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Are you connected to the tourism/travel/hospitality industries or travel media in any way? If so, please specify how (kindly include any relevant company names/Web sites!).: I am the editor of "Go Girl" published by Eighth Mountain Press. I am also freelance travel journalist who has written for numerous national magazines and webzines as well as contributed stories to 7 anthologies. I have appeared on numerous local and national radio and TV shows. In 1999, a travel writing colleague and I developed the Bay Area's first travel radio show which continues to air monthly on the Bay Area/Northern California station KPFA-FM. I traveled solo around the world in 1992 and 2004 and have visited over 51 countries. My cyberhome is elaineleetravelwriter.com.

On which destinations & travel topics can you advise members especially well?: African American travel trends, adventure, women’s travel issues, spirituality, solo travel, health, budget travel and travel planning.

What destinations are you most interested in learning about?: South America, West Africa, Eastern Europe

Other travel / language expertise?: African American travel trends, adventure, women’s travel issues, spirituality, solo travel, health, budget travel and travel planning.

At 1:23pm on June 29, 2010, Ed Wetschler said…: Welcome, Elaine. I see that there's a question on our home page (see Ask A Travel Expert) about hotels in San Francisco. Someone has already offered an answer, but you actually live in the Bay Area, so if you have any advice, I suspect it would be good advice.

At 1:20pm on June 29, 2010, Tripatini said…: Elaine, welcome to Tripatini, the online travel community the New York Post called “Facebook for travelers.” On Tripatini, you can mingle with travelers and top travel experts alike, so everybody learns how to travel better and smarter. A few tips to get you rolling:

• JOIN one or more of our 300+ discussion groups, covering most destinations, travel topics, and travel-related professions such as media, publicists, agents, and tour operators. What are you into? Chances are we cover it. If we don’t, create your own group!

• PROMOTE YOURSELF and/or your company by sharing your story, links, photos, videos, anything at all on the Text Box on your profile page! IF YOU'RE TRAVEL-AFFILIATED, DON'T FORGET TO MENTION YOUR COMPANY NAME!

• INVITE your friends, family, colleagues, readers, anyone and everyone interested in travel! More members means a more productive, useful, and fun experience for everyone.

• Follow Tripatini on TWITTER and FACEBOOK, and we’ll be happy to reciprocate. And don’t forget to tweet and post about Tripatini, too!

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