Susan L. Schwartz

Biography

I write the award-winning Drinks/Luxury Travel blog, A Lush Life Manual and host Lush Life Podcast, where I interview people in the drinks industry.

I was awarded TravMedia 2019 Sit-Up Award for Rising Star of the Year and Highly Commended for BGTW Travel Blogger of the Year 2022. I was a Finalist for Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award 2019, Traverse Creator Awards 2019; Saveur Magazine Blog Awards 2018 Best Drinks Blog; BGTW Travel Broadcaster of the Year and the Travel Blog Post of the Year 2020.

I write my own column, Portrait of a Cocktail, for Beau Monde Traveller, a luxury travel magazine.

I have also written for the Tonic Magazine, Ritz Magazine, Mail on Sunday, Condé Nast Traveler online, Sainsbury’s, Grazia, and other publications.

American born, based in London
Languages: English, Italian (conversational)

Destination Expertise

United Kingdom (UK), Italy

Specialisms

Food & Drink, Luxury Travel, Wine

Recent & Upcoming Trips

London (Home), Venice (2025), Cyprus (2025), USA (2025), Egypt (2024/2 weeks)