With a focus on wine, food and travel articles, I am fortunate to span the globe and write about, say, wines from Spain and Germany; food in Baja and Nova Scotia; and staying in Switzerland and Portugal.
I am the restaurant critic & contributing travel writer for the Santa Barbara News-Press, and I serve on the Board of Directors for the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association. To see a smattering of diverse travel articles, check out my global travel blog, Exploracation: Do What You Didn't Know - http://www.Exploracation.blogspot.com
~Best of Vinho Verde Awards, Portugal ~Taste of Rum Festival, Puerto Rico ~Monterey Wine Competition, Monterey, CA ~Central Coast Wine Competition, Paso Robles , CA ~Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting, West Virginia ~Santa Barbara, and Ventura County Fair Wine Competitions, ~Amador County, and El Dorado County Fair Wine Competitions
With a focus on wine, food and travel articles, I am fortunate to span the globe and write about, say, wines from Spain and Germany; food in Baja and Nova Scotia; and staying in Switzerland and Portugal. 
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