Gigi Ragland

Gigi Ragland

Travel and Food Writer
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My Work Experience

Gigi Ragland specializes in travel, sustainable topics, adventure and food writing. Her path began when she worked as a catering manager for a premier caterer in the Napa/Sonoma Wine Valley where her appreciation for all things gourmand and grape-licious was cultivated. She then followed her heart to San Francisco where she worked for a variety of hotels both big and small. Her enthusiasm for hospitality and travel culminated into a desire to write about the great experiences she encountered. Gigi’s brain chip overloaded until she was finally able to corral words onto paper and share episodes, scenarios and other assorted travel bits and bites describing her journeys abroad and at home.

After moving to Colorado in 2002, Gigi was offered a job at a travel agency consortium as senior writer for their monthly themed travel editorial newsletter/magazine. She covered leisure, cruises, active outdoor, hotel & resorts, culture and food related travel topics.

Her passion for travel, adventure and the culinary arts has always directed her career. She now enjoys freelance writing on a full-time basis. Gigi Ragland has published numerous feature, destination and profile articles. She has written for regional, national and international print and online publications. Subjects range from the ordinary to the extraordinary to include culinary getaways, cycling the Camino de Santiago, llama-trekking to covering green hotel design. She served as the first Travel Editor for Women’s Adventure Magazine from 2012 – 2014. Her first travel guide book was published in 2012, “Best Easy Day Hikes Oklahoma City,” A Falcon Guide. Gigi is working on launching La Femme Traveler, an inspiring and bewitching blog designed for women travelers seeking a taste of adventure.

 

PUBLISHED PRINT AND ONLINE MEDIA OUTLETS

Publications

AARP Magazine

Adventure Cyclist Magazine

American Profile Magazine

American Cowboy Magazine

American Way-American Airlines Inflight Magazine

Backpacker Magazine

Boomer Magazine

Boulder Magazine

Cheese Connoisseur Magazine

Cowgirl Magazine

Cross Country Skier Magazine

Denver Life Magazine

Desert Living Magazine

Dining Out Magazine

Edible Santa Fe Magazine

Elevation Outdoors Magazine

EnCompass AAA Colorado Magazine

National Geographic Traveler Magazine

New Mexico Magazine

Optimum Wellness/Live Naturally Magazine

Outdoors NW Magazine

Plate Magazine

Relish Magazine

Rocky Mountain Gardening Magazine

Rocky Mountain Sports Magazine

Saturday Evening Post Magazine

TravelAge West and Explorer Magazine

Whole Life Times Magazine

Wild Blue Yonder-Frontier Airlines Inflight Magazine

Women’s Adventure Magazine

Websites

AARP Travel Online

Adventure.Travel

Adventurecycling.org

Away.com

Examiner.com

NewWest.net

OutsideOnline.com

SierraClub.org The Green Life

TangoDiva.com

Viator.com

womensadventuremagazine.com

Radio

The Transformed Traveler Radio Show Interview with Host Rick Tocquigny 2014 -Theme: Exploring the 5 Senses through Travel

The Transformed Traveler Show-Interview with Gigi Ragland

Professional Organizations

North American Travel Journalists Association – Media Member

Society of American Travel Writers – Media Member

Adventure Travel Trade Association – Media Member

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