Margot Bigg

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Freelance Travel Journalist, Freelance
Contributor, Viator

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Environment, Food and Dining, Travel, World

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Covers: Travel, wellness, culture, the arts.

Doesn't Cover: Spectator sports, hunting, fishing.

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First-timer's guide to Pondicherry

Scoop up an 18th-century French town and plop it down in the middle of coastal Tamil Nadu, India, and voilà: …

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Beyond The 33: The Women of Chile's Mines

Each week, Roads & Kingdoms and Slate publish a new dispatch from around the globe. For more foreign correspo…

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Discover a New Moth Species at This Lodge in the Peruvian Amazon

This Indigenous-owned lodge in the Amazon rainforest has citizen science programs, including one that involve…

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Visiting Paris for the second time: 8 less-touristed must-dos - Tripadvisor

Canal cruises, less-crowded museums, vegan macarons, and more.

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Where There's Smoke: How Wildfire Smoke Is Affecting Life Outdoors

When I returned to rainy Oregon after years of breathing in the soupy air of Delhi, India's most polluted cit…

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London for the Holidays | AAA Oregon/Idaho

Our Territory: AAA Oregon/Idaho proudly serves AAA members residing in Oregon and Southern Idaho. Products an…

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Review: Hadco Experiences in Trinidad and Tobago

May 28, 2026 |

By Margot Bigg

| TravelAge West

I heard the Blue Devils long before I ever saw them. I was wrapping up a meal of dense “bake” bread and stew at Aunty Julia’s, a roadside eatery in the Trinidadian town of Paramin, when I heard a rumble in the distance. As it drew closer, I realized it was the percussive sound of a drum that appeared to be fashioned from an old cookie tin, its rhythm occasionally punctuated by piercing whistles and shrill shrieks.

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Your Ultimate Napa Valley Itinerary

May 07, 2026 |

By Margot Bigg

| Flipboard

An Israeli-backed company is moving forward with plans to establish an Israeli settlement in the abandoned village of Trozena, located in the …

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Your Ultimate Napa Valley Itinerary

May 07, 2026 |

By Margot Bigg

| VinePair

As America’s second American Viticultural Area (AVA), Napa Valley has been celebrated around the world for its wine for generations. This beloved region first made it big on the world stage after its wineries swept up numerous awards at the Judgement of Paris wine tasting of 1976 and has drawn in wine lovers from around the world ever since.

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Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

I worked as a staff writer at Time Out Delhi magazine in India, and became Deputy Editor of Time Out Jaipur shortly thereafter.

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I enjoy writing and learning, but didn't want to go into academia and risk being tied to living in a small college town!