Contact me at janross53@gmail.com
Sampling cheese in Portland, Oregon. October, 2011
When I am traveling, I often feel like I am in the middle of a movie and I can’t possibly really be on the Eiffel Tower/climbing a waterfall in Jamaica/lounging on a beach in the Dominican Republic/hiking through a rainforest in Mexico.
And this is why I travel – and why I write about it. That moment of unreality, of awe, of complete wonder at the experience of being in another place.
For twenty years, I worked as a library media specialist in an elementary school, then in January, 2009 I began designing and maintaining a travel blog for a large travel agency. In the spring of 2009, I retired to become a full-time travel writer and, for over two years, I traveled and posted regularly on the blog, also writing travel articles for magazines and newspapers.
Then, in one of those incredible twists of fate, the travel agency was purchased by a larger agency, and the travel blog was swallowed up in the process. Although overwhelming at first, this allowed me to set up my own travel blog where I can write about my travels and show off my other travel writing as well.
Beautiful lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia. October, 2011
I love travel and have been traveling my whole life since my dad was in the Marine Corps and took us all around the world. Since I became a travel writer, I have been to Mexico, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Ireland, Montreal, the Netherlands, Germany, and France. I’ve also been all over the United States and would love to visit even more.
I have been married for over 30 years and my husband is my constant travel companion, as well as a wonderful photographer. Any photos you see on the blog were probably taken by him. We have two grown children and a wonderful grandson. We have been truly blessed with our family.
I have lots of ideas and plans for my travel writing and hope you will subscribe to the blog so you can keep up with my travels. After all, I have only been to three continents – I have a lot of world still to see!
Bike riding in Destin, Florida. August, 2011.
Thanks for reading and commenting. I truly appreciate it.
