Gwen Pratesi is a Florida-based James Beard Foundation Award Finalist in Journalism and an award-winning culinary and travel writer. She is the author and owner of PratesiLiving.com with her husband and a contributor to the Travel section of U.S. News & World Report. Her freelance articles can be found in other major publications, including The Points Guy, AARP, Frommer's, AAA - The Extra Mile, Southern Living, Cruise Critic, Travel + Leisure, Garden & Gun, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, and Reader's Digest and in trade publications such as Travel Market Report, Travel Weekly, and TravelAge West. She covers luxury, culinary, and solo travel, with an expertise in cruises.
When she's not in a plane or on a cruise ship, you'll find Gwen in the kitchen or in flip-flops at the beach on Amelia Island, Florida. Read more about her adventures at PratesiLiving.com or follow her @pratesiliving.
Other ContributionsU.S. News & World Report
Garden & Gun Magazine
The Points Guy
AARP—The Extra Mile
Travel + Leisure
Cruise Critic
Southern Living
TravelAge West
Travel Weekly
Reader's Digest
Covered TopicsCulinary Travel
Solo Travel
Cruising
Luxury Travel
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