woman selfie in Mongolia with mountain valley behind her

Billie Cohen

AFAR Staff

Billie Cohen is executive editor of AFAR.

Before starting here, co-created the travel-advice start-up WendyPerrin.com; conceived and launched CondéNastTraveler.com; was deputy editor of Time Out New York and founding editor of Time Out Singapore.

Prior to the pandemic, she spent three years as a digital nomad, working remotely from places including Cambodia, Mongolia, Canada, and Switzerland. She’s currently based in New York City.

She covers all areas of travel, and has soft spots for nerd travel, maps, intel, history, architecture, art, design, people, dessert, street art, and always Oreos, all over the world.

Follow her @billietravels.

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