WINE DINE AND TRAVEL MAGAZINE FALL/SPRING 2015
Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is packed with stories that cover the globe, from Asia to Palm Springs. Take a hike around Lake Lucerne, explore the glories of Whidbey Island, cruise exotic Southeast Asia and take an African safari. Wine lovers also have a treat with Ron James's tongue-in-cheek wine enthusiast’s guide and a primer on rose wine by our resident wine expert Robert Whitley.
Wine Dine & Travel Magazine is packed with stories that cover the globe, from Asia to Palm Springs. Take a hike around Lake Lucerne, explore the glories of Whidbey Island, cruise exotic Southeast Asia and take an African safari. Wine lovers also have a treat with Ron James's tongue-in-cheek wine enthusiast’s guide and a primer on rose wine by our resident wine expert Robert Whitley.
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REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS<br />
Alison DaRosa<br />
Alison DaRosa is a six-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for travel writing, the most prestigious prize in<br />
travel journalism. She served 15 years as Travel Editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune. She was the award-winning<br />
editor of the San Diego News Network Travel Page. She produces and edits the San Diego Essential Guide, a highly<br />
rated and continually updated travel app for mobile devices. Alison is a regular freelance contributor to the travel<br />
sections of U-T San Diego, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.<br />
Sharon Whitley Larsen<br />
Sharon Whitley Larsen’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including Los Angeles Times Magazine, U-T<br />
San Diego, Reader’s Digest (and 19 international editions), Creators Syndicate, and several “Chicken Soup for the<br />
Soul” editions. Although she enjoys writing essays, op-ed, and people features, her favorite topic is travel (favorite<br />
destination London). She’s been lucky to attend a private evening champagne reception in Buckingham Palace<br />
to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, to dine with best-selling author Diana Gabaldon in the Scottish<br />
Highlands, and hike with a barefoot Aborigine in the Australian Outback. Exploring sites from exotic travels in the<br />
Arctic Circle to ritzy Rio, with passport in hand, she’s always ready for the next adventure!<br />
Carl H. Larsen<br />
Carl H. Larsen is a veteran journalist based in San Diego. He now focuses on travel writing, and is summoned to pull<br />
out his notebook whenever there’s the plaintive cry of a steam locomotive nearby. In San Diego, he is a collegeextension<br />
instructor who has led courses on the Titanic and the popular TV series “Downton Abbey.”<br />
Maribeth Mellin<br />
Maribeth Mellin is an award-winning journalist whose travel articles have appeared in Endless Vacation Magazine,<br />
U-T San Diego and Dallas Morning News among others. She also travels and writes for several websites including<br />
CNN Travel, Concierge.com and Zagat, and has authored travel books on Peru, Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico,<br />
Hawaii and California. Though known as a Mexico pro, Maribeth has written about every continent and was especially<br />
thrilled by the ice, air and penguins in Antarctica.<br />
Susan McBeth<br />
Susan McBeth is the founder and owner of Adventures by the Book ( www.adventuresbythebook.com ) which<br />
brings literature to life for readers through events and travels with authors. She is the founder of the SoCal<br />
Author Academy, providing workshops and training to help authors better connect with readers. She is a current<br />
member of the One Book One San Diego committee, and a former board member with the Southern California<br />
Booksellers Association.<br />
Priscilla Lister<br />
Priscilla Lister is a longtime journalist in her native San Diego. She has covered a many subjects over the years,<br />
but travel is her favorite. Her work, including photography, has appeared in the U-T San Diego, Los Angeles Times,<br />
Alaska Airlines magazine and numerous other publications throughout the U.S. and Canada. She currently writes<br />
a weekly hiking column for the U-T, photographing every trail and its many wonders. But when the distant road<br />
beckons, she can’t wait to pack her bags.<br />
Robert Whitley<br />
Robert Whitley writes the syndicated “Wine Talk” column for Creators Syndicate and is publisher of the online wine<br />
magazine, Wine Review Online. Whitley frequently serves as a judge at wine competitions around the world, including<br />
Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, Sunset Magazine International and the Dallas Morning News TexSom wine<br />
competitions. Robert also operates four major international wine competitions in San Diego: Critics Challenge,<br />
Winemaker Challenge, Sommelier Challenge and the San Diego International.<br />
Jody Jaffe & John Muncie<br />
Jody and John are the co-authors of the novels, “Thief of Words,” and “Shenandoah Summer,” published by Warner<br />
Books. John was feature editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune, arts editor of The Baltimore Sun and writer-editor-columnist<br />
for the travel department of The Los Angeles Times. His travel articles have been published in many major newspapers;<br />
he's a Lowell Thomas award-winner. Jody is the author of "Horse of a Different Killer,"'Chestnut Mare, Beware,"<br />
and "In Colt Blood,” As a journalist at the Charlotte Observer, she was on a team that won the Pulitzer Prize. Her articles<br />
have been published in many newspapers and magazines including The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times.<br />
They live on a farm in Lexington, Va., with eleven horses, three cats and an explosion of stink bugs.<br />
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