Shannon McShane is a native Los Angeleno, a graduate of Syracuse University, a vegetarian, and a current photography and Spanish student.

McShane loves to travel. Whether it is to Ecuador to learn Spanish, up the California coast to visit the Golden Gate, or across town to try a new restaurant (getting from one side of LA to the other is a journey in itself!), traveling is in her blood. (Really, she’s been tested.)

Not convinced? This travel nut collects maps, loves the smell of airplanes, and has a degree in geography. She has visited our neighbors in the north, spent time with family in Ireland, driven from New York to LA in her VW Passat (appropriately named “Hot Thunder”), and journeyed to South America solo. She is fortunate enough to have visited many places both in the United States and abroad, but fear not, her “To See” list is miles long.

McShane has experience in the entertainment and hospitality industries and is currently taking an extended break to do what she loves most: travel. Follow her journeys in South America on her blog, and find her on Twitter.