to her taste buds. She enjoys discovering secret beaches around Australia, room service, engaging bartenders in conversations about cocktails from the 1800s and munching on kale at organic cafés. Her work also can be found in GQ, Forbes, Women’s Health and CNN Travel, among other publications.

Doctor, assistant professor, traveller and musician, Barry Ferrier is a creative copywriter with many years professional marketing and advertising experience. He has travelled with many leading celebrities including as band leader for the legendary US superstar Eartha Kitt which has given him a unique objective experience of 5 star accommodation. Combining these diverse and creative experiences, Barry has developed a unique and highly entertaining travel writing style. We vote Barry best person to invite to a dinner party because of his storytelling ability.

Actress and world Traveller is the latest travel author to join the Reviews International team. Lisa is heading up the West Coast region of the USA for Reviewsinternational.com. Lisa is always seeking new adventures, great stories and inspirational people.

Tijana Jaksic is a freelance travel writer and photographer. From the streets of Cuba to the markets of India, the hustle of London to the beauty of rural Bosnia, a desire to avidly document the journey comes naturally. Tijana would just as happily unroll a swag under the stars in the middle of the desert as submerse herself in the luxuries of a five-star hotel. Tijana’s work appears online and in print, as well as new technologies such as iphone apps.

James Shand's love for travel developed from a youth spent on Australia's Gold Coast; an exceptionally lively tourist hub. After obtaining a university degree in International business and event management, James packed his bags for experiences in this wonderful world, and currently travels while writing for us! Exceptionally savvy with social media, we put James in charge of a few important tasks, and we love his outlook on life!

Linda Georgia Silmalis has worked as a journalist for over 20 years, covering everything from sport, world news and politics. She has roamed the world, filing from places like Nordkapp at the top of Norway, and cruising Halong Bay in Vietnam and on the beach in Tahiti. Linda has stayed in some of the most luxurious hotels in the world and among the most remote, such as the cabins in the heart of grizzly bear territory at Telegraph Cove, Canada. Her reviews and features have been published in newspapers across Australia and online.