Rori Harrington is a freelance writer based in Dallas, Texas, where she has lived for 27 years. She has a BA in journalism from Southern Methodist University. Rori's work has been published in The Dallas Morning News, hotels.com and Expedia.com. Rori spent 10 weeks backpacking through Europe one summer and managed to spend only $2,500 (airline tickets excluded). Rori loves to travel, but she doesn't love to bust her budget. She has been to 12 countries and has traveled throughout the U.S. Rori has partied all night during the running of the bulls in Spain and hiked in the rain forest to zip-line through the canopy in Costa Rica. Rori is always up for adventure and sharing travel tips.