Maggie Downs

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Maggie Downs is a travel writer based in the California desert. She is the author of the memoir Braver Than You Think: Around the World on the Trip of My (Mother’s) Lifetime and 50 Things to Do Before You’re Five, a guide to gentle family adventures. Her writing has also appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, and McSweeney’s, among others. Her Substack newsletter, Be Back By Dinner, is focused on meaningful travel.

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