Freelance travel journalist + video producer. Words in Nat Geo, Southern Living, WaPo, REI, AARP, Thrillist, Lonely Planet. Videos in Lonely Planet, USA Today
Atlanta, GA
Joined March 2009
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I'm hiring for @indevmag's first not-me hire.
Help shape the future of development journalism; edit pieces that do serious cost-effectiveness analysis AND have jokes.
Up to $90k USD, fully remote worldwide.
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For decades, GILEE has flown Atlanta cops to occupied Palestine to drill with the IOF. Now, Cop City, a rehearsal ground for urban warfare, has been erected on stolen Muscogee land. These parallels are not metaphors. They are supply chains.
scalawagmagazine.org/2025/11…
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In this profile of Charleston Black Lives Matter organizer and Black history tour guide Marcus McDonald, @SheekaJS shares the important role local histories play in shaping our present freedom movements. scalawagmagazine.org/2025/03…
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We should have a larger convo about how companies like American Eagle use beautiful people to add glamor to unglamorous products. In 2023, a young Bangladeshi woman committed suicide at a factory that made American Eagle clothes bc of abuse. This is the cost of cheap clothes.
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Lots of folks have interviewed me about #Juneteenth over the years. This piece by @SheekaJS is one of my favorites. aarp.org/family-relationship…
Happy Juneteenth!
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Our full story at @thriftytraveler thriftytraveler.com/news/air…
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Here is what we confirmed: After Musk’s rise to power in the U.S. government, the State Department has repeatedly coaxed, lobbied and browbeat this tiny West African country into giving business to Musk’s satellite company Starlink. propublica.org/article/trump…
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New! In this profile of Charleston Black Lives Matter organizer and Black history tour guide Marcus McDonald, @SheekaJS shares the important role local histories play in shaping our present freedom movements. scalawagmagazine.org/2025/03…
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If you’re a freelance travel journalist looking for calls for pitches from editors this IG account posts them for free: @/traveljournocfp
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New: Airlines in the US are now *required* to give you a REFUND for a canceled or significantly delayed flight, automatically.
The DOT's "automatic refund provision" went into effect today. Good news for travelers with a month until the holiday rush begins.
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Here's practical advice for parents on how to travel the world with highly sensitive children, and make vacations less stressful and more enjoyable. usatoday.com/story/travel/20…
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the first thing that guy who interviewed TNC said was "if we strip away your respectability, are you not an extremist?" and the last thing he said was "remember, we haven't yet, but we *can* uninvite you from respectability."
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Yes, Helene dropped A LOT more rain because of climate change 🌧️
Studies from @MichaelFWehner & @ClimaMeter show the storm had between 20 & 50% more precipitation because of the warmer atmosphere & super warm Gulf 🌡️
My report from @NBCNews on Friday ⤵️
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I have my own research underway but I'm also curious to learn more about other cool candy shops in the U.S. Independently-owned ones only; it's for a major digital outlet. #journorequest
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Hello! I'm looking for travel writers for a few chapters of the Brazil guidebook: Brasila & Goias; Rio de Janeiro State; Rio Grande do Sul.
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A 10-month @NBCNews investigation reveals how the corpses of the poor were systematically cut up and leased out — to major medtech companies, universities, the Army and beyond — as part of a flourishing business.
When confronted by our reporters, the program was suspended, the executives were fired.
Dealing the Dead: By @Mike_Hixenbaugh @jonschuppe and Susy Carroll:
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uni…
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BREAKING: Two workers killed at #Delta maintenance facility near Hartsfield-Jackson - tinyurl.com/mrx3wvwc #Atlanta @ajc
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"[Gullah's] influence on Southern and greater American culture has always been there, even if its roots haven't been fully known or acknowledged," writes travel journalist @SheekaJS.
Here are some of the best places to get immersed in their culture:
lonelyplanet.com/articles/to…