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Joe Sills

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Memphis, United States
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Covers:  Travel, conservation, ecotourism, science communication, hospitality, adventure, outdoors.

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Joe Sills’s Biography

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Joe Sills is an award-winning freelance writer, photojournalist, cinematographer and podcaster who travels the globe in search of compelling stories about the people, places and events that make up the mosaic of humanity in modern times.

In addition to his work in the travel world, Sills is a prominent outdoor writer, utilizing his skills to tell stories of adventure on the water with the likes of Bassmaster Magazine and Bass Fishing Magazine. For seven years, Sills served as the Digital Editor…

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6 of the best day trips from Memphis: explore the wider region

6 of the best day trips from Memphis: explore the wider region

Memphis may be famous for its music, but the city owes a lot to the small towns on its doorstep. Here are the…

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How to experience Tennessee like a local

How to experience Tennessee like a local

Looking for the best off-the-beaten-path music venues, restaurants, and outdoor adventures? We asked people w…

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Camping With Wild Tigers Brings Curious Travelers To Nepal's Bardiya

Camping With Wild Tigers Brings Curious Travelers To Nepal's Bardiya

In one of the world's last strongholds for bengal tigers, indigenous people, researchers and tourists collabo…

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Camping with conservationists in Botswana's Okavango Delta

Camping with conservationists in Botswana's Okavango Delta

An Eden for Africa's most famous species, Botswana's Okavango Delta offers unrivalled safari experiences, eve…

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The essential guide to visiting Utah

The essential guide to visiting Utah

Here's what you need to know before exploring the state's sublime national parks, dynamic cultural scene, and…

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Along Hadrian's Wall, ancient Rome's temples, towers, and cults come to life

Along Hadrian's Wall, ancient Rome's temples, towers, and cults come to life

New discoveries are still rising from the coast-to-coast wall that once marked the edge of the Roman Empire.

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Articles

Professional Wrestling Is Vietnam’s New Bucket List Experience Original

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Vietnam Pro Wrestling—the country's first homegrown professional wrestling company— is redefining the kind of experiences travelers can find in Ho Chi Minh City. Aurelien Foucault There’s a default checklist for travelers arriving in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Mail a letter from the historic Saigon Central Post Office. Tour the War Remnants Museum and crawl through the Cu Chi Tunnels outside of town. Follow in the footsteps of Anthony Bourdain at the late Nguyễn Thị Thanh’s food stall.
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An Alley And A Dream Are Breathing Life Into Brownsville, Tennessee

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"Simply Leland" and the Tennessee Smoke perform in Uptown Alley in Brownsville, Tennessee in September of 2026. Joe Sills It’s a Thursday night in Brownsville, Tennessee. About an hour east of Memphis off of Interstate 40, I’m watching a blues trio set up shop on a spit of asphalt. While a burning sun begins to sink below the western sky, singer-songwriter Leland Porter is plugging in a guitar and amplifier in an alley beside the town radio station.
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After World Cup Summer, Bellevue’s New Seattle Connection Shines Original

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The Bellevue, Washington skyline has been transformed since the 2010s into a bustling technology hub. Visit Bellevue By car, the commute can be painstaking. On game days, the slightly serpentine route of Interstate 90 reaching from Seattle to Bellevue, Washington can clog with traffic. Commercial trucks and commuter vehicles bristle across the twin floating bridges connecting the two cities over Lake Washington, creating a 30- to 45-minute logjam.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

IGN.com, as a 14-year-old writer covering Macintosh.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Love it.

How is social media changing news?

What is real anymore? Who has an attention span? How can we still tell compelling stories in short bursts?

Awards

AdWeek Podcast of the Year Awards

2020 - Best Interview Podcast
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