
Travel Writer
Former active member of the Society of American Travel Writers
Co-author Co-author of “Adventure Guide to Northern California,” Hunter Publishing, 2000
Updated and contributed to Tampa Bay section of The Green Guide to Florida/Bahamas, Michelin Travel Publications, Published in 2002
Co-editor of Joyce LaFray’s Big Guide to Florida Restaurants (ISBN: 1-4196-0799-5)
Published:
April 13, 1997 Daily Breeze (Southern California newspaper), "Portland (Oregon): Brewing Up a Reputation.
Dec. 7, 1997, St. Petersburg Times "Two Takes on a Thai Massage" (Bangkok elegant spa version vs. training school massage)
Winter 1997 Farm Family America Magazine "Fitness Fantasies at the Peaks Resort & Spa in Telluride"
Aug. 9, 1998 Oakland Tribune "It's Easy to Find a Favorite Haunt in Half Moon Bay"
April 12, 1998 Chicago Tribune "Strange Bedfellows at Tampa's Wildlife on Easy Street" (Overnight stay at wildlife refuge for exotic and endangered lions, panthers, etc.)
Aug. 16, 1998 Contra Costa Times (Northern California newspaper), "Tampa Tour - Native Daughter Reconnects with the Old and Explores the New"
Nov. 15, 1996 Boston Globe "Swimming with the Manatees (Crystal River"
Oct. 25, 1998, Chicago Tribune "Much Ado About Miami"
Feb. 21, 1999 Chicago Sun-Times Travel Section, "Answering the Call of the Wild" (Outdoor camping, hiking and rafting adventure in Utah's Canyonlands, Arches national parks
Jan. 16, 2000 Dallas Morning News, "Cat Nipped - Pet Pack Surprises for couple on California Road Trip" (Traveling with a housecat)
July 16, 2000, Sacramento Bee, "A Lovely Place to Get Caught in the Rain - or Sunshine" (Cycling Trip Through Sonoma County"
Aug. 6, 2000 San Francisco Examiner, "Lost (Coast) Weekend" (Backpacking along Mendocino's Lost Coast"
December 2000/January 2001 Meetings South, "Daytona Beach & Florida's Space Coast"
January 2001 Skilights/Spirit Airlines Magazine "Scoring a Taste-Bud Touchdown - When Tampa Hosts the Super Bowl"
June/July 2002, Tampa Bay Metro Magazine "10 Great Escapes" (Three of the 10 Florida recommendations)
January 2001 Physician's Travel & Meeting Guide, "Discover Tampa's Revival"
June 2006 Associated Press articles about guest accommodations at European Castles and U.S. luxury hotels with destination spas.


