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Polynesian culture and lava: 2017 has brought two more trips to volcanic lands that will be featured in my upcoming travel book about visiting some of the world's most interesting and infamous volcanoes. (Read more about my upcoming book project here.) In May 2017, I hopped over to the Big Island of Hawai‘i for a …
What do Katmai National Park in Alaska, Pompeii in Italy, and Mt. Tambora in Indonesia all have in common? You’d be correct if you said they are all places I’ve traveled to in the last couple of years, and ahead of the game if you said they just might be featured in my next planned …
Dig deeper behind Bryanna's stories in her new book Make Sure You Have a Map. Here's five ways to explore more! #1. Learn How I Wrote the Book Check out this recent blog post to learn more about her writing and travel process including favorite albums that she listened to while writing and how …
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My alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University, just published a story profiling me as an author and national park ranger. If you'd like to learn a little more about motivates me everyday, including in my jobs as a writer, park ranger, and traveler, head over to http://www.plu.edu/marcom/news/2016/08/01/park-ranger-plog/ I am grateful for all the study abroad opportunities …
Make Sure You Have a Map (and Other Bits of Travel Advice I'm Glad I Ignored) is now published, and available in paperback and for e-readers at amazon.com. The book is a fun look at 20 bits of travel advice, and the adventures that happen when I choose to ignore that advice. Covering stories from …
Looking for a bit of insider knowledge about Make Sure You Have a Map? Here are a few fun facts about the book and my writing process: While I travel, I am a creature of habit: all my writings from my travels are written in black or brown Gallery Leather journals. Besides writing in these …
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Summer travel: the lure of the open road, the opportunity to jet off to a far-off country. Summer camping trip with my family when I was young introduced me to traveling many years ago, and though I do most of my own big trips in the fall and winter (it’s when I have time off), …
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What’s the worst travel advice you’ve ever been given? I have been given advice both good and bad before my travels, and am happy to announce the titles of twenty stories of travel advice I am glad I ignored, travel lesson I had to learn along the way as I explored more than a dozen …
I’m excited to officially announce my next book, Make Sure You Have a Map (And Other Bits of Travel Advice I’m Glad I Ignored)! My second book will be a fun look at bad travel advice, and the stories that have come from ignoring this advice during my travels in twelve countries. Taking slightly sketchy …
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It’s hard for me to believe, but it has been two years now since the publication of Misspelled Paradise. It seems like a good time to give a few updates on the book, my traveling, and my writing. Misspelled Paradise is still consistently in the top 50 books about Colombia on amazon.com (and frequently in …
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