ZOIE CLIFT

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 in environmental studies and biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. With a scientific background and master’s degree in print journalism from Boston University, Clift takes on a variety of complex subjects with the capability to explain them in laymen’s terms.

Helping to establish environmental education courses in an outdoor guide program in Arkansas, it’s second nature for Clift to push the limits in sports such as rockclimbing, adventure racing, snow-boarding, scuba diving, and mountain biking through trails or big cities. Keeping a pair of inline skates in her car, she’s prepared for most any sports opportunity.

Journalism isn’t just an occupation for the tourism professional who holds a full time position Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism―it is a passion. She enjoys traveling and has explored eastern and western Europe, Southeast Asia, and parts of South America, as well frequent trips to Greece, her former home.

If you’re looking for a journalist who has enthusiasm, energy and intelligence, Clift is capable of reporting, taking photos and using tools of the trade such as Photoshop, Front-page and Quark.

Among the many contributions Clift has made to Vacation Travel Channel site are:

New Orleans – a Louisana destination this traveler couldn’t help but feel a special attraction to, even after Hurrican Katrina devasted parts of the city that have continued to be in a re-build mode years after the fateful event wiped out neighborhoods, homes and historic buildings. In true New Orleans spirit, residents are ever hopeful to rekindle the tourism flame that makes their city one of the most hospitable destinations in the US, offering real cultural and ethnic uniqueness you can’t manufacture.

Arizona Photo Feature – the Old West as authentic today as it was 100 yearas ago.

Australia – complete with kangaroos, of course!

Other stories and trips Zoie Clift has shared with our readers include her Greek vacation, and beach destinations.