About
Greetings, and welcome to my blog! I’m Sandra Friend, author of numerous guidebooks on hiking and travel, and it’s been my lifelong norm – thanks to my parents, who schooled me in the ways of fun, inexpensive family travel growing up – to seek out places to enjoy nature as I travel.
By my very nature, I’m an outdoorsy person, who prefers an afternoon wandering a botanical garden over browsing shops at the mall. While I’ve canvassed Florida throughly over the past eight years, I’ve had the opportunity to travel worldwide over the past fifteen and in all cases, I found refreshing, relaxing getaways to enjoy nature. Sure, sometimes you have to look a little harder for it, when visiting a major metro or spending days at a convention. It’s my intent with this blog to share those special places of quiet contemplation with you.
A perpetual traveler, I'm Sandra Friend, the author of more than 20 books on outdoors, nature, and travel subjects. I'm an award-winning member of the Society of American Travel Writers, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, and the Florida Outdoor Writers Association.