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Kristin Hanes is an experienced journalist and freelance writer in San Francisco. She’s versatile and deadline-driven, focused on human interest, business and travel. Her stories have been published in Marie Claire, Fodor’s, Realtor.com, Home Light and Pop Sugar. More clips are available upon request.

ADVENTURE.com

Christian Agha

Meet the Woman who's Sailed the Equivalent of 8 Laps around the Globe

Lia Ditton pulls hard on the oars, propelling her six-meter rowboat through churning seas the color of gunmetal. The Farallon Islands hover like ghosts in the distance, 50 kilometers offshore from San Francisco.....

Far&Wide

How to Plan a Gap Year Traveling with your Kids

It’s easy to get caught up in the routine of life when you’re raising kids. School, homework, chores, ferrying your little ones between soccer practice and violin lessons. All that nagging, menu planning and grocery shopping can be exhausting....

OYSTER.COM

Why this Colonial Mexican Town Should Be on Your Bucket List

The colonial town of Merida is a far cry from the tourist-clogged beaches of Cancun. There are no midday body shots, reveling spring breakers, or sprawling mega-resorts here. But Merida has a spirt all of its own....

Fodors

11 Nude Beaches Where You Can Take It All off This Summer

If you want to get a little bit daring this summer, you might want to try a clothing optional beach. Some of these beaches are a hike down rugged, twisted trails, others are just around the corner from a...

Marie Claire

I Became Homeless On Purpose

I looked around my apartment in the hills of Mill Valley, an upscale neighborhood north of San Francisco, and wondered what the hell I was doing. In just 24 hours, I'd be out of here. It wasn't the moving that scared...

San Francisco Chronicle's SF Gate

One Mistake Pulled a Man Toward a Raging Waterfall

It was 6:30 p.m. one night in early June, and Marcus Mazaferri was staring at Return Creek, 15 miles north of Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows. What might have once been a mild and meandering creek...

  • 8 Gorgeous Fire Lookouts You Can Rent In Northern California
  • Nine Backcountry Cabins You Can Ski To This Winter in Northern California
  • Marin Man Paddles Inflatable Raft To Work To Save On Bay Area Rent

Realtor.com

How to Live in a Tiny House Without Breaking the Law

For some of us, living in a tiny house is the dream—the ultimate minimalist lifestyle, a chance to be closer to nature, with none of the stress of paying off a mortgage for the rest of our prime years. But before you...

The Switchers

A Moroccan Entrepreneur Is Tackling Food Waste Through This Energyless Fridge

In the hot Moroccan desert, many families go without refrigeration. Some can hardly afford fancy electronic gadgets, others have no access to electricity. Their food quickly spoils, leaving...

  • Inspired By Bourdain, This Business Promotes Healthy Food Habits In The City Of Beirut
  • This Initiative Wants To Weave a Zero-Waste Vision In How Lebanon Consumes Clothes
  • Sustainable Tourism Finds Haven In Israel’s Rugged Desert

The Bold Italic

How to Share a Tiny Space with Your Significant Other

My boyfriend and I just started sleeping in separate beds. It’s not because we’re fighting or sick of each other; it’s because our bed in the sailboat in which we live is just a little bit bigger than a twin bed...

  • Fiddle-Leaf Fig Supply Dwindling after Hurricane Irma Decimates Crop
  • Why I Became Intentionally Homeless in San Francisco

Canadian traveller

Transformative Oakland

It's clear when I sit down at an al fresco patio restaurant near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California that this isn’t your average brunch spot. The place is packed with the full splendour of humanity on this sunny afternoon: tattooed hipsters, retirees with small dogs, young...

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