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Karen Catchpole

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  • Freelance Travel and Food Writer, Freelance
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As seen in: CNN Travel, MSN, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Atlas Obscura, Flipboard, Lonely Planet, The Minnesota Star Tribune, Travel + Leisure and
Covers:  Travel in the Americas with a focus on independent adventure travel, luxury travel, food, wine and alcohol, and hotels
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Karen Catchpole’s Biography

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Karen is a freelance travel and food writer. Her career started when she helped create Sassy magazine at age 20. Three years later, she left to freelance and edit at most of the top women's magazines in the US. She created a show for MTV, produced for the Jon Stewart Show, launched a show at Oxygen Media, then helped create and edit Jane magazine.

In 2006 she quit her job as deputy editor of SHOP Etc., put her belongings in storage, and embarked on the ongoing Trans-Americas Journey working roa…

Karen Catchpole’s Journalist Portfolio

Stories by Karen Catchpole : Contently

Stories by Karen Catchpole : Contently

SATW award-winning travel & food writer whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Afar, Tr…

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Articles

South America to South Africa on a 3-Week Swan Hellenic Luxury Cruise

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By Karen Catchpole Verified
| Luxury Latin America
Story by Karen Catchpole, photos by Eric Mohl Swan Hellenic wants its cruisers to "see what others don't". During a luxury repositioning expedition cruise from South America to South Africa, that lofty goal was achieved during a 21-day itinerary full of adventure, wildlife, and history, along with plenty of expected (and unexpected) luxuries. I'd only been aboard the ship for a couple of hours, and I was already making good use of the binoculars supplied in my cabin.
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Sailing into 60

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By Karen Catchpole Verified
| ZOOMER Magazine Verified
I was about to turn 60. The number didn’t stress me out. Where to celebrate did. Since 2006 (when I was merely 40), I’ve been a freelance travel journalist, travelling and reporting 365 days a year on my Trans-Americas Journey working road trip through the Americas.
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A guide to Patagonia, Argentina

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| Lonely Planet Verified
The word Patagonia conjures dreamy images of wide-open spaces, remote natural beauty, massive glaciers, soaring Andes, outdoor adventures and iconic wildlife on land and at sea. The Patagonia region of Argentina, which includes the southernmost third of the country all the way south to Ushuaia, the most southerly city in the world, delivers all that and more.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I won an internship at the local newspaper as part of a journalism award. Then I moved to Australia and began working in trade publications.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. I was a founding editor and creator of Sassy magazine and we produced the first issue using typewriters.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Via email.

Awards

Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award

2014 - Foreign Travel

Honorable mention for this story about controversial Pablo Escobar tourism in Colombia: https://roadsandkingdoms.com/2013/selling-pablo/

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