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An Interview with Jessie Voigts of Wandering Educators

Posted by Kristin on February 21, 2012 at 12:41 am

Jessie Voigt’s dream to blend her love for travel writing with her passion for teaching led her to create Wandering Educators, a travel site for global educators and a place for young travel writers to begin finding their voices and honing their craft. Jessie, who has written for many travel sites, looks for young people [...]

From the Editor’s Mouth: Spud Hilton of the San Francisco Chronicle

Posted by Kristin on February 14, 2012 at 12:04 am

Spud Hilton and I met on the bus at the NATJA conference in October, and we had a rousing conversation about the ten worst ways to take travel photographs, ever. Spud, who is the travel editor of the San Francisco Chronicle and writer/editor of the Bad Lattitude blog at SFGate.com, isn’t afraid to speak his [...]

A Conversation with Elaine Masters

Posted by Kristin on February 7, 2012 at 12:57 am

When Elaine Masters had the idea to combine her two passions–travel and yoga–into her writing, she had no idea that her passions would lead her to creating her niche in the health and wellness travel market. Elaine is the author of Drivetime Yoga, educating drivers and passengers on how to be more present, energized and [...]

An Interview with Kate Siber

Posted by Kristin on January 31, 2012 at 12:35 am

Kate Siber epitomizes the quintessential travel journalist, characterizing herself asĀ  freelance writer, occasional photographer, habitual traveler, and “inveterate question asker”. She has won numerous awards for her journalism and current works as a correspondent for Outside magazine. Check out her website here! Before you went out on your own you worked for the Associated Press [...]

A Conversation with Michael Luongo

Posted by Kristin on January 24, 2012 at 12:38 am

Michael Luongo’s award-winning travel writing earned him the 2011 LGBT Journalist of the Year for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and the 2010-2011 Grand Prize in Travel Journalism Award Winner for NATJA. His work, which he characterizes as largely focused on travel, culture, and human rights, is always out of the ordinary (not [...]