Samantha Falewée

Samantha Falewée is a senior editor for Travel + Leisure, interested in adventure and culinary travel, Indigenous culture, and wildlife conservation. A France-U.S. citizen, she speaks French and is a certified wine nerd by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (Level II). She has attended the Cannes Film Festival (twice), gone scuba diving off the Sinai Peninsula, made ceviche with Roger Federer, and worked a wine harvest in Provence. Her writing has appeared in Wine Spectator, Whisky Advocate, Virtuoso Life, Rova, and Cigar Aficionado, in addition to Travel + Leisure. She edits print stories with a focus on South America, French Polynesia, and the American Southwest. Her last name rhymes with “far away.”