Katherine Wright, hailing from Portland, Oregon recently found location independence in 2014 and hasn’t looked back. She works as an independent contractor for a US based software company, while happily traveling the world.

With a background in public health, she values health and staying active. Wherever she goes, she takes her running shoes to find and explore the best trails and city parks. Katherine enjoys biking, practicing yoga, and hiking during her travels. Another draw of globetrotting? The variety of food, and a glass of wine once in awhile too!

Most of her travels have been in Europe, although South East Asia is calling. She loves taking photos, meeting new people, learning languages along the way, and big comfy beds.

To learn more about Katherine and find to out where in the world she is, check out her adventures at www.makingherway.com

Shona has been a keen traveller her whole life, fortunate to have two keen travellers as parents who took her to places such as Australia, Thailand, the USA, Singapore, Croatia, plenty of Europe and the UK, and taught her to ski, surf and enjoy the outdoors as a child. As an adult she has lived and worked in the UK, France, Italy and Canada, and been lucky to travel to Japan, Dubai, Morocco, Italy, the USA and more countries in Europe. Along the way, windsurfing, surfing, skiing, sandboarding, swimming, kayaking, fishing and walking have played a big part in travels. And she’s always keen to try something new, especially sports and food.

Shona has spent the past 8 years working in the tourism industry in the UK, both for tourist boards and as a consultant, specialising in marketing. She is now Head of Operations for Accomable, a platform advertising holiday accommodation for people with disabilities worldwide, it fuels the wanderlust every day. In her spare time she loves baking and eating cake, and never stops exploring and planning new travels.

Jools is a professional marketer with extensive experience of the travel and tourism sector. She holds Accredited Member status within the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Jools writes from the perspective of the time–poor traveller. Seeking out destinations and experiences that offer a true flavour of local culture paired with comfort and luxury accommodation so often sought by those with limited vacation time.

Mark Sissons has spent the last decade scouring the world for captivating stories. A Vancouver-based writer and photographer with a keen interest in adventure, Mark has pursued his love of memorable outdoor experiences from the safari parks of Southern Africa to the snow-capped mountains of South America. Along the way, his myriad traveller’s tales have been published in a range of major outlets, including the Globe and Mail, Vancouver Sun, San Francisco Chronicle, Men’s Journal and Huffington Post. Mark’s greatest passion lies in being able to share the stories of wildlife fighting for survival in a world where resources and habitat are growing smaller and smaller. When not overseas, Mark can be found enjoying the wonders of Canada’s left coast, which so often lives up to its claim to be the best place on earth.

For more about Mark, visit www.marksissons.com.