Authors
Travel writer ‘Chez’ Chesak is a 20-year veteran of the outdoor and travel industries and the Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. While he’s lived all over the U.S. and traveled to more than 30 countries, he has the most fun when he’s exploring with his wife Sally, and two daughters. An avid outdoors person and writer, he’s happiest on a trail, on skis, or nestled into a sleeping bag. He was deployed to Iraq in 2005 with a U.S. Army line unit and you can read more about him at www.chezconnects.com. Listen to Chez's interview on World Footprints.
Zinara Rathnayake is a Sri Lankan based travel blogger and a travel writer. Through her writing, she wants to inspire others to travel more responsibly and find happiness, and passion in the little things in life. She is currently a Humanities student and works in social media.
Patti Morrow is a freelance travel writer and founder of the award-winning blog Luggage and Lipstick. She’s the author of the book “Girls Go Solo: Tips for Women Traveling Alone,” and has over 150 bylines in 40 publications, including The Huffington Post, The Washington Post, International Living Magazine, Travel Girl, Epicure & Culture, and Ladies Home Journal.
George Miller, an environmental journalist and photographer, believes that travel starts with the heart, not the itinerary. He enjoys heart to heart experiences with people of different cultures that illustrate the common humanity of all people.
Mehk Chakraborty is an Indian journalist and writer who loves to travel and explore the arts. She speaks 4 languages, and hopes to learn a dozen more. She has an educational background in Political Science and International Affairs but her interests include feminism, philosophy, poetry and yoga.
Josh Fredman is a writer, photographer, and artist living in Seattle, WA. He holds a BA in Environmental Communications from Antioch College. He loves to travel, but fears he's responsible for the death of a polar bear every time he gets on a plane.
Julie Hatfield was a staff reporter with the Boston Globe for 22 years, winning a spot on Boston Magazine’s “Print Dream Team” before moving on to become a freelance travel writer, winning a Gold Prize from the North American Travel Journalists Association for her story on helicopter fishing in British Columbia. She is an active member of the Society of American Travel Writers, the author of a memoir titled “Felix,” a co-author of a biking book titled “Thirty Years on Two Wheels,” a member of the Cambridge Chamber Singers, the wife of Timothy Leland, founder of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team, and the mother of singer/songwriter Juliana Hatfield.
Kathleen Walls, former reporter for Union Sentinel in Blairsville, GA, is publisher/writer for American Roads and Global Highways. She is the author of several travel books including Georgia’s Ghostly Getaways, Finding Florida’s Phantoms, Hosts With Ghosts, and Wild About Florida series. Kathleen's articles have appeared in Family Motor Coaching Association Magazine, Food Wine Travel Magazine, Weekender Extended, Travel World International, Tours4Mobile and others. She is a photographer with many of her original photographs appearing in her travel ezine, American Roads, as well as other publications. Her fiction includes Last Step, which was made into a feature movie of the same name by Forbes Productions, Kudzu, Under A Bloody Flag and Under A Black Flag. PODCAST FEATURE Listen to Kathleen's interview talking about the American south.
Hannah Frishberg is a fourth-generation Brooklynite, reporter and photographer. Her work has appeared in Narratively, Curbed, Gothamist, Atlas Obscura among other publications and she was most recently the Editor in Chief of Brokelyn. She’s working on a book about the many of lives of the Gowanus Batcave.
Robin Raven is a travel journalist and the author of Santa's First Vegan Christmas.
Anthony Paonita is a writer based in New York and Italy. He’s written for More, Business, Reuters, and Business Week about technology, travel, food, and legal affairs.
Kelly Sheldrick loves to get off the beaten trail, and have unique travel experiences. That's why her preferred method of travel is by bicycle. She's cycled about 20,000km in over 15 countries, bring her country tally up to 70.
