By Everett Potter

It’s safe to say that Samantha Brown has become one of the most recognized faces of travel in the United States in the past 17 years. With her perky on-air personality, her willingness to try just about anything and her eagerness to impart insight and knowledge, she’s been the queen of the Travel Channel for years on series such as Great Hotels, Girl Meets Hawaii, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Green Getaways, Passport to China, Great Weekends and Samantha Brown’s Asia. In 2017, she upped stakes and moved to PBS to create a new show called Samantha Brown’s Places to Love, which began airing in January 2018. When she’s not traveling the world, she calls Brooklyn home. I caught up with her recently to ask her about her new PBS series and her tips for travel … continue reading>