About Us

Wanderlust Website Manager

Lauren Van Mullem is a California-based freelance writer who puts her multi-media experience to use by managing the Wanderlust website. When she isn’t traveling, or writing about it, she loves talking shop with the WanderBloggers and writing the travel/food blog: WanderFood. Remind her to tell you about the time she and Beth faced down wild dogs and an angry bull in Rajasthan!

Angela Dollar

Born with a severe case of Wanderlust, Angela is a Washington State native who blogs about eco-friendly travel at Travel with a Purpose

Beth Shepherd

Pampers and Pakhlava chronicles the triumphs, tribulations, tips, and ultimately, the travels of a Seattle woman navigating the complex roads to adoptive parenthood. Follow her journey at Pampers and Pakhlava

Debby Lee Jagerman

Debby travels the world to gain experiences beyond her wildest dreams. An independent at heart, she likes getting off the beaten path away from guidebook’s suggestions. Follow her adventures at Debby’s Departures

Elizabeth Kain

Elizabeth’s lifelong passion for travel has taken her to some of the more remote corners of the world, most recently a move to Beijing, China with her husband and daughter. She blogs about her life in Beijing and wanderings around Asia at Dim Sum Diary

Joslin Fritz

Joslin is a professional guide who spends her free time exploring the outdoors any way she can. She always brings a case of fake mustaches and costumes on a river trip. (Who knows when they might come in handy…) Share her love of the outdoors at Lady Sherpa

Kristen Gill

After her first international trip (to Ireland) at age 16, Kristen hasn’t looked back, and has visited over 35 countries SO FAR. She blogs about her wild adventures at Adventure Gill

Lanee Lee

As a tippling traveler, Lanee believes immersion into local culture begins with the taste buds and a toast – from matcha to moonshine. She blogs about liquid travels at Wanderlush Diary

Lisa Overman

Though she recognizes the world is filled with many amazing places, Lisa loves island life, having spent numerous years living islands in the Pacific. She blogs about life near the water at Hammock in Paradise

Melinda Sabo

Melinda is a freelance travel writer and photographer, hopeful romantic, and daydream believer. When she’s not exploring the world with her camera, she’s busy imagining her next trip. She offers advice on how to turn travel into an artistically-documented journey truly well seen and well lived at Global Snapshots

Michelle Duffy

Michelle, a native of Ireland, has been traveling as far and as wide as possible since she was out of school. With a husband and two boys in tow, she writes about traveling with her family at WanderMom

Nancy Mueller

Seattle-based Nancy Mueller is a freelance travel writer who understands that traveling baby boomers like herself want to have fun adventures that they can share with kindred spirits. She invites you to share the journey with her at WanderBoomer

Nicole Sheets

Nicole Sheets headed east, as in Eastern Europe, for two years with the Peace Corps in the Republic of Moldova (2002-2004). Then she moved west, to Salt Lake City, where she gave up Tevas (except for hiking). Now in Spokane, Washington, she lives in walking distance of a Nordstrom and a waterfall. She writes about Stylish travel at WanderChic.

Rachel Staggs

Texas musician and photographer Rachel Staggs has been traveling to play, create, and record music most of her life. She invites readers into the passenger seat as she documents her performances and photographic adventures at Wandering Artist.

Elizabeth Griffin

Elizabeth Griffin is the editor of Journal Magazine, a monthly publication that focuses on positive people and events, with the goal of enhancing the lifestyle of people living in South Snohomish and North King counties. She is excited to share her Northwest experiences with the readers of The Flying Salmon.