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Annika Hipple

(She/Her)
  • Writer and Photographer, Freelance
  • None, FREELANCE (LONELY PLANET, BBC TRAVEL)
Seattle, Stockholm
As seen in: BBC, BBC Travel, National Geographic Traveler, Marriott Bonvoy, Time Out, Flipboard, Lonely Planet, Smithsonian Magazine, The National, House Beautiful and
Covers:  travel, hospitality, environment, nature, wildlife, conservation, sustainability, history, science, philanthropy, social responsibility, Scandinavia
Doesn't Cover: finance, business (except as it related to my primary areas of interest), organized sports, technology, pop culture, fashion
Freelance writer, photographer, tour leader. Interests: travel, conservation, wildlife, sustainability, philanthropy, history, science. Also @realscandinavia

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Annika Hipple’s Biography

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I am a freelance writer, editor, and photographer with many years’ experience telling stories through words and images. My work has appeared in a wide range of publications including Lonely Planet, BBC Travel, Sierra Magazine, Time Out, House Beautiful, UMass Magazine, British Airways’ The Club, Luxury Travel Magazine (Australia), AAA Journey, TravelAge West, The Christian Science Monitor, Earth Island Journal, Northwest Meetings + Events, The Seattle Times’ Trip Magazine, Hakai Magazine, The N…

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Channel your inner paleontologist in Alberta, Canada, home to the world's greatest concentration ...

Channel your inner paleontologist in Alberta, Canada, home to the world's greatest concentration ...

Inspired by the new Jurassic Park movie and a new BBC Earth series, Annika Hipple travels to the global hub f…

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Adventures in Whitehorse and Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory

Adventures in Whitehorse and Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory

First-person travel article about Yukon, Canada

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72 Hours in Stockholm

72 Hours in Stockholm

Blending history and tradition, Stockholm has a hip creative spirit that’s reflected in its lively arts sc…

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How the Women of the North Platte Canteen Fed Six Million Soldiers During World War II

How the Women of the North Platte Canteen Fed Six Million Soldiers During World War II

Volunteers based out of a Nebraska train station offered American troops encouragement and free food, includi…

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Revolutionary Spirit in Boston

Revolutionary Spirit in Boston

Boston’s influence on the history and culture of the United States is undisputed. It was here that the Americ…

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City Guide: This Is Stockholm

City Guide: This Is Stockholm

One of the world’s most beautiful capital cities, Stockholm spreads across 14 islands where the Baltic Sea me…

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Articles

A Wilderness Kayaking Adventure in the Broughton Archipelago

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By Annika Hipple
| Northwest Travel & Life Magazine Verified
Sandwiched between the northern end of Vancouver Island and remote mainland British Columbia lies an undeveloped archipelago of spectacular beauty, abundant wildlife and a network of bays and channels perfect for waterborne exploration. I’ve come to the Broughton Archipelago to spend six days paddling these pristine waters with the award-winning company Sea Kayak Adventures.
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One Bat Cave = Biodiversity in Balance

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By Annika Hipple
| Bat Conservation International
04.30.26 By Annika Hipple and BCI Staff Brandon Hill Cave represents an irreplaceable multi-chamber cave system supporting six bat species, including the island’s only maternity colonies for Mexican greater funnel-eared bats (pictured with pups). By Tom Brown On the small Caribbean island of Utila, off the coast of Honduras, lies a bat cave of such significance that Bat Conservation International took a rare step: buying the land it sits on to ensure its protection in perpetuity.
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Gli 11 posti più belli da visitare in Svezia

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By Annika Hipple
| Lonely Planet Italia
A due passi da Kalmar, l’isola di Öland, dalla forma lunga e stretta, è un mondo a sé stante in termini di paesaggio e natura. La parte meridionale di Öland offre scenari di austera bellezza, con muri di pietra, fiori selvatici, mulini a vento e pascoli pietrosi. A nord si trovano Böda Sand, una spiaggia spettacolare e molto frequentata, e Trollskogen, una foresta magica con pini i cui tronchi contorti creano forme fantastiche.
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Awards

Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources Fellowship

2018 - Environmental Journalism

The mission of the Institute for Journalism & Natural Resources (IJNR) is to advance public understanding and civic engagement about environment, natural resource, public health and development issues through better journalism. IJNR conducts expenses-paid, expedition-style training and professional development programs for journalists at all career stages and from all sorts and sizes of news outlets, ranging from newspapers and magazines to radio, television and online operations. The fellowships are designed for reporters and editors who aspire to produce deeper, more explanatory news coverage of issues such as water quality, quantity, and use, climate change, urban development, land use, energy exploration and consumption, wildlife, agriculture, wildfire, fisheries, forestry, and public health.

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ASJA (American Society of Journalists & Authors) Awards

2024 - Profiles

Honorable Mention for Best Profile for the Smithsonian article "How the Women of the North Platte Canteen Fed Six Million Soldiers During World War II"

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