David Oliver is the social media editor for USA Today's travel section and a
freelance writer. Oliver's work has been published in USA Today, the Washington Post
and U.S. News & World Report, as well as Washingtonian magazine. He has an M.A. in writing from Johns Hopkins University and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland. He grew up in Randolph, N.J., and lives in Washington, D.C.