About Annika
Annika Hipple is a freelance writer and photographer whose passions include sustainable travel, wildlife conservation, and history. Raised bilingual and bicultural, she divides her time between her two home countries, the United States and Sweden. She is fluent in Spanish and fell in love with Latin America during a college semester abroad in Ecuador and holds a master's degree in Latin American studies, for which she conducted research in Mexico.
In addition to writing for a wide range of publications, Annika has been a freelance tour director for more than two decades, leading trips to destinations across the globe including Patagonia, Cuba, Morocco, Egypt, India, Mongolia, Japan, New Zealand, and numerous destinations in Europe and North America. Her hobbies include hiking, kayaking, reading, Cuban-style salsa dancing, and listening to music from around the world.
