Received Gold Medal for Best Independent Travel Blog, 2018 by the North American Travel Journalists Association in January 2019.

Blog www.cleverdeverwherever.com helps readers find unexpected experiences in unusual places.

Now curating reader tours. My inaugural tour to the country of Georgia - which focused on authentic cultural connections, soft adventure, and immersive experiences - sold out in three hours. I'm creating three new tours for 2020 (two more to Georgia and one to Slovenia) and plan to expand to the Baltics and the Middle East in the future.

I love meeting locals, tackling overtourism through diversion to less-touristed spots, and sustainable travel practices. Also? I'm a pescetarian foodie, goat magnet, wine collector, and Eurovision expert.