Founder & Lead Writer
Elena is a travel writer and photographer who has spent the last decade wandering across six continents. She founded Wander Journal to share slow, intentional travel stories from the road.
Lisbon, Portugal
TraveloguesFourteen days, one beat-up Toyota HiAce, and the most dramatic landscape I've ever steered through — a travelogue of van life on New Zealand's South Island, from Milford Sound to Mount Cook.
Elena Marchetti
GuidesYes, you can do Tokyo cheap. Five days of ramen, free viewpoints, and capsule hotels — a complete budget itinerary that proves Japan's capital doesn't have to break the bank.
Elena Marchetti
TraveloguesSeven days of moss gardens, matcha, and cherry blossoms in Japan's ancient capital — a slow travelogue from the quiet side of Kyoto.
Elena Marchetti
DestinationsA walking guide to the Lisbon most visitors miss — the village-like lanes of Graça, the tiled facades of Mouraria, and the riverside calm of Belém at dusk.
Elena Marchetti