Hi, I'm Nikki!

I am a travel editor, freelance journalist, producer, public speaker, and author based in New York City. Originally, I am from Bogotá, Colombia. 

Currently, I am the Founding Editor of Unearth Women, a women’s travel magazine I founded as a passion project back in 2018. The stories on Unearth Women focus on feminism, travel, and spotlighting women's voices. My work on Unearth Women has been featured in The New York Times, Good Morning America, CNN, Vogue Spain, and The Washington Post. In its first year, Unearth Women scaled quickly from an idea to a magazine sold in over 800 Barnes & Noble locations.

As an author represented by Paradigm Talent Agency, I am currently working on an Unearth Women travel guide with Clarkson Potter (publishing Spring 2022). Previously, I worked as the Travel Editor for The Infatuation, Atlas Obscura, and Culture Trip. In addition to my editorial work, I am a freelance journalist. My bylines have appeared in Zagat, VICE, Food & Wine, HuffPost, and Roads & Kingdoms.

Throughout my career, I have both produced and hosted video content for various publications. At Culture Trip, I was host and co-producer of the original series, Hungerlust. At Unearth Women, I am host and producer of the original series #WomenOwned. Currently, I am a producer of a true-crime documentary in partnership with Unrealistic Ideas and One Foot Forward, which is currently in the pre-production stages.

As a public speaker, I've had the honor of speaking at various travel conferences including the Women’s Travel Fest, Women in Travel Summit, Latino Travel Fest, Nomadic Network, The New York Times Travel Show, and New York Travel Fest.