Mike Dunphy

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Location
Salem, Massachusetts
School
Emerson College, University of Vermont
Expertise
Central/Eastern Europe & Turkey, Hotels & resorts, The expat experience
  • Mike has written for dozens of print and online travel publications.
  • He has reviewed more than 50 hotels.
  • He's also written and edited more than a dozen guidebooks.

Experience

Mike discovered journalism while living in Istanbul. From there he returned to USA and earned a master's degree in publishing and writing at Emerson College. Since then he has served as writer and editor at dozens of print and online travel publications. He also teaches travel writing at Gotham Writers Workshop.

Education

Mike has an MA in publishing and writing from Emerson College and a BA in English from University of Vermont. Mike also won a scholarship to study a year at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK.

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