Award-winning travel journalist & photographer / Cuba expert / tour leader / adventure motorcyclist. Published in Condé Nast, Lonely Planet, National Geographic

Interview

How is social media changing news?

I'm concerned that the market is becoming so accustomed to snipper information that the long-form feature is in less demand

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Word is essential, but I still write articles as often as not with pencil and paper. I always have at least five browsers open for research

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook is the only social network forum I use on a daily basis

Who do you wish followed you?

Editors seeking quality writers and photographers to assign

Why did you become a journalist?

I love being able to express my feelings in writing. As a world wanderer, travel writing fulfilled both passions

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

My 4,000 word story for Playboy magazine about actor David Soul's sisyphean project to restore Ernest Hemingway's last car in Cuba

What's your favorite drink?

Sparkling water!

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

Poolside at a local hotel reading a great book or writing a story with pencil and paper... or traveling for research and pleasure!

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