Bio

Laura Gillis:

Editor-At-Large

Highlights:

Editor-at-Large for www.famtripper.com
Director of Public Relations for Lutece Restaurant, New York City for Celebrity Chefs Andre Soltner and Eberhard Mueller
Director of Special Events at Granita Restaurant in Malibu for Wolfgang Puck Worldwide
One of the first places I like to visit when I'm traveling is the local grocery store. It's here, where people come to buy food to prepare for loved ones and family, that culture speaks the loudest.

Laura's Reviews

Bitten by the travel bug during an extensive stay in Thailand, Laura Gillis is a now a journey person in the travel leisure business. Before she began travel writing, she managed special events, media and public relations for celebrity chefs such as Wolfgang Puck, Eberhard Mueller and Mario Batali. Currently she resides in Greenwich, Connecticut and is the editor-at-large for www.famtripper.com.

Laura Gillis
Editor-At-Large

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famtripper fun fact

Sistine Chapel
Did you know that The Sistine Chapel's famous ceiling in Rome, Italy painted by Michelangelo was a team effort? This included Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Roselli, Pinturicchio, Signorelli and della Gatta. I would imagine it was an intense male bonding endeavor.

how did it all start?

How did Famtripper.com start?

Famtripper.com all started when founder/publisher, Chuck Taylor, was sent on a travel assignment. Chuck found himself in the sports fishing capital of the world, Islamorada, Florida where he caught a 40-pound permit — a game fish — over the shipwrecked Eagle, now a manmade reef. He was "hooked".

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