Judith Fein and Paul Ross live to leave. They’ve garnered multiple awards for their travel articles and have contributed stories and photos to more than 130 magazines, newspapers, blogs and websites. Paul is also a highly entertaining and unusual cowboy poet. 

They also give keynote talks and lead workshops, specialize in photography, and have a monthly blog.

They believe that personal contact with people in other climes contributes to global connectedness and world peace. They are known for their lively, often humorous writing and speaking, and the personal touch they bring to every destination they visit and every audience they touch.

Judith has won prestigious Society of American Travel Writers gold awards for the best magazine and newspaper articles of the year. Paul is the two-time winner of the Travel Classics award for best article written by a travel journalist as well as photo competitions. Judith blogs about Transformative Travel for Psychology Today. 

Their high-energy, richly-textured pieces have appeared in publications like Afar, Fodor’s, Hemispheres, National Geographic Traveler, Boston Globe, Texas Monthly, Dallas Morning News, Santa Fean magazine, Spirituality and Health, They were regular contributors to Public Radio’s Savvy Traveler, and have done stories for All Things Considered, Marketplace, and the BBC. Judith has appeared on national TV shows, including The Today Show. They have both appeared on countless radio programs all over the USA. The couple has taught in Guatemala, Mexico, Austin, San Diego, Turkey, Scotland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and on a ship in the Arctic.  Judith is also an award-winning playwright. To further understanding among people of different cultures and religions, Judith conceived and directed a series of wisdom circles in New Mexico and Arizona. She has a special interest in healers and healing, and, as the couple travels the world, Paul films unusual and intimate sessions with traditional healers. Judith trained with a traditional Mexican curandera, or folk healer, in central Mexico.