Sara Tewksbury

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Location
New Haven, Connecticut
School
University of Connecticut, Stony Brook University
Expertise
Camping, Hiking, National parks
  • Sara road trips often and is currently trying to check off visiting all 50 states.
  • While traveling to new destinations, she always camps -- typically around 30 to 40 nights a year.
  • She believes that no destination has been thoroughly explored until you find a good hiking trail.

Experience

Sara has eight years of experience in television news and freelance writing. She was a TV news reporter in Fairbanks, Alaska, and then moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where she worked as a news producer. She also wrote for JNCCN 360. Now that she works remotely, she is able to travel all over the country, camping, and hiking along the way. As a writer for Islands, Sara uses her travel experience to inform her reporting on everything from the best things to pack for road trip to the must-see travel destinations you may have overlooked.

Education

Sara has a bachelor's degree in molecular and cell biology from the University of Connecticut and a master's degree in science communication from Stony Brook University.

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