Travel Journalism

As a travel writer, I focus on wine, food, art, architecture, and public lands—and the intersection of all of the above! My husband Derek Wright and I created Parks and Points, a website dedicated to public lands, historic sites, and national parks, in 2016. We co-author features on public lands for a variety of outlets.

 Art & Architecture

• June 2022. “A Community 20 Years in the Making: An Interview With Lisa Fox of Leiper’s Creek Gallery.” StyleBlueprint.
• March 2022. “Blue Ridge Craft Trails: Create, Learn, and Shop in the NC Mountains.” Style Blueprint.
• March 2022: “The Mississippi Blues Trail: 13 Can’t Miss Stops.” StyleBlueprint.
• February 2020. “Pieces of Ocean Park.” The New Criterion.
• November 2019. “Artists of Appalachia Push Back on Regional Stereotypes.” Artsy.
• September 2019. “Victor Hugo’s Most Underappreciated Work Is This Lavish Four-Story House.” Electric Literature.
• January 2019. “Land Studies: Ecocriticism at the Princeton University Art Museum.” Art in America.
• October 2018. “Why Seagrove, North Carolina is a Mecca for Ceramic Artists.” Artsy.
• September 2018. “Excursions to 5 Art-Filled Cities Where You Can Unlock Your Creativity.” Artsy.
• September 2017. “Deborah Berke Partners Transforms a 19^th Century Hospital Into an Elegant Hotel.” Metropolis.
• July 2017. “Seven Hidden Gems from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Period.” Metropolis.
• June 2017. “Wright Restoration a Cornerstone in Buffalo’s Revitalization.” Metropolis.

Featured Cities

• November 2022. “Small Towns We Love. Your Guide to Lexington, Virginia.” StyleBlueprint.
• January 2022. “From City to Country, Two Tennessee Towns to Tuck Into.” Evansville Living.
• July 2021. “Durham, NC: Where to Eat, Stay, and Play.” StyleBlueprint.
• May 2021. “This 100 Year Old Park Recently Opened Its Doors For the First Time In Over a Year.” Fodors.
• November 2019. “Three Florida Hotels Where the Gilded Age Lives On.” The National.
• August 2019. “Crossing the Channel: Why Getting to the British Channel Islands Is Easier Than You Might Think.” The Points Guy UK.
• May 2018. “Six U.S. Cities You’re Not Planning to Take Your Kids To, But Should.” SheKnows.
• October 2017.  “The Flint Hills.” Southwest: The Magazine.
• March 2016. “Going Beyond Bourbon Street in New Orleans.” The Points Guy.

Food, Wine, & Spirits 

• November 2022. “How the Bloody Mary Went From Brunch Staple to Social Media Sensation.” Wine Enthusiast.
• November 2022. “Do You Know Where the Hot Cocoa Capital of the World Is?” StyleBlueprint.
• September 2022. “Get to Know the Great Cheesemakers of the South: Sequatchie Cove Creamery.” The Cheese Professor.
• September 2022. “‘No Rulebook Anymore’: The Art of Beer Label Design.” Wine Enthusiast.
• September 2022. “She’s Known for Growing People Through Food.” StyleBlueprint.
• July 2022. “The Essential Guide to Olive Oil.” Wine Enthusiast.
• May 2022. “There Aren’t Enough of Us. 5 Questions With Fah Sathirapongsasuti.” Wine Enthusiast.
• March 2022. The Latest in Wine Tourism: Meditation and Getting Your Hands Dirty. Wine Enthusiast.
• January 2022. “NC’s New Oyster Trail: 10 Delicious Reasons to Visit.” StyleBlueprint.
• November 2021. “The Texas Wine Industry is at a Crossroads.” Wine Enthusiast.
• July 2021. “‘We Are Not Constrained by Tradition’: The Budding Wine Scene in Fredericksburg, Texas.” Wine Enthusiast.
• April 2021. “What Does ‘Salinity’ Mean In Wine?” Wine Enthusiast.
• March 2021. “‘Let the Grapes Speak for Themselves: Texas High Plains Wine Country Contains Multitudes'” Wine Enthusiast.
• February 2019. “A New Generation of Distillers is Reviving North Carolina’s Spirits Legacy.” Saveur. 
• January 2016.  “Review: Hawaii Food Tours.” The Points Guy. 

Public Lands

• May 2021. This 100 Year Old Park Recently Opened Its Doors For the First Time In Over a Year. Fodors.
• March 2020. No S’Mores Til Brooklyn: NYC Camping Spot Offers Urban Oasis. AMC (Appalachian Mountain Clubs) Outdoors Magazine.
• October 2019. “Biggest, Hottest, Deadliest: Americas Most Extreme National Parks.”  Fodors.
• September 2019. “The Big Wild. Exploring the Largest National Wildlife Refuges in the Lower 48.”  American Wild Magazine. 
• April 2019. “23 National Parks That Look Like They Belong on Game of Thrones.” Fodors. 
• October 2018. “Happy Trails.” Southwest: The Magazine.
• October 2016. “A Road Through the Wilderness: Shenandoah National Park.” Parks and Points.
• August 2016. “Celebrate the NPS Centennial With Free Entry to 412 Sites–Plus, Points Hotels to Stay in Nearby.” The Points Guy.
• April 2016-pres. Varied, Editorial Director and features writer, Parks and Points.

Reportage

• December 2021. Descendants of the E.S. Newman Shipwreck Reunite to Celebrate the Legacy of the Pea Island Lifesaving Station. NC Black Heritage Tour.
• March 2020. No S’Mores Til Brooklyn: NYC Camping Spot Offers Urban Oasis. AMC (Appalachian Mountain Clubs) Outdoors Magazine.
• October 2017. “Teacher’s Unions Safeguard Public Education by Bargaining for the Common Good.” AlterNet.
• February 2012. “Reconsidering the Great Schlep,” Presentense Magazine.