2023 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Ken Budd
Growth. Purpose. Exploration. Love. These are key themes in my work, especially my award-winning memoir The Voluntourist (William Morrow). The book shares my adventures as a volunteer in six countries and my search for meaning as I cope with my father’s death and attempt to live a life that matters. In 2020, my Washington Post […]
2023 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Nancy Wigston
A graduate of the University of Toronto with a PhD in English literature, I taught English Lit and Creative Writing at the Toronto French School, followed by a stint teaching Literary Travel at UofT’s School of Continuing Education. An experienced writer with expertise in travel writing, profiles, book reviewing, medical, historical, and social issues, in […]
2022 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Kim Horton Levesque
Kim is an author, freelance writer, and French translator. She spent years working and traveling in France, Western Europe, and Asia. Kim studied in Paris, the Loire Valley, Spain, and Belgium, and has a Bachelor’s in French and a Master’s degree in Education, both from Arizona State University. She’s been honored with a Fulbright assistantship and […]
2022 July Featured Destination of the Month: Springfield, Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau
The vision of the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau is to lead the area travel industry in promoting Springfield as a premier destination for leisure travelers and outdoor enthusiasts, a recognized and successful host city for meetings and conventions, and a prominent and respected venue for sporting events. 1. ) What is your destination most […]
2022 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Rob Jerome
Rob is a travel photographer and has written for bilingual Chinese-English publications and websites in Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China. He has covered folkloric celebrations such as Carnival and emerging travel destinations in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and Central and South America. Rob also engages in sports photojournalism involving Masters Athletics. Before becoming a […]
July edition of ‘Discover Arkansas’ available online
The July edition of “Discover Arkansas” is now available at www.arkansas.com/discover-arkansas. Published by Arkansas Tourism, the monthly digital publication highlights events, activities and trip ideas in The Natural State. This month’s “Discover Arkansas” takes you on a culinary tour of The Natural State. Explore winners of the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame and journey off the beaten […]
2021 July Featured Destination of the Month: Huntsville/Madison County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Centrally located in the SE, Huntsville has truly earned the nickname Rocket City, USA! Train like an astronaut at U.S. Space Camp and visit Earth’s largest space museum, the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. If green space is more to your liking, come to the Huntsville Botanical Garden, home to the nation’s largest open-air butterfly […]
2021 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Jim Tobalski
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a journalism degree, I spent 35 years as a healthcare communications professional, retiring eight years ago. I immediately began exploring the great outdoors full-time, continuing my love of enjoying nature and our national parks and wildlife refuges. I write for and contribute photography to www.WanderingRoseTravels.com. And as […]
2021 July Featured Journalist of the Month: Donna Janke
I am a travel writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and the blogger behind Destinations Detours and Dreams. I love to explore wherever I am with a particular interest in culture, history, nature, art, architecture, and food. Every place is full of stories and I love to tell those stories. 1. What got you into travel […]
July ‘Discover Arkansas’ now online
The July edition of “Discover Arkansas” is now available at www.arkansas.com/discover-arkansas. Published by Arkansas Tourism, the monthly digital publication highlights events, activities and trip ideas in The Natural State. Feeling cabin fever but need to vacation on a shoestring? Arkansas is full of budget-friendly travels for all walks of life! In this month’s “Discover Arkansas,” we […]
