Location
Nashville, Tennessee
Expertise
Road trips, National parks, Nashville
- Christy has planned numerous epic road trips for her family of four, including one where they visited five national parks within five days.
- During the pandemic she began sharing about her family's adventures, favorite destinations, and travel tips for Los Angeles-based site L.A. Family Travel.
- Endlessly curious, Christy loves to learn about people and places and to share their stories with the world.
Experience
Christy began her career creating content for entertainment websites before taking time off to stay home with her kids. She gradually returned to writing via her personal blog, which covered sustainable fashion, parenting topics, and Nashville attractions. She has written for publications such as L.A. Family Travel and Curl Magazine, for which she interviewed singer Tori Kelly, actress Ruby Barker, and Instagram travel influencer Quin Gable. Christy freelances as a book editor and authored a short story in the fiction anthology "Tipping Point: Ecofiction for Tomorrow's World".
Education
Christy has a bachelor's degree in music education with a minor in English from Samford University.
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Tennessee
By Christy Nicholson
This hike near Smoky Mountains Park offers a crowd-free alternative to more popular treks, but the rugged trail and road to get there might put some off.
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