I am a travel and feature writer who frequently escapes Pittsburgh for Vieques, Puerto Rico. My current work appears in the Washington Post, National Geographic Traveler, and AFAR. I have contributed to inflight magazines Hemispheres and Delta Sky. My work has also appeared in many outlets including the New York Times, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and USA Today, Architectural Record, USA Today, Pittsburgh Magazine and Pittsburgh Quarterly.
On the bookshelf: my contributions to National Geographic’s Places of a Lifetime (2015), Four Seasons of Travel (2013), Guide to Scenic Highways & Byways (2013), and Best of the World (2012). The 13th edition of Pennsylvania: Off the Beaten Path for Globe Pequot Press (2022) is my seventh update of this quirky little guide. Past titles include Fun With the Family: Pennsylvania (Globe Pequot Press), and Pennsylvania’s Forbes Trail: Gateways and Getaways Along the Legendary Route From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh (Taylor Trade Press, May 2008) with Burton K. Kummerow and R. Scott Stephenson. I contributed to Travelers Tales Prague and the Czech Republic: True Stories. Meanwhile, I made my US network television debut as a “Jeopardy!” contestant.
I’m a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and have received an Award of Excellence from Destination Canada for reporting on Montreal’s circus scene. My most recent adventures include Lisbon and Malta.