Gas up the RV (or car). This from-Anchorage loop includes plenty of adventures--and some huge (and very tasty) cinnamon rolls.
About Me
- Although I usually write about travel, food, books, and business, I consider myself a general assignment reporter and writer.
A contributing editor for Entrepreneur, I also write for publications including National Geographic Traveler, BonAppetit.com, Viv, Entrepreneur.com, and many others. I've also worked on book projects for publishers including National Geographic Books, Michelin, and Little Black Books.
Ready to put my curiosity, strong reporting skills, and wordplay (or photography) to work for your publication? Send me an email. I look forward to hearing from you.
(Oh, be sure to visit the haiku diaries where I'm living life 17 syllables at a time.)
American Way: The Tipping Point
March 15, 2010
Pack these quick hits of info — and awesome products — into your suitcase (or PDA), and you’ll march through the month in fine travel style.
The Book Studio: Book Review: The Lunatic Express
March 8, 2010
As I started Carl Hoffman's The Lunatic Express: Discovering the World . . . via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes, I felt I had, at least, had a taste of what Hoffman experienced (or, it's fair to say, put himself through) for five months. I felt I could, at least, stand in the bus ticket line with him. Wrong wrong wrong.
National Geographic Traveler's Intelligent Travel: Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Draw Me My Life
March 8, 2010
Twenty years ago, when Connie Brown decided to become an art mapmaker (sans formal cartographic training), she didn't have an inkling of how difficult it would be to put "places on a two-dimensional plane and deliver clarity without chaos. Making it beautiful is the easiest part." Despite her "profound ignorance," Brown's maps are some of the most interesting--and beautiful--I've ever come across. They blend art, science, and storytelling.
Flyover America: Traveling the U.S. With No Pants
February 3, 2010
Throw out your TV! Cancel your Netflix subscription! Crush the Victrola! There are two gopher brothers in a van and they're digging America because they can–and they will fulfill all your entertainment needs. While driving cross-country, Wilson and Ditch sing–both in their eco-fuel powered VW Camper Van and at stops like the Grand Ole Opry–and tell excellent bad jokes and much more. So far they’ve visited Philly and Nashville. Rapid City is up next.
Flyover America: A Year in the Life: Lasso Guy Edition
January 25, 2010
Anybody know what the usual career trajectory is for a lasso expert? It’s not something I ever figured I’d think about but a travel-related coincidence brought the question on.
What My Editors Say...
- "I have had the fortune of hiring Jenna Schnuer for multiple contract writing projects, both while I worked in the role of Senior Interactive Producer at the Travel Channel, and as Senior Editor and Producer at World Hum. Jenna's passion for both the art of writing and her subject matter, as well as her promptness with deadlines and great understanding of the intricacies of writing for the web, have made her and her content a valuable asset."--Valerie Conners
- "Jenna's charming wit and outstanding writing style are the perfect complements to her professionalism and dedication. Bottom line: She makes me look good--and that's a tough act to beat. Besides, any freelancer who would risk life and limb by attending trapeze school (and live to write about it) is top-notch in my book."--Chris Wessling, Senior Editor, American Way
- "Jenna's careful reporting, coupled with her desire not to take the easy-way-out and write the same old cliches everyone else writes, makes my life as an editor easier."--Margaret Littman, my editor on projects for MapQuest, Journey magazine, and Mobil Travel Guide
