Karen Catchpole

Freelance journalist Karen Catchpole has spent the past 25 years writing, editing and producing television and internet content for media outlets including Afar, Elle, Self, Allure, Every Day with Rachael Ray, SHOP Etc., Travel + Leisure, Escape, Mademoiselle, Action Asia, Asian Geographic, Asian Diver, National Geographic Adventure, National Geographic Traveler, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Dallas Morning News, Oxygen Media, MTV, fodors.com, indagare.com and itravelishop.com. She was also a founding editor and staff writer at Sassy magazine and Jane magazine. In 2006 Karen left Manhattan and embarked on the Trans-Americas Journey, a 5 year, 200,000+ mile working road trip through North, Central and South America during which she continues to freelance for some of the best travel magazines, web sites and Sunday newspaper travel sections.