Katherine parker-magyar
I am a freelance writer covering travel, lifestyle, literature, & culture. My work has appeared in National Geographic Traveller, Architectural Digest, New York Observer, Departures, Forbes, The Week, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, and more. I am a member of the Explorers Club and the Society of American Travel Writers and began my career as a newspaper reporter, earning my master’s degree in literature at The New School
I love to travel because I love meeting new people and experiencing different cultures. And I blame my parents for my insatiable wanderlust—they took me to the Arctic Circle when I was 14 months old. Since then, I’ve traveled to 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states, including abroad in London and Osaka.
I’m a member of the Adventure Travel Association, the Impact Travel Alliance, and the Transformational Travel Council. I have been interviewed about my travels in magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and radio shows across the globe, appearing as a speaker at media conferences and tourism events. My work has been translated into French, Spanish, Arabic, and Mandarin.
In my career as a travel writer, I’ve driven husky sleighs through Arctic forests, sailed the Amazon River, and kayaked amongst the glaciers of Antarctica. I’ve gone helicopter skiing in the Alaskan interior, jumped into black holes in Belize and trekked volcanic valleys in the Caribbean. And, more recently, I hiked to the highest lodges in the world in Peru , tracked rhinos in the Maasai Mara and stalked tigers in the jungles of Nepal.
While I’m always eager for new adventures, my most meaningful experiences are the moments I’ve shared with the strangers turned friends I’ve met along the way. Travel, I’ve learned, is other people. I truly believe that travel is love and, in the words of Mark Twain, that it’s fatal for hatred, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.
I’m thrilled to be working in an industry that is a force for good in the world.
Email: katherine.parkermagyar@gmail.com
