Jalyn Robinson

Sep 26, 2023 | travelandleisure.com | Jalyn Robinson

Before cars and planes, there were trains — the quickest and most convenient way to get around, shuffling people across state lines, over rivers, and along mountainsides. Even today, train travel is widely used and sought after, both around the world and here in the U.S. According to the 2022 Transportation Statistics Annual Report by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Amtrak serviced 32 million passengers in 2019 — up one million from 2018 and almost 12 million from 2000.

Sep 3, 2023 | travelandleisure.com | Jalyn Robinson

If you’ve stayed at the Silo Hotel in Cape Town or a Singita Lodge elsewhere in South Africa, you may have seen elegant woven baskets tucked discreetly under a sink or by a bedside. These are the work of Mo and Michelle Mokone, the sisters behind the Pretoria-based decor company Mo’s Crib. This innovation paid off: the sisters won the market’s best new product award, which led to the launch of Mo’s Crib in 2016.

Aug 31, 2023 | tripsavvy.com | Jalyn Robinson

Courtesy of Jalyn RobinsonEducationPace UniversityJalyn Robinson is the assistant travel editor at Dotdash Meredith, working for both Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy. She started at TripSavvy in 2021 and joined Travel + Leisure in 2023. During her time at Dotdash Meredith, she has contributed countless stories to both brands, from personal experiences, like her first cruise on the then-largest cruise ship in the world, to covering stories about travel inclusivity.

Aug 10, 2023 | travelandleisureasia.com | Jalyn Robinson

The attendant set my luggage down in my room, smiling at me. “Your room is going to totally transform when the sun goes down,” he said. “I’m not going to tell you how, but you’re going to be blown away.”I had just arrived at the Fairmont El San Juan, voted one of the best resorts in Puerto Rico in 2023 by Travel + Leisure readers.

Aug 9, 2023 | travelandleisureasia.com | Jalyn Robinson

The attendant set my luggage down in my room, smiling at me. “Your room is going to totally transform when the sun goes down,” he said. “I’m not going to tell you how, but you’re going to be blown away.”I had just arrived at the Fairmont El San Juan, voted one of the best resorts in Puerto Rico in 2023 by Travel + Leisure readers.