[caption id="attachment_4" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Julianna Klose"][/caption] Julianna Klose is a writer and communications professional currently based in Manly Beach (Sydney), New South Wales, Australia. Julianna is a story collector – she’d much rather accumulate stories than stuff. This may come from moving so much. Life has led Julianna and her husband Brad to areas across Australia (Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney, Manly Beach, Albury) and the United States (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Niagara Falls/Buffalo, Washington DC, Central Pennsylvania). Without a settled geographic base, they love to travel. While her entries cover a broad range, Julianna has a special love for the natural world, and anything that allows her to experience it. This includes her own backyard; since Julianna is a U.S. citizen working toward her Australian permanent residency, she enjoys a unique perspective on Australian flora, fauna, and cultural experiences. Julianna holds a master of journalism degree from the University of Wollongong, and a bachelor of arts in English and music from Bucknell University. She loves bushwalking and camping, getting lost, photography, weird and wacky wildlife, coffee, and her Catholic faith.

[caption id="attachment_11" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Hanna Johnson"][/caption] Hanna Johnson fell in love with the jetsetter lifestyle from an early age, since her mother toted her around to business meetings all over the world.  She has since taken to exploring destinations on her own—favorite spots include Peru; Vietnam; Cape Town, South Africa; and Copenhagen, Denmark. When she’s not indulging her travel addiction, she works in the journalism and communication fields, and has a passion for international affairs, as well community service, the outdoors, and anything that gets her heart racing. She recently graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and is happy to be ocean-side once more in her native California. She is eagerly awaiting her next adventure, wherever it may find her.

[caption id="attachment_7" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Michelle M Winner"][/caption] Michelle M. Winner is a freelance writer who focuses on travel, food and wine, spa, luxury lifestyle, cruise, and Western equestrian, romantic destinations, bridal, Hawaii, tropical, and seaside venues. Michelle serves as vice president of the International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA). Writing for print magazines and newspapers for many years, her online presence has now reached more than five million views via various media outlets. Find more adventures at www.culinarytraveler.com.

[caption id="attachment_8" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Lisa Niver Rajna"][/caption] Lisa Niver Rajna is a travel agent, blogger, speaker, science teacher, and member of the Traveler’s Century Club, a unique association limited to globetrotters who have visited 100 or more countries. She traveled across six continents with Club Med, Princess Cruises, Renaissance Cruises, and Royal Caribbean International. Look for her underwater as a PADI divemaster, in the science lab at Brawerman Elementary School in Los Angeles, or on the road traveling to an exotic location. Lisa’s monthly column, “Science and Your Child,” can be found in LA Mom Magazine. She also writes for the travel section at Technorati.com and blogs for the Jewish Journal, WeSaidGoTravel.net,  and ScienceIsntScary.com. Lisa and George Rajna spent eleven months wandering Southeast Asia from Indonesia to Mongolia, where they fell in love, got engaged, and now as a married couple are writing a book about their journey.

[caption id="attachment_8" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Maralyn Hill"][/caption] Maralyn Dennis Hill, The Epicurean Explorer, is the president of the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association and editor-at-large for CityRoom. The majority of Maralyn’s articles are geared toward the luxury market, spas, corporate retreats, business events, and culinary tourism, from simple to gourmet. She has co-authored three books – Our Love Affairs with Food and Travel; Success: Your Path to a Successful Book; and Cooking Secrets: The Why and How – and is a frequent food judge for professional and amateur competition. Maralyn also hosted a web and TV show called “Dishing with Carolina Chefs” for four years.

[caption id="attachment_4" align="alignleft" width="175" caption="Stacy Dreyfus"][/caption] For over 14 years, Stacy Dreyfus has worked in the hotel and hospitality industry in New York City and Chicago. Her former companies include Le Parker Meridien, Ian Schrager Hotels and Hotel Gansevoort. While working for Ian Schrager, she was dedicated to the opening of the stylish Hudson Hotel, and subsequently launched the New York Global Sales Office for Ian Schrager Hotels. Stacy then held the position of Director of Sales & Marketing at Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan. Currently, Stacy is in her third successful year of her own boutique sales, marketing & partnership agency, Orchid Worldwide. Her company has offices in New York City, Los Angeles & Chicago.  Please visit www.orchidworldwide.com Stacy holds a B.A. in Travel and Tourism from Clemson University.  Stacy was also a member of Chi Omega (Psi Kappa Chapter) from 1991-1995. Ms. Dreyfus is currently a board member for Dress for Success, which assists economically disadvantaged women transitioning from unemployment to self-sufficiency by providing clothing, confidence boosts and career development. Her inspiration and the seeds for her success took root at Clemson University and now Stacy has cultivated her love of travel and people into a career that continues to grow. In addition to her CEO, Founder post at Orchid Resorts & Escapes, Dreyfus is a travel correspondent for Jet Set Extra (Los Angeles). Stacy has also been contributing writer for TCW (Today's Chicago Woman). She is currently on the editorial board of hotelexecutive.com, and is also a guest speaker at the World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress. Be sure to follow Stacy on Twitter @stacydreyfus

Orchid Resorts & Escapes are whimsical, refreshing and extraordinary properties and destinations that ultimately create a unique place for a romantic hideaway, a corporate meeting, a special gathering, a refuge, an executive retreat or simply a place to breathe and relax. Our properties are independently or privately owned and operated. Orchid services our clients by providing specific sales strategies and targeted marketing and by creating awareness along with specialized public relations agencies and multiple partners. Through packaging these ideas, visions and relationships together, Orchid’s true goal is to produce room nights, buzz and revenue for our clients.