Eli Carter is a professional travel writer with contributions to Lonely Planet guidebooks and five years of freelance articles for national magazines. He specializes in off-beat destinations and budget-friendly itineraries, field-tested across over 50 trips worldwide. Eli leverages local contacts and official tourism board data to verify each recommendation, ensuring accuracy and authenticity. His itineraries include timed schedules and route maps that have been adopted by online travel communities for independent explorers. Eli updates his guides annually to reflect changing conditions and new travel trends.