Travel Writing Portfolio
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Was Part of the Great Wall of China Built in a Panic
Atlas Obscura
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Throwing a Line to Chile's Artisanal Fishers
Bluedot Living
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Hobbitenango: Antigua's Sustainable Eco Park
Fodors
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Pando - Utah's Trembling Giant
Thrillist
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Road Trip Through Appalachia
100 Days in Appalachia
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Competitive Travel - A Lifesize Game of Risk
Thrillist
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How To Survive a Sandstorm
Fodor’s
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Off-Roading in Costa Rica
Thrillist Travel
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My Kids Picked These Latin American Top 10 Airbnbs
Apartment Therapy
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Why Honduran Anafre Is the Perfect Snack
Thrillist Travel
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4 Questions I Always Ask Before I Book an Airbnb as a Mom of 3
Apartment Therapy
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Best Carry-ons for Every Traveler
Family Traveller
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5 Incredible Christmas Beach Vacations For Families
LA Family Travel
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I had 3 picky eaters. After a year of constant travel, I have none.
Insider Health & Parenting
Content & Copy Portfolio
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Web Content & Copy
Sentry Computing
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Web Content & Copy
The Incomologists
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Web Content
Kismet Marketing
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Web Content & Copy
J&R Photography
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Web Copy
Travel & Tours
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Social Media
Virtual Education
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Podcast Transcription
Virtual Education
Other Editorials
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Corporate lactation policies hurt working mothers & break the law
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Block party celebrates the past, hints at the future
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Dogs Dance the Piano Dance
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Colleen Marie Kelly
Contributor to Atlas Obscura, Condé nast, Thrillist, Fodors, and more.
Colleen is the diplomatic matriarch of an often nomadic family who aims to expose her children to the humanity hidden in places most don't go. She overlanded the PanAm highway for 18 months with her 3 young kids. Cumulatively, she’s visited 14 countries and has spent nearly 3 years in a nomadic life. She is working on her first novel The Beginners Guide to Going Home.
She is a freelance content and copy writer. Colleen uses her versatile style to write on travel, parenting, health, design, and justice or policy issues. She’s experienced in writing essays, grants, advocacy letters, social narratives, best-ofs, how tos, blogs, destination pieces, op-eds, news, and more.
Colleen has a BA in Health Services, a minor in Communications, and an AAS in Legal Studies. Also nearly a decade working in maternal and child services and another in the travel/hospitality industry.
In short form: tenacious and eloquent.
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Travel Product Roundup
Your carry on luggage might be the only suitcase you’re toting around and its quality can make or break the ease of travel. A good carry-on is affordable, durable, and meets airline standards – and gets bonus points for style. Whether you’re a weekend warrior or long-term nomad, these choices are sure to improve your travel experience on the ground and in the air.
Destination Listicle
The winter months are here, but you don’t need cold weather and a snowy ski trip to celebrate the season. Trade in your fuzzy hats and heavy sweaters for sunscreen and flip-flops. Leave behind the pressure of holiday prep and party obligations and focus on celebrating Christmas with your family stress-free.
Consider these dreamy locations for sun, sand, and water views and give your kids the greatest gift of all – the Christmas vacation of a lifetime.
Lifestyle Personal Essay
I was hesitant to withdraw her from public school so early in her education but felt the intensity of these drills would be harmful to her development. I didn't want to normalize threats of shootings in her young mind. Because she's a child already prone to worrying, I couldn't expose her to the long-term effects of that trauma.
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Health Personal Essay
Trick-or-treat-style eating had become my household norm. The ice-cube tray transformed into a rainbow buffet designed to entice my choosy toddler — strawberry slices for vitamin C, blueberries for antioxidants, hard-boiled eggs that looked like Saturn for protein. But those keen, young eyes always found the spinach buried in my muffins.
