Summer Rylander

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Location: Nuremberg, Germany
Education: University of South Carolina

Summer Rylander is a freelance food and travel journalist.

Highlights

  • She is based in Germany.
  • Her work has appeared in Food & Wine, The Kitchn, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Salon, HuffPost, and more.
  • She started writing for Dotdash Meredith in 2022.

Experience

Summer Rylander is a freelance food and travel journalist based in Germany. Her work has appeared in Food & Wine, The Kitchn, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Salon, HuffPost, and more.

Education

Summer holds a Bachelor of Arts in European Studies with a minor in Advertising and Public Relations.

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