I'm a travel journalist . . . 17 years as a contributing editor with Natl Geographic Traveler, four years as co-founder & host of "The Savvy Traveler" nationwide on public radio, exec producer & host of 98 episodes on the world's great destinations for public television ('Rudy Maxa's World") . . . co-host of weekend travel radio show on 420 news/talk stations in the US . . . host of once-a-week webinar, "I Was Just Thinking". . . speaker on travel issues . . . co-owner of MaxaTours, a boutique, European tour company