Taj Bates

Taj Bates is a travel expert and author who has journeyed on 6 continents and nearly all 50 U.S. states.

She has climbed the Great Wall and the Great Pyramid; ungracefully wobbled on glaciers in New Zealand and Alaska; and sailed along the Everglades, the Amazon and the Great Barrier Reef.

She first fell in love with mussels in Brussels; scuba diving in the Red Sea; Vivaldi’s 'Four Seasons' during a magical concert in a Venetian church; and the indomitable spirit of Aloha! on the Hawaiian islands.

When she is not busy island- or continent-hopping, she can be found road trippin’ through California, where the ocean is her muse.

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PRESS

Refinery29 — The Instagram Generation Are Taking On The Classic American Road Trip

Inc. — 21 Travel Hacks That Experienced Business Travelers Say to Use When You Hit the Road

Reader's Digest —12 Ways to Make Flying Economy Feel Like First Class

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WORKS

The YOLO Guide to Travel Podcast

The YOLO Guide to Los Angeles & Southern California (full-color travel guide in paperback)