Writing Samples

Below are clips of some of the many articles I have written for print and online publications. New clips coming soon. In addition, please check out my blog, my Scandinavia travel website, and the highlights I have published on Afar.com. For copywriting samples, please contact me.

Stockholm: Seven Reasons to Stay. British Airways’ The Club magazine, September 2014.

On the Rise: Squamish beckons adventurers with a soaring new attraction. AAA Journey, July/August 2014.

Seattle’s Beacon Food Forest Breaks New Ground in Community Building and Local Food Production. Natural Choice Directory, May 2013.

Plastic Water Bottles, Begone! Travelers Against Plastic Campaign Launched. Ethical Traveler, April 2013.

Green-Land: In Portland, it’s not just the grass that’s greener. Northwest Meetings + Events, Spring 2013.

Unique Experiences: National Parks. Berlitz Handbook USA. Published March 2012.

Unique Experiences: Civil War Battlefields. Berlitz Handbook USA. Published March 2012.

Business Class: Traveling abroad for business? Read this first. Knowledge Leader, Fall 2011.

Sakinaw Lake Lodge: How a family’s leap of faith created one of the Sunshine Coast’s best getaways. Harbors Magazine, Fall 2011.

Explore: Koster Islands, Sweden. Sierra Magazine, March/April 2011.

Stockholm by Stieg. AAA Journey, March/April 2011.

Building Relationships While Giving Back. Northwest Meetings + Events, Winter 2011.

Building Beavers: Gordy Barnes has been keeping floatplanes flying for 40 years. Harbors Magazine, Fall 2010.

Destination Mini-guide: Seattle, WA. Away.com, July 2010.

Ethical Traveler: World’s 10 Best Destinations. Earth Island Journal, Spring 2010. (Reprinted as Guilt-Free Sojourns: The developing world’s best ethical destinations in Utne Reader, July-August 2010.)

Daring to Be Different. Northwest Meetings + Events, Spring 2010. [Small destinations in the Pacific Northwest]

Five Star Layovers. Knowledge Leader, Fall 2009.

Deck the Halls with Eco-friendly Decor: Green your holiday events with these fun, easy and earth-friendly tips. Northwest Meetings + Events, Fall 2009.

Cuban Encounters. Wanderlust & Lipstick, originally written 1997, revised March 2009.

Where Vintage and Modern Meet. The National, 14 February 2009.

Coming of Age Rituals in Africa: Tradition and Change, Prudence International Magazine, Fall 2008.

The Original Eco-destination: The Galapagos Islands in Pictures. The Seattle Times’ Trip Magazine, August 2008.

Bright Farms, Big City. Conscious Choice, June 2007.

We Shared the Language of Laughter. The Christian Science Monitor, Home Forum section, 31 December 2004.

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