Field Notes

Our Team

Four people, two cities, one shared spreadsheet of places we still haven’t been.

A round sourdough loaf on a wooden board with a bread knife

Maya Chen

Editor-in-chief

Editor-in-chief. Collects train timetables, bakes too much bread and believes every city is best seen on foot.

Stories by Maya

A red-and-cream Lisbon tram on an empty cobbled street

Leo Martins

Travel writer

Travel writer based in Lisbon. Usually somewhere between a ferry and a café, with a notebook that’s nearly full.

Stories by Leo

A teal typewriter and a notebook on a weathered wooden table

Amara Okafor

Design & front-end

Designer and front-end developer writing about type, systems and building a faster web.

Stories by Amara

Espresso pouring from a machine into a white cup

Sam Rivera

Photographer & coffee nerd

Photographer and coffee nerd. Will cross a city for a good espresso and a long train ride.

Stories by Sam