You can navigate stories by country of interest, if you like. As I travel, experience and write, more countries will be added all the time!
- Finding Home: Our Soul Cultures December 11, 2012
- 60 Minutes Up, 60 Seconds Down: Adventures in Volcano Boarding January 9, 2021
- Gear Review: Eagle Creek’s Flip Switch Wheeled Backpack January 28, 2018
- Wildlife in Peril in Thailand February 15, 2012
- Beyond the Noodle Shop: Learning Lao Cuisine February 23, 2012
- Retro Cool at Austin’s Lone Star Court May 1, 2021
- 60 Minutes Up, 60 Seconds Down: Adventures in Volcano Boarding January 9, 2021
- A Glow in the Dark Sea? Bio-luminescence in Puerto Rico November 10, 2020
- My Top 12 Lifetime Travel Experiences July 10, 2020
- Eating for less on the road July 24, 2019
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I'm Shelley, a journeyer and learner of the world, freelance journalist and author, yoga chick and dog lover. I pound the keyboard from home barefoot every day, and while my boss is demanding she also occasionally lets me have the early afternoon cocktail. I think not going into an office or collecting corporate paychecks are very good ideas, though not always profitable. I have written for National Geographic, USA Today, The Guardian, Texas Monthly and CNN, among others. Neither the New York Times nor Johnny Depp have answered my letters yet.
I love animals, yoga, indie movies, cooking, wine, books and chocolate, though not necessarily in that order. I believe in karma. Mean people suck. If I could have any dream job I would like to be a superhero. I have performed a catch on the flying trapeze, boarded down a live volcano, snorkeled with seals and was once robbed by a monkey in Nepal. But, I don't know how to whistle.
My mantra is "travel with a purpose."
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