Inspired by my globe-trotting grandmother, I have been writing about my travels for over 15 years, covering destinations from Jamaica to Hong Kong to Los Cabos, the Pacific Northwest, the Mountain West, and the kudzu-coated hills of southern Appalachia. In particular, my travel writing niches include the burgeoning cannabis hospitality sector, public-transit accessible travel destinations, travel by train, road trips, and the intersection of travel and history. I’ve covered the history of RVs, the first coast-to-coast highway in the United States, the unexpected destination where women’s suffrage collided with western expansion, and how to go camping without a car.

In addition to my bylines in Lonely Planet, Subaru Drive magazine, Nylon, Playboy,Sisu, Budget Travel, Trip Savvy, and others, my work on the Oregon Coast Trail appeared in Lonely Planet’s 2020 edition of National Trails of America. I’ve taught travel writing and travel literature at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga for the prestigious Brock Scholars Program and currently serve on the board of the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s School of Hospitality program.