Amanda Mactas is a contributor to Global Traveler and freelances for numerous outlets including Time Out, Bella Magazine and Eat This Not That. She received her bachelor's degree from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and her master's degree at New York University. She has traveled extensively around the world and some of her favorite trips include exploring and hiking on the island of Madeira and spelunking 18 stories below ground in Alberta, Canada. You can follow her on Instagram @ManhattanTwist.