Laurianne Claase

Laurianne Claase is a freelance travel writer and photojournalist based in Cape Town, South Africa, who serves as the Africa Editor for FineTravel.com. With a career spanning diverse roles including chambermaid, live-aboard diving boat crew member, and English teacher in Taiwan, she transitioned to travel journalism to combine her passion for exploration with storytelling. Her work focuses on promoting Southern Africa through articles and photography featured in international publications like Marie Claire (SA) and Condé Nast Traveller (UK). Claase specializes in creating destination guides and has contributed to notable pieces such as 'South Africa's Karoo: By Campervan' and 'Sharks: The Whole Tooth' for FineTravel.com. She also demonstrated policy analysis capabilities through a 2016 factsheet about South Africa's Refugees Act amendments for Africa Check.