About Our Feature Writers
Our feature contributors are an important part of the freelance travel writer community. They have become members of the Travel with a Challenge family, offering some of their most creative writing and allowing our readers to walk in their shoes on some unique and adventurous journeys.
Meet MaryAnn Gerst
Based in New Mexico,U.S.A. MaryAnn Gerst is a retired Public Relations professional after a 30-year career in the utility industry. MaryAnn is a member of the Albuquerque MeetUp Hiking Group and enjoys hiking several times each month with her hiking companions. For her next challenge, she is looking at hiking California’s Mt Whitney, the highest peak (14,494 feet – 4,418 meters) in the lower 48 U.S. states. At 73 years of age, hiking keeps our author healthy, happy and high on life. (gerstmaryann@gmail.com)
Enjoy MaryAnn’s five articles on this website about:
Training for and climbing Colorado’s Pikes Peak | Climbing Tanzania’s Mt Kilimanjaro | Trekking the Tour du Mont Blanc in the western Alps of Italy, France and Switzerland | Backpacking the ups and downs of New Zealand’s iconic Milford Track | Hiking Independently in Patagonia
Meet Margie Goldsmith
Margie Goldsmith is a New York City-based writer who has visited over 134 countries on all 7 continents. She is a contributing writer to Elite Traveler, Art & Antiques, Women’s Running and healinglifestyles.com. She also writes for Parade, O the Oprah Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, MORE, Robb Report, and the Washington Post, among others. Berkeley Press published her novel, Screw Up, and her essays appear in Travelers Tales, In Search of Adventure, and National Geographic’s Sacred Places. (mgoldsmith@mgproductions.com)
Enjoy Margie’s articles on this website about:
Reindeer Herding in Lapland, Finland | Patagonia’s national parks by Foot and Horseback | Exploring French Polynesia by Freighter | Finding Common Ground in the Middle East | Hiking the Hills Beyond Petra, Jordan | Horseback Riding Holiday in Tuscany, Italy
