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Erika Owen

Erika Owen is a writer, editor, and author of "The Art of Flaneuring: How to Wander with Intention and Discover a Better Life," "Lawbreaking Ladies: 50 Tales of Daring, Defiant, and Dangerous Women from History," and "Fodor's Essential Guide to Iceland." She has degrees in Magazine Journalism and International Relations from Drake University and covers travel, lifestyle, wellness, and design for many publications and websites. You can see her work at Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, GQ, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Vogue, and more. Read these stories (and more) at erikaraeowen.com or follow her on Instagram at @erikaraeowen.
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