New Stories:

• All aboard the Orient Express for the trip of a lifetime
• Aboard the Orient Express—day two in the trip of a lifetime
• The trip of a lifetime …Venice, the Hotel Cipriani and the Orient Express
• London and Oxford, the perfect ending to the trip of a lifetime
• Volunteers Converge On Gettysburg Historic Farm
• Former high school classmates, Vietnam veterans reunited (ksdk.com)

Seasoned journalist and explorer Gig Gwin has traveled around the globe for more than four decades, from Kilimanjaro to Katmandu, from the largest continents to the smallest islands, from London and Paris to Tonga and Tristan da Cunha. He is equally at home in an elegant resort or a native hut. His stories have covered virtually all aspects of travel, including adventure, history, food and such newsworthy topics as the effect of the 2004 tsunami on tourism in the hardest-hit countries.

Through the years, Gig has developed a writing style that is clean and compelling, and at times sprinkled with humor. An avid photographer, Gig looks for just the right images to bring his stories to life.

His stories have graced the pages of numerous newspapers and magazines. His account of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was the feature story in the travel section of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Other articles have described a Molokai mule ride into a leper colony, sharing sheep stew with Iranian nomads, and being granted a private audience with the king of Tonga. He is the travel specialist for the American Express Persona Magazine, sharing quarterly stories and adventures with thousands of card holders.

Gig is a sought-after national speaker and appears frequently on radio and television. In 1999, he fulfilled a life-long goal and became one of a handful of people to have visited all 317 countries of the world.

Morning Mass Ascension at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta – Photo by Gig Gwin

MEMBERSHIPS
Gig is a member of the Midwest Travel Writers Assoiation, North American Travel Journalists Association and the St. Louis Writers Guild. Travel organizations include The Explorers Club and Travelers Century Club.

RECENT ARTICLES
Spotlight On: The Mexican Riviera Maya
“El Dorado Seaside Suites”
In Search of a Bonny Adventure – American Express Persona Magazine
“Come the spring, into summer and through the fall, Scotland beckons.”
Food for Thought – Stars & Strips
“Be a daring diner, combine local specialties and historic settings.”
Searching for the Land of Enchantment – Group Tour Magazine
“The inspiring circle trip to Carlsbad Caverns & White Sands.”
Revisiting the Falls – American Express Persona Magazine
“Niagara Falls … still one of Gig Gwin’s favorites.”
West of Key West – American Express Persona Magazine
“A journey to Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park.”
An Island Gig – Islands Magazine
“We asked for advice from the worldliest of travelers.”
(This article written about Gig Gwin.)
Wide Wyoming – American Express Persona Magazine
“Real cowboys, beautiful mountains and Yellowstone National Park.”

The dunes of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico – Photo by Gig Gwin