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About Me

I am a Texas native, living in Frisco. I have many title including wife, new mom, healthcare worker, freelance photographer, and writer. Traveling and discovering new small businesses are my favorite pass times.

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About the Blog

My favorite hobbies include writing, exploring my community, travel, and photography. Photography, in particular, is my favorite pass time. This blog seemed like a great outlet to improve my writing ability and provides a way to combine all four of my hobbies into one. Blogging gives me the opportunity to go explore the community for unique and fun opportunities. Join me as I discover all the amazing and diverse things our world has to offer.

Mark Johanson - Travel Writer | Freelance Journalist

Mark Johanson is an American journalist based in Santiago, Chile. His stories about travel, food, design and the environment have appeared in numerous global publications, including National Geographic, Travel + Leisure, The Economist, The Financial Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Newsweek, AFAR, Food & Wine, Dwell, CNN, Bloomberg and the BBC, among others. He is the coauthor of a dozen Lonely Planet guidebooks to destinations across the Americas and Asia, and has contributed to a dozen more coffee table books for the iconic travel brand. His first literary work, Mars on Earth, is out this October from Rocky Mountain Books. Click through the menu here or links below to learn more about his work.

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