Jay Gentile is an award-winning travel writer and freelance journalist with bylines in The Washington Post, CNN Travel, The Guardian, Lonely Planet, Outside Magazine, SPIN, VICE, Thrillist, Chicago Tribune and more. He’s chased rhinos through the jungles of Nepal, although he’s equally content holed up at some weird dive bar in Montana. He lives in Chicago, but would rather be in the mountains. Find out more at jay-gentile.com.