Profile: Freelance technical writing pays my bills. In between tech gigs, when finances allow, I travel. I’ve been a regular contributor to World Hum, BlogHer, and Divine Caroline, been featured on National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel blog and Perceptive Travel, and written for a handful of food, travel, and in-flight magazines. I’ve done a little radio, which I love — I’ve recorded two stories for NPR’s WGBH Boston station, spoken about Hawaii for This Arctic Life out of Anchorage, had a micro-second of time on Rudy Maxa’s World, and been a repeat guest on the This Week in Travel podcast. I’ve worked on two guidebooks — BC and Hawaii — for Thomas Cook. And I’ve spoken about travel blogging at Blog World Expo, BlogHer, TBEX, the Oregon Governor’s Conference on Tourism, and SxSW. I’m a cofounder of Passports with Purpose, a group that raises money for causes that resonate with travelers, and SCOOT, the Seattle Consortium of Online Travel, an informal annual event that explores topics at the intersection of the online world and travel. But mostly, I love to write stories about travel – from local field trips to big adventures – with my whole heart.
