Darrel Lippman, a journalist with more than 25 years experience writing about people, places, and travel-related things, lives in West Los Angeles with his wife and three young children. From traveling solo to destinations including China, Ireland, and the Philippines to planning family trips to Hawaii, Switzerland, and Japan and countless US road trips, he would go as far as saying that traveling is his ultimate hobby. His blog “Life X 5” features posts about his animated family, festive endeavors, and adventures in fatherhood.

Darrel’s background includes editorial management for a national publisher of destination guides and a stint at the Los Angeles-based travel agent trade publication TravelAge West. One of his favorite travel books is “To the Ends of the Earth” by Paul Theroux.