MEET THE WRITERS
Vacation Travel Channel is delighted to feature the creative works of a variety of travel reporters, mainstream journalists, book authors, tourism professionals and specialists in many topics covering a broad spectrum of reader interests. While we sometimes pay a small fee for use of works, our agreements with the authors and photographers generally provide that each contributor maintains copyright on his or her intellectual property. As such, we’ve credited each contribution with either a photo credit or story credit. Under our agreements with these talents, we do not permit transfer of use to you, the reader. All our original layout, photos and writing belongs to Vacation Travel Channel and is not permitted for use in other publications.
Connie Young, Travel Writer
Connie’s love of travel writing began in 1990 as travel, arts and entertainment editor for Southland Access Magazine and has been immersed in writing for destination special events for the past 17 years. Credits include editor, Pacific Breeze Adventures, and supplier of destination event information to CNN, the National Geographic Channel, NBC [...]
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Colleen Fliedner is the author of two nonfiction history books; research historian; nonfiction ghostwriter; & travel writer with over 100 articles published in newspapers, magazines, and e-zines. She is also a regular contributor to Talking Travel Radio Network, which airs live in Florida.
Among the stories this award-winning professional author, journalist and travel writer has published [...]
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Diane Sorensen is a budding travel writer who resides in the beautiful Southern California mountains. Traveling often in an RV, she likes to hit the road for adventure and has many experiences to share. Her first feature story is about a unique set of Navajo-carved Hono Clown statues in the Best Western hotel in Williams, [...]
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Joe Shaw has written for national news magazines, Eastern Group Publications, and the Orange County Register. He is the editor of Greetings From Huntington Beach, a blog that covers news, history and issues in Huntington Beach, California. He is a columnist for the Orange Coast Voice, former Huntington Beach planning commissioner and serves on the [...]
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Maxine Sommers is a Texas freelance writer with twenty-seven years of extensive travel experience throughout the United States, Europe and the Orient. She continues to offer her readers factual articles which bring fascinating locations to life…all enhanced with just the right amount of humor. Vacation Travel Channel has proudly been graced with Maxine’s unique and [...]
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Debbie Stock has spent a decade writing and photographing travel stories. A perfect blend to a career in photojournalism, the photographer & writer discovered travel exists every time she leaves her house. Never tiring of living along the California coast at beaches that host millions of visitors annually, Stock keeps a camera everywhere she goes, [...]
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George W. Bailey, Travel Writer & Photographer
George Bailey is a travel writer and photographer who has explored the far reaches of the globe, and lived to tell about his journeys to such far away places as Antarctica. With a long history and illustrious career in travel & tourism, this Canadian-based journalist, has written and been [...]
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Denise Morrison is a California-based writer and photographer who lives a continental lifestyle. Visiting Switzerland, Rome and traveling throughout Europe often, this tourism professional who’s worked for major destination management organizations such as LA, Inc., Westways and Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau, has served in many capacities, both as a press liaison and a [...]
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Barbara’s professional travel writing and editing career began in 1990 with the California Office of Tourism (aka California Travel & Tourism Commission). She was publications director for the California Official State Visitor’s Guide & Travel Planner, California Official State Map, and VisitCalifornia.com Web site.
She provided editorial and creative direction on scores of tourism publications [...]
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Deborah Brown has traveled the globe, experiencing several exciting careers. But her longest “run” and most fulfilling role has been as writer and publicist. Having represented actors and high profile celebrities in Hollywood, Brown’s behind-the-scenes work has assisted in the making and maintaining of numerous multi-million dollar talents.Now principal of her own business, PR [...]
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Author Email:
vhwtns@yahoo.com
World Travel News Service
2257 N. Manor Drive
Sacramento CA 95822
Phone & Fax#: 916-421-8128
Vern L.W. Howen, Travel Editor - WORLD TRAVEL NEWS SERVICE is a graduate of the University of the Pacific, and also took summer graduate courses at UCLA and Stanford University.
For more than 25 years Vern’s self-syndicated travel column has been published in business, popular, [...]
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Author Email:
zoieclift@gmail.com
Zoie Clift is not only a skilled photographer and writer, she is also a conditioned athlete who participates in many of her assignments. From kayaking to running a race, Clift keeps pace and gets the scoop on a variety of outdoor sports competitions, events and activities.
This journalist based in Little Rock, Arkansas, received undergraduate training [...]
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Craig MacDonald has been a national award-winning writer for top newspapers and magazines. The Pulitzer Prize nominee also has been a nationally-syndicated columnist and award-winning television producer. A regular contributor to Sierra Heritage magazine, this author has written more than 16 books on the Old West and will soon publish yet another book featuring true [...]
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Author Email:
MMoser586@aol.com
Melody Moser is a New Jersey-based writer and tourism professional whose travels have taken her throughout the world. She’s explored ancient ruins in Central America, North Africa and Turkey; she’s taught English in the Czech Republic , camped in the Sinai desert and studied yoga in India . Her articles have appeared [...]
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Ann Terry Hill is the author of TravelSavvyNews.com, and recently co-authored a book about one of her favorite topics, the Pendleton (Oregon) rodeo. Rising to the top five of Amazon books about rodeos in short order, her success as a rider spans many years, along with her passion for travel. Be sure to check out [...]
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