We are not hipsters. We’re not even particularly cool. But we are obsessed with travel. We should know a thing or two about it as well as our staff includes a number of experienced journalists who have logged well over a million miles on trains, planes and automobiles.
Scott Burgess,
Executive Editor
A a child, Scott lived in Michigan, Texas, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey (yes, the twice Michigan is correct) as his grifter parents sold Monorails to small towns and always tried to stay one step ahead of the law.
Scott has lived overseas for more than eight years — including seven years in Germany. He has has worked as an award winning journalist for more than 15 years and his time abroad has included time as the Middle East Bureau Chief for Stars & Stripes.
He’s surprisingly uncool despite having been around the world and his penchant for vodka gimlets has really hurt his professional life.
He writes about travel gear, short and long trips, travel news and travel deals.
Gayle J. McCarthy, Hipster Editor
Gayle was raised in the rural countryside of New Jersey wherein she was forced to
take the special bus to school located 800 miles away. She remains in therapy to present day.
Her professional background includes working as an editorial program manager at Forbes in a cubicle strategically located next to the restroom until the chorus of bodily sounds drove her back to freelance. She also taught journalism in Ecuador and worked as a managing editor for a lifestyle publication.
She has an aversion to clowns, crying babies and the word “fabulous.” She likes piña coladas, getting caught in the rain and stale Swedish fish (red only).
Gayle’s writing focuses mainly on adventure travel pieces and humorous short stories.
Vikki Stenstream
Hipster Correspondent
Vikki’s rich Scandinavian linage has helped her maintain her blonde hair for decades. She was raised Swedish and Danish, though really American. Born in the Deep South, her family moved farther south (Florida) to get a taste of the North, and now, she’s always cold.
Vikki continues to have a fear of bugs and women with Adam’s apples. Her travel chops include numerous trips to Japan and Europe. She also understands enough about World Cup soccer to follow a game.
She writes about travel deals, weekend getaways and the airline industry.
Al Vinikour, Nonplussed Traveler
Al has decades of experience as a journalist. He’s also been a professional airline pilot, as well as an Air Force pilot, where he flew biplanes during World War I.
He has flown millions of miles — literally — and written millions of words, some of those words are published every Monday in his column: Nonplussed Traveler.
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More about HTG
As an online publication, we intend to explore every aspect of travel. The places to go, the things to do, the gear to get you there and even the reasons to go in the first place. We’re a full service website — meaning we’re full of ideas and if you can’t get one from us, then it’s you, not us.
The Hipsters Travel Guide is the complete guide to living, traveling and becoming totally ironic. You don’t have to tell people you’re reading us, but we hope you come back and share your adventures with us — tell us what’s good, what’s not and what you want to know more about.
That’s why we’re here.
