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La Carmina - nickname of author Carmen Wong - is an award-winning travel blogger and content creator who specializes in alternative and Gothic culture, fashion, traveling and food worldwide. Carmen Wong or La-Carmina is a travel TV host and has appeared on shows for Travel Channel, Food Network, Science Channel, National Geographic, NBC, USA Network/Blumhouse (The Purge) and more. La Carmina has traveled to over 70 countries, published three books with Penguin Random House, and writes for outlets including CNN, Sunday Times, Fodor's Travel and Business Insider. La Carmina is an award-winning Canadian journalist, blogger, author, and TV host known for her work on alternative travel and subcultures, particularly Gothic fashion and Japanese pop culture. She has traveled to over 70 countries to document underground and fringe scenes, sharing her findings with major publications and through her own media platforms Journalistic work and accolades Alternative culture focus: La Carmina specializes in alternative cultures, Goth and Harajuku fashion, extreme body modifications, and Japanese pop culture. Her mission is to showcase these subcultures in a positive light and encourage meaningful, offbeat travel. Noteworthy publications: Her work has been published in many top media outlets, including: The New York Times CNN Business Insider Travel + Leisure National Geographic Time Magazine The Sunday Times Awards: In 2020, La Carmina won the Bronze Award in the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition for her travelogue about Brazil. She has also received the "Best Blog of the Year" award from Auxiliary Magazine. Google Touring Bird: She was a project manager and lead writer for Google's travel site, Touring Bird, where she managed 200 writers and authored over 600 articles.
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