Anja Mutic
Anja M. is a professional writer who loves to share stories about the world’s best travel destinations.
Grace Park
Grace Park is Mountain Travel Sobek’s Marketing Coordinator. Her recent travels have taken her to Korea, Israel and Cambodia, where she helped teach Cambodian high school students as part of an international mission. Grace enjoys drinking boba & coffee, eating good food, hosting people at her home, playing board games, and trying out new cafes!
Heather Howard
Heather Howard has a passion for travel writing and marketing and loves inspiring people to explore new places. She has laced up her boots for many rugged hikes, from the Scottish Highlands to Alaska, Provence to Peru. She loves the fun of group travel and her top US travel tip is to explore Idaho’s River of No Return Wilderness.
Bryan Shelmon
Bryan Shelmon is a travel writer, living the digital nomad lifestyle as of the past 5+ years to immerse himself into the travel industry. Bryan has traveled to regions including the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe, and Southeast Asia. While traveling, he enjoys daily writing sessions with his favorite chai latte, attending local cultural events, and working on CULTURE art inspired by new places.
Claire Van Winkle
Over the course of the past ten years, Claire has worked in various roles throughout the tourism industry – leading backpacking expeditions for teenagers in far-off destinations like Costa Rica and Iceland. She also manages operations for multi-day programs everywhere from Bhutan to Alaska. Claire spends her winters in Boulder, Colorado and her summers guiding expeditions up in Alaska. She enjoys backcountry skiing, seeking out Alpen-glow moments, trail running in the foothills, sipping strong coffee, inhaling dark chocolate, and listening to good tunes.
Taryn Shorr
Taryn is an adventure travel and outdoor writer who loves exploring national parks, chasing sunsets, discovering local coffee shops and breweries, and taking impromptu road trips. In between writing for MT Sobek and adventuring, she manages her own travel blog, Chasing Trail.
Michelle Peters
From her home in Seattle, Michelle writes for a variety of internationally based travel companies. When not writing, she’s hiking, skiing, reading, or (in actuality) working her other job as “mom taxi.”
Michelle Arean
Michelle Marie Arean is an experienced writer who has written for Glamour and Latina magazines, World City Business and South Florida Parenting. Her most recent role as managing editor for a B2B travel publication, had her traveling around the world while covering new developments in the tourism industry. Michelle’s website Bella Vida Styles covers beauty, book reviews, fashion, travel, wellness, and work-related stories.
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