You may know me as the Caribbean editor of Recommend magazine, but I cover other parts of the planet, too. Hence, an excuse to run this photo with an Ecuadorian pal. He's cute, no?

The former editor-in-chief of Diversion, a Hearst travel/leisure magazine, I've written for The New York Times, Delta Sky, Budget Travel, Frommer's, Caribbean Travel & Life, The Dallas Morning News, and custom publications. I've also produced advertorial and pro bono campaigns for nonprofits.

One of the few boomers in this country who has not run for president -- not yet, anyway -- I'm the Ethics Chair for the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) and past president of the New York Travel Writers Association (NYTWA).

You can reach me at [email protected],. If you follow my tweets, you'll see why Klout says I have klout. Scroll down for my social media links and some of my recent articles.