Jo-Anne Bowen is a freelance writer currently residing in the Pacific Northwest. She was born and raised in Alberta, Canada. As a young professional, she made her first overseas trip with a 6-week university class in Italy. That ignited her love of traveling! Since then, she has traveled extensively to Europe, Asia, Africa, South Pacific, Central America, Mexico as well as most states/provinces in both the United States and Canada. She is a member of  TravMedia, Travel Massive, and IFWTWA and a regular contributor to TravelAwaits.

Follow her journeys on www.instagram.com/joannesjourneys or Http://journeyswithjo-anne.squarespace.com.