Profile: Nancy D. Brown: Horse-crazy in her youth, she passed on European travel to stay home and ride. She has since traded her horse for a husband and saddle for a passport. Married with two teenagers, she enjoys international adventure travel. As a California native, her home base is the Bay Area. With family in Carmel, she considers Monterey Bay her second home. A journalism graduate and food and wine PR professional, Brown has over 25 years of writing experience. She writes the What a Trip column for the Contra Costa Times Lamorinda Sun and the What a Trip blog, in addition to her duties as Uptake’s Lodging Travel Editor. She also enjoys speaking about travel at social media and trade conferences, as well as radio and podcast interviews.
