I have been a freelance writer for 10 years writing for local and regional publications as well as online travel sites. I have been a traveler most of my life going back to my first trip to Europe when I was a junior in college. After that, I was hooked. Since then I have traveled in Western and Eastern Europe, Caribbean, China, Kenya, Tanzania, South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Cuba, Canada, Mexico and most of the US. I believe travel should be more than just “seeing the sites”, but a real emersion into local culture and history. I try to write from the perspective of “traveler” versus “tourist”. I hope that is the takeaway you will glean from my articles. Thanks for reading!