About Laura Pattara
Loquacious from birth and nomadic by nature, Laura holds a BA in Interpreting and Translation, focusing on linguistics and cultures from Sydney, Australia. For the past 20 years, she has tour-guided overland trips through South America and southern Africa and independently explored northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Far East Asia. Laura's adventures include a six-year motorbike journey from Europe to Australia and exploring the Arabian Peninsula in an old postie van. When she's not uncovering our planet's hidden gems, Laura moonlights as a freelance travel writer.
Education
BA Interpreting and Translation
Western Sydney University, 1996
Areas of Expertise
About Laura Pattara
Loquacious from birth and nomadic by nature, Laura holds a BA in Interpreting and Translation, focusing on linguistics and cultures from Sydney, Australia. For the past 20 years, she has tour-guided overland trips through South America and southern Africa and independently explored northern Africa, the Middle East, and Central and Far East Asia. Laura's adventures include a six-year motorbike journey from Europe to Australia and exploring the Arabian Peninsula in an old postie van. When she's not uncovering our planet's hidden gems, Laura moonlights as a freelance travel writer.
Education
BA Interpreting and Translation
Western Sydney University, 1996
Areas of Expertise
7 Ancient Roman Ruins That Reveal the Dark Side of the Empire
Some of ancient Rome’s most prized ruins were once stages for some of the worst acts the empire carried out.
5 Hidden Louvre Masterpieces That the Mona Lisa Crowds Walk Right Past
Let the world line up to glimpse the Mona Lisa while you take your time admiring the Louvre’s finest works just a few rooms away.
Spectacular Ancient Greek Sites You Need to Visit Beyond the Acropolis
The Acropolis offers crowds and sunburn, but Delphi, Olympia, and three more Greek sites make for phenomenal alternatives.
6 Majestic Italian Castles Defined by Renaissance Tragedy and Betrayal
Some beautiful Italian castles were also places where powerful families settled long-running scores in blood.
5 Breathtaking Renaissance Art Treasures Hidden Inside the Vatican Museums
The Vatican Museums' big-name attractions might hold all the fame, but the true Renaissance glory is held in its most overlooked corners.
7 (Supposedly) Cursed Artifacts in Museums Around the World
Stolen, looted, donated with dire warnings, and locked away, these artifacts have one thing in common: debate over their supposed ancient curses refuses to die.
The 10 Best Museums for Fashion and Style Obsessives
The ten best fashion museums in the world make an irrefutable argument that clothes are never, ever, just clothes.
The World’s 6 Wealthiest Museums
These are the wealthiest museums on earth, valued not because of what they could fetch, but because they cannot be sold at all.
How to See the British Museum in 2 Hours
Two hours in the British Museum won't make you an expert, but it will leave you astonished at what humans have created and passed down.
10 Museums That Are Actually Better at Night
The world's greatest museums transform a night, creating fewer crowds, a richer atmosphere, and an intimacy with art that daylight simply cannot provide.
10 Museums Dedicated to History’s Greatest Authors
From Shakespeare to Neruda, explore the world’s best museums dedicated to authors and step inside the homes where literary history was written.
Journey Through Hartashen’s Megalithic Avenue
Explore Armenia’s lesser-visited highlands and learn about the ancient standing stones of Hartashen and the people who built them.