ON BIG BLEND RADIO: Food, wine, and travel writer Linda Kissam appears on Big Blend Radio every first Saturday at 4pm PT / 7pm ET, along with other expert panel discussions. Catch up with her podcasts here in the YouTube player or on SoundCloud.
Known as the ‘Food, Wine & Shopping Diva’, travel writer Linda Kissam is a longtime Big Blend Radio guest and contributor sharing stories about her food, wine, and travel adventures across the country and around the world. A seasoned writer with a background in publicity and tourism management, Linda is also the Past President of the International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association.
‘The Diva’ specializes in easy, breezy destination stories sharing her favorite things about the places she visits. As she sips with the winemaker, dines with the chef, or shops with the gift concierge, she dishes out insights on the fabulous, the famous and the unforgettable. Whether riding the rails in Europe, hot air ballooning in Temecula, cruising on the Douro River, or being pampered at luxurious spas and resort, she’s investigating the local buzz to provide her readers with tips on what to buy and what to try.
Linda loves finding and sharing what makes each place she visits so special. Her time spent as a publicist for a well-known wine region taught her it’s the story behind the product and the experience of the place that makes the trip memorable. She never knows if “the story” will end up being based on finding the perfect latté, ordering Pommes Frites with Parsley Butter in a small French bistro, searching for an Internet café in Sicily, or attending a wine seminar aboard a cruise ship. She never travels without a notebook, camera, and a great pair of Brighton flats. She has an addiction to personable people, interesting wines, gourmet coffee, fabulous chocolate, and spicy foods. Anyone who knows her will tell you that she loves traveling anywhere, by any means, and is somewhat obsessive about jewelry and a good taco.
Linda is now on the road sipping wine, dipping into eternity pools, piloting narrow boats in England, and concentrating on finding the best experiences for her readers. Using fractured French, Spanglish, and a good sense of humor she’s on the hunt for the perfect cruise, the best winery, the unbelievable purse, the sexiest pair of shoes, a beautiful bangle or two and the best travel experiences possible – be it in local Arizona or a bazillion miles away. Some people find it a crazy lifestyle; she likes to think of it as amazing opportunities.
Linda resides in Arizona during the fall and winter months, and spends her summers sailing the cool waters of the Pacific Northwest Keep up with her adventures at www.AllinGoodTaste.info and https://foodwinetravelchix.com/
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