Eugenia Lazaris is a freelance travel writer and editor based in Southern California. She is a graduate of the University of La Verne with a degree in psychology, but her passion is in travel and exploring the world's nooks and crannies. Her lifelong love of travel has taken her to nearly every state and 20+ countries, and the list is constantly growing.

She is the travel editor at the Greek American news site Nea Proini and her work regularly appears in WhereverFamily.com and Global Traveler Magazine. She has also contributed to TravelAge West, Go World Travel Magazine, and TrazeeTravel.com, and her work is about to premier in Travel + Leisure. Some of the areas she specializes in are family travel, cultural travel experiences, cruising, and travel throughout Greece and the Middle East.