Barbara Radcliffe Rogers Author

Kim Knox Beckius is a Connecticut-based writer and photographer whose passion for New England inspires everything she does, whether it's riding a giant inflatable lobster in her wedding gown, naming her daughter so she shares initials with L.L. Bean or sending free fall leaves in the mail to autumn lovers around the world. She’s the author of six books on Northeast travel, including New England’s Historic Homes & Gardens, and has been the voice of New England travel for About.com since 1998. She is a full time contributor to Yankee Magazine. She lives in the Hartford area.

Leslie Brokaw has been a travel writer for over a decade, contributing to more than a dozen Frommer's Guides to Montreal and New England. Her first books were co authored with her stepfather, long-time Frommer's contributor, Herbert Livesey. She teaches at Emerson College. She resides in Watertown, MA.

Laura Reckford has been exploring and writing about Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket, as well as other parts of New England, for more than 20 years. She is the founder and CEO of Cape Cod Wave, an online magazine covering the culture and character of Cape Cod. She is also the news director for Cape Cod Broadcasting, which runs four radio stations on Cape Cod. She resides in Falmouth, MA.

Barbara Radcliffe Rogers is a travel writer and guidebook author specializing in Europe and eastern United States and Canada. She is co-author of seven guidebooks to Italy, three to Spain and several others covering European cities, Atlantic Canada and New England. She writes regularly for Global Traveler Magazine, where she has also served as News Editor, and for several other magazines, newspapers and websites. Her taste for travel began when she moved to Verona, Italy, soon after completing her degree at Boston University, and she has since traveled to every country in Western Europe, and much of Eastern Europe and Latin America. Barbara currently lives in New Hampshire, and spends a good part of each year in Europe. Wherever she is, she’s likely to be skiing in the winter and kayaking in the summer and discovering new flavors for her blog, Worldbite.

Stillman Rogers writes regular travel columns and is the author of many books about the New England area. The New England native currently lives in New Hampshire.

Lura Seavey is a New England native, Lura has written and contributed to several travel guides which focus on the area, as well as author More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Massachusetts Women, a collection of historical biographies.

Erin Trahan is a Boston-based writer and editor who specializes in film and travel. She teaches at Emerson College. She has written extensively for Frommer’s Travel Guides. Erin lives in Marblehead, MA.