About

Outdoor profile picAbout Kaleidoscopic Wandering

The world is a rainbow of colors and I want to paint with them all.

My travel experiences started before I was three and could fly for free. My dad would prop me on his briefcase, tell me to hang on like a monkey and swing me down the corridors of the airport on our way to the departure gate. Since then, I’ve seen much of the United States by car and parts of the rest of the world by air and boat. I’ve served as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Kenya, snorkeled the Great Barrier Reef, white water rafted the Nile River, watched the sunset from Jeju Island and hiked the Inca Trail, but there is so much more of the world left for me to explore.

I currently live in Las Vegas but have an affinity for the great outdoors. I’m in love with our National Parks and enjoy the simple pleasures of walking, hiking, biking, exploring and venturing in to most things adventure-related.

I created this blog to share my stories and travel tips … my hope is that I inspire you to learn, love and live your own travel dreams.

My Scribbles

I’ve written on many topics, most commonly travel, dance, college life, and arts and culture. Check out my full complete portfolio at my website, but dig right into my travel writing at:

Vodcasts

Guest blog posts and interviews

Award-winning travel writing

My Photos

My husband and favorite travel partner, Cory, and I take the majority of the photos on this travel blog. If photos come from another source, it will be noted in that particular post.

What Can I Do For You?

Hopefully you’ll find the information on this site fun and informative, but a girl’s got to make a living too. If you’re looking for a print, web or copy writer, you’ve come to the right place. Drop me a line here and I’d be happy to send you clips, references and the like. (Please make let me know in your note that you came through Kaleidoscopic Wandering.)

My Virtual Life

Find me wandering in cyberspace at:

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All materials on Kaleidoscopic Wandering are copyrighted and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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9 Responses to “About”

  1. Pat the Digital Vagabond, on June 4th, 2009 at 11:37 pm Said:

    JoAnna, I look forward to following your adventures this summer. Speaking of rainbows, the Rainbow Gathering will be in New Mexico this year (not far from you). If you want to commune with nature and plenty of earth kids check it out at http://www.welcomehome.org/rainbow/sites/annual-site.html

    Be well and live large, Pat

  2. Anna, on June 8th, 2009 at 7:59 am Said:

    Very cool! Loving it so far :)

  3. kaleidoscopicwandering, on June 8th, 2009 at 8:30 am Said:

    Thanks for all the great feedback on Wordpress Anna! I’m glad I went this route!

  4. leland, on June 8th, 2009 at 6:17 pm Said:

    i’ll be waiting in anticiaption for each installment….

  5. neha, on September 23rd, 2009 at 9:15 am Said:

    i remember reading your ‘redefining Kenya’ piece and thinking oh, wow. beautiful writing!

  6. Abbie, on October 18th, 2009 at 8:52 pm Said:

    For some reason, I just now made it to your blog, and it’s great! Your articles are so well written and on a variety of interesting topics – I love it! I look forward to reading more!

  7. Sarah George, on October 23rd, 2009 at 8:18 am Said:

    Jo, If you haven’t already – check out “Tales of a Female Nomad.” This is among my fav. travel books! Keep on Truckin’!

  8. JoAnna, on October 23rd, 2009 at 8:24 am Said:

    @Sarah ~ I love Tales of a Female Nomad! What a fantastic and inspiring book! If you liked that one, you might also enjoy Eat, Pray, Love.

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