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Lee Cobaj

Lee Cobaj

person Travel writer
person Travel writer

Introduction

Lee Cobaj is a travel writer, guidebook author and the founder of luxury travel consultancy Alembic Creative. Lee lives in Hong Kong, the city where she grew up. She specialises in writing about luxury travel in Asia and contributes to a number of prestigious publications, including Conde Nast Traveller, The Telegraph, The Times, Robb Report, National Geographic Traveller and Travel + Leisure Asia.

Experience

After spending nearly two decades criss-crossing the globe as cabin crew, Lee now specialises in writing about high-end adventures and luxury hotels across Asia and the Indian Ocean.

Selected publications

Contributor to DK Eyewitness: Top 10 Hong Kong

Education

Lee Cobaj has a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing, and an MA in Literature, Culture and Modernity, both attained at the University of Salford.

Charity work

As well as being a pet therapy volunteer, Lee is an active fundraiser for the Indochina Starfish Foundation, which supports impoverished children in Cambodia through education, football and community projects.

Fun fact

Lee has visit 60 resorts in the Maldives - and counting.

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