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Ali Wunderman

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Belize, San Francisco
As seen in: The San Francisco Examiner, MSN, UOL, Yahoo Life, Estadão, Forbes, HuffPost, Issuu, Scribd, The Guardian, The Independent (UK) and
Covers:  Wildlife, Travel, Food + Beverage, Health, Relationships, Entertainment, Sustainability
2022 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year, bronze. Journalist, guidebook author for Belize + Iceland. Dog lover. San Franciscan.

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Ali Wunderman is a freelance travel, wildlife, and romance journalist from San Francisco. She also writes about dogs, food, and outdoor adventure. She is an expert in traveling to Belize, Iceland, California, and New Zealand.

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Stories by Ali Wunderman : Contently

Stories by Ali Wunderman : Contently

I am a travel writer focused on the intersection of tourism and wildlife. I'm a guidebook author for Belize a…

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How DILL Put Iceland's Cuisine on the Culinary Map

How DILL Put Iceland's Cuisine on the Culinary Map

Chef Gunnar Karl Gíslason didn't set out to change the global perception of Icelandic cuisine, but in the 13 …

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Bunk beds are coming to a plane near you

Bunk beds are coming to a plane near you

When taking a red eye, there is nothing more valuable than the ability to sleep. Historically, the privilege …

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We asked tourists on the Golden Gate Bridge their thoughts on SF

We asked tourists on the Golden Gate Bridge their thoughts on SF

Freelance writer Ali Wunderman spent a hazy day on the Golden Gate Bridge to learn what random San Francisco …

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Word on the Street: What the Pope's encyclical on AI means for the city building it

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By Ali Wunderman Verified
| The San Francisco Examiner Verified
On the morning of May 25, Pope Leo XIV released “Magnifica humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence,” his sweeping first encyclical. By 5 a.m., Dr. Mark Shiffman, a professor of philosophy at Saint Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park and the founding director of the Institute for Philosophy, Technology, and Politics, was already awake and reading it. In San Francisco, he wasn’t alone.
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Where to stay for the perfect Latin America getaway

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By Ali Wunderman Verified
| Alaska Airlines
Latin America is the kind of place that turns a trip into a lifelong obsession. The first time I visited another country was when the siren song of the rainforest brought me to Costa Rica, and since then, I have returned to this part of the world countless times. Alaska Airlines flies to four of the region’s most captivating destinations — Mexico, Costa Rica, Belize and Guatemala — and with Alaska Vacations, planning a visit has never been simpler.
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‘I Like Me’: Colin Hanks talks about new John Candy doc and Giants baseball

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By Ali Wunderman Verified
| The San Francisco Examiner Verified
Sacramento-born actor and documentarian Colin Hanks was at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco last week to screen “I Like Me,” his new star-studded documentary about John Candy, which is streaming on Amazon. We talked about Candy’s humanity, the legacy of Tower Records, and the indignity of being a Giants fan in Los Angeles. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Why did you build the film around John Candy’s famous line, “I Like Me”?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering food in San Francisco

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

Anything that makes readers aware of how they can be more ethical in their interactions with wildlife when traveling.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

A writer’s job is to get rejected and sometimes write
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