Shilo Urban

Shilo Urban is an award-winning freelancer who writes about travel, food, culture, history, and art—all the good stuff. A bookworm with an incurable case of the travel bug, she’s visited 69 countries and lived on three continents. Her work has appeared in Texas Monthly, Travel + Leisure, Afar, AAA Explorer, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Fort Worth Magazine, 360 West Magazine, Cowboys & Indians, and many others. She loves researching ancient civilizations, always orders extra pickles, and lives in Fort with her two wiener dogs, Steve and Lenny.

Education:

University of Texas at Austin Bachelor of Arts with Honors

Expertise:

Travel, food, culture, history, and art.

Location:

Fort Worth, TX

What the outdoors mean to Shilo:

Wildness is freedom, nature is healing, and being outdoors is a spiritual necessity.