Traveling exposes us to other cultures which grows understanding, tolerance and acceptance. Connecting with people to learn about their activities, environment, culture, food and wine inspires Linda. She loves to share her stories and experiences via freelance travel writing to capture the reader and rouse an interest in discovering new horizons. Sometimes it’s the hidden gems that bring Linda the most joy. Linda serves on the Executive Board of the International Food, Wine Travel Writers Association as their Treasurer.. She is also a member of the Wine Review Council, a group that reviews local, national, and international wines. She has her own website, Foodwinetravel.com. She has also written for Palm Springs Preferred Small Hotels. In addition, you can find some of her articles on the FWT.com magazine (Food Wine Travel Magazine of IFWTWA) and Big Blend Magazine.

Gail Gauvreau is a journalist, published author and monthly travel blogger. Based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Gail Gauvreau travels the world and specializes in humorous travel stories. Her next book will focus on the funny side of cruising and the joys of shore excursions.

Every April school vacation Robin would pack her two sons into the car and off they would go to visit some state in the US. They traveled from Boston to Florida, West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, Ohio, New York, Vermont, Maine, and Canada. Each trip also included a history lesson of sorts.

Once the boys left home, she started traveling outside the US to places like Spain, Israel, Ireland, and Cuba. Everywhere she went Robin created memories and captured them with her camera. Sometimes her trips in the US were by sailboat.

Robin is no stranger to long distance drives and prefers driving off the beaten path even though it means an extra hour or two in travel time. Her biggest adventure was visiting, interviewing, and photographing 300+ marinas in both the US and abroad.

Karen is an award-winning writer, editor, lecturer and a frequent radio and TV guest. For 50 years, she has covered culture and politics, theater and art, health and travel. Karen’s widely published news and feature reporting spans the media landscape with a distinctive storytelling style. She’s been Editor of city magazines and airline inflight publications and penned a nationally syndicated column for 30 yrs. She’s been recognized with multiple journalism awards from Society of Professional Journalists, Am Soc of Journalists & Authors, Natonal Federation of Press Women, and NATJA. She’s a top reviewer on Trip Advisor (Servicedog2014), a Fellow for www.politicalmavens.com and contributing writer to NYCitywoman.com as well as freelancing for a wide variety of print and electronic outlets. WWW.Karenfeld.com

JoAnn Chang is an accomplished writer and marketer with over 15 years’ experience bringing stories to life. JoAnn lives in Florida and enjoys sharing stories on travel, history, lifestyle, athletics, food, wine and spirits.

My name is Martin (Mr. 3Hours). Former Marine! And former athlete. Four-time national champion in powerlifting, four vice-champion, five-time bronze medalist. Fitness model. Fourth in the world in deadlift (2001). I have participated in TV shows and commercials of main TV channels and large companies, and in 2009, I produced and filmed my own reality fitness project, entitled “War on fat without a calling”. It was rated among more than 600 participants of which 82 were approved. It was broadcasted by large companies, such as UNIVERSAL, FOX, LIONSGATE, HBO and others, at the biggest Trailer Festival in Los Angeles on June 30, 2010. TV host of TV shows. Participation in ads, movies, and more. Blogger and author since 2006. For more info - my Bulgarian blog: http://mgergov.com/toraefimerida