Special Projects Editor for Matador Network and a contributor to National Geographic online, Time Out London, Nerve, Atlas Obscura, Roads & Kingdoms, xoJane, GetYourGuide, and many more, Ailsa Ross has over 5 years'​ experience in the travel industry. (Fun fact: Ailsa's 56k online words have received over 100k Facebook likes. That's about 2,000 likes per word.)

Meditating with the happiest monk in South Korea, discovering the power of cocoa with the Chocolate Shaman of Guatemala… Ailsa travels and writes narratives (and listicles, because 2k15 y'all) about her experiences. She’s currently based in the Canadian Rockies where she’s researching the world’s unsung women adventurers.

Specializes in writing about: travel, nature, religion, women explorers, indigenous culture.