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Yulia Denisyuk
Travel Journalist, Going Places Media
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About me

Yulia is an award-winning travel journalist, photographer, writer, Telly-Award-winning filmmaker, and podcast host who turned to journalism after serving in the U.S. military and working as a Fortune 500 brand manager. Yulia's work appears in The New York Times, National Geographic, TIME, Conde Nast Traveler, BBC Travel, and more. Yulia covers culture and travel, highlighting underrepresented communities in her work. For past assignments, she’s shared a roof with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo with artist collectives in Rwanda. Yulia is the founder and host of the Going Places platform. She frequently speaks at conferences and events, leads trips, and teaches media & storytelling workshops around the world.

Why did you join the community?

I would like to join to stay connected to the travel community and to develop my network of travel content creators, travel publishers, and providers.

What is your favorite travel destination?

Wadi Rum, Jordan

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Ethiopia

What was your first travel job?

A story about camping in Erg Chebbi, Morocco, with the Amazigh, picked up by Lonely Planet Travel Anthology in 2016.

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Empathy, humility, deeper understanding of the world

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