Expertise
Solo Travel, All-Inclusive Travel, Budget Travel
- Fin traveled to Hong Kong to report on emerging trends shaping the future of food.
- He has worked as a reporter in remote parts of New Zealand and Europe.
- His favorite articles to write are budget travel stories about off-the-beaten-path destinations.
Experience
Fin is an experienced journalist and publicist who began their journalism career working for New Zealand's leading voice in technology and business, Idealog. They also worked for fellow national business titles The Register and Stoppress. Since then, Fin has contributed to a range of national and international publications, including Document Journal, The Guardian, and North and South, regularly writing long-form feature articles about technology, travel, art, and culture.
Education
Fin holds a Bachelor of Communications with a major in journalism from Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Texas
By Findlay Buchanan
With a 2,000-acre lake, a local diner with an iconic soda fountain, and award-winning wineries, this little Texas town belongs on your bucket list.
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