Melody is part of the mom/daughter team that makes up Wherever I May Roam blog, featuring luxury travel, culture, and food. Melody loves cruising, animals, Broadway, theme parks, festivals, history, food tours, & most of all, small towns. She writes for TravelingMom, Charleston Home & Living Magazine, Travel Guide to Florida, & more. Melody resides in Vero Beach, FL & is a member of TBIN and NATJA.

When I graduated from Ole Miss, I never thought that I would make a career out of blogging, but here I am! Traveling is all I’ve ever known; as a child, my family went somewhere every weekend. Now, I get paid to write about my travels and share them with you. When I am not traveling for the blog, you can find me at home with my husband and daughter Scarlett, catching up on my TiVo, crafting with my Cricut, and couponing at my local Kroger.

Fran has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the US, frequently in the South. She lives with Stella, her black and white cat, in Cambridge, MA in a family house that dates to 1906. Her writing has appeared in the Boston Globe, Cheese Connoisseur, Art New England, Fiber Art Now, German Life and many other publications. When not traveling, planning trips and writing she loves searching for bargains at flea markets, yard sales, and antique shops.

Sandra Chambers has written hundreds of travel & news stories, features and profiles for more than 20+ publications. She is a regular freelance writer for Allegiant Air's in-flight magazine, Sunseeker, as well as other publications. Moving to the coast of NC 12 years ago, Sandra enjoys walks on the beach with her hubby, sampling Southern fare, photography, traveling, and working on her Southern accent!  

Cheré Dastugue Coen is an award-winning food and travel writer living in Lafayette, Louisiana. Her blogs include Weird, Wacky and Wild South, Haunted Deep South and Louisiana Book News. A native of New Orleans, Cheré also writes popular fiction under the pen name of Cherie Claire.

Francesca Mazurkiewicz is a Chicago-based travel writer and working mom of two. Francesca aims to show that working parents can still enjoy what they fancy in life, even after having kids. For Francesca, it is travel - with and without her family - finely-crafted beverages, sports, and roots music.

Karen, a southern transplant from Ohio, is the creator of Family Travels on a Budget, an extension of that on-the-job-training where she shares travel inspiration for budgets big and small. She writes about the places she visits, sharing reviews & tips to help families plan their own vacations. She enjoys adventure, historical attractions, arts & culture, lakes, beaches, theme parks, and cruising. 

Paige is an avid traveler who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Paige grew up in Alabama before moving to Georgia and is a Southern girl through and through, no matter where her travels take her. You can find her writing about bears, castles, Atlanta, and everything in between on her blog Paige Minds The Gap.

Connie Pearson is a freelance travel and food writer/blogger residing in Hartselle, AL with over 170 articles published in 21 different publications. A former public school music teacher & missionary, she now enjoys exploring the wonders, food, people and quirks of her beloved South and husband, children and 13 grandchildren. 

Born with a passion of learning about the history of different cultures, Bob Bales (aka The Traveling Fool) enjoys discovering people and places he finds off the beaten path that most tourists don’t know about. Often found with a cigar in one hand and a good whiskey in the other, Bob likes to write about what makes those people and places he visits special.