Sierra Newell is a nomadic writer and freelance marketing strategist currently based in Germany.

As a California native, she’s grown up in and is inspired by wild spaces and the people that inhabit them, from mountain villages to seaside wine country. Sierra has always loved the way that personal, authentic stories can connect people and places in profound ways.

Sierra writes about travel for GetYourGuide and has been published in Business Insider. She’s also a contracted marketing strategist who loves working with purpose-driven brands, from yoga communities to private chefs. Previously, she was AppFolio’s Sr Marketing Programs Manager, executing a strategy that increased revenue by 95% YoY.

Writing is her first love, but wine is her second. Over the past year, her passion has led her to intern at Gut Oggau, a biodynamic wine grower in Austria, complete a wine harvest in Australia, and she is now in Germany, working in vineyards and cellars with natural wine producers.

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Explore some of her recent adventures below.