"I think far too often the idea of travel — especially paid travel — is romanticised in people's minds and they neglect to prioritise the writing element of it," Balsinger tells Refinery29. "What people don't know is that for every picture they see of me lounging in an infinity pool in Thailand or taste-testing a five-course meal at a posh restaurant in Tel Aviv, I am spending triple that time trying to articulate my experience for my outlets that sent me."