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Dear Reader,

The June 2019 issue of Travel Post Monthly is a melange of stories and global locations. Five-travel writers impart four-stories and stunning photos from their journeys. Settle in and enjoy tales of sea drama, floating giants, rejuvenating Alps, and Spanish food.

The cool-headed, world travelers, Elsa Dixon, and Debby Harrison, relate their combination of Nirvana and drama at sea, during their cruise aboard the Viking Sky. Elsa was born and raised in South Africa before moving to America. Elsa is a travel writer, tour leader, and music teacher. Debby Harrison is a freelance travel writer based in East Texas. She focuses on family and multigenerational travel.

Loretta Berry walks among giants. She shares her mesmerizing experience at a hot-air balloon festival in North Carolina and explains how you can attend in 2019. Loretta is studying the Ultimate Travel Writer’s Program.

Diane Hollands shares the best Mercado for shopping and cooking like a local in Madrid. Her food photos will make your mouth water and book a flight to Spain. Diane is a photographer who wants to share my photos and stories with the world. She is an ITWPA Member and an alumni of Great Escapes photo and writing programs.

The Swiss Riviera. Its so European. Tonya Hennessey gives a delightful account of three relaxing activities in Montreux, and how to do them on a budget. Tonya is an ITWPA Member, and a freelance writer, non-profit professional, and blooming travel writer. She resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Mary Charlebois’ Editor’s Choice tip will put your mark on your work. It will also make an editor’s day. Mary is an ITWPA Member, editor for Travel Post Monthly, and a freelance travel writer/photographer.

See these stories and their photos below.

Till next time,

Mary Charlebois
Editor, Travel Post Monthly

This Month …

• Surviving the Viking Sky—Drama at Sea (6/4/2019) - When Elsa and Debby boarded the Viking Sky, they met as two strangers, both travel writers, eager for the upcoming adventure: In Search of the Northern Lights. Twelve days later, they left as two friends, survivors of an epic sea drama that could have cost them their lives.
• The Floating Giants of North Carolina (6/4/2019) - The late-afternoon sunshine is pleasantly warm as people migrate to one end of the big grassy field. There’s a palpable excitement in the air. A shout is heard from the crowd, “It's a go!” There are more cheers from the crowd and then suddenly, as if on cue, a kaleidoscope of patterns and colors appear right before your eyes.
• Shopping like a local in Madrid (6/4/2019) - We just happened to book our Airbnb right beside this wonderful Mercado. We had no idea what was in store and that in our three days in Madrid we would eat there at least once a day.
• 3 Relaxing Things to do in Montreux—The Swiss Riviera (6/4/2019) - Nestled into a sheltered bay on the far east side of Lac Léman Switzerland—that’s Lake Geneva to us tourists—the resort town of Montreux is a special place. This picturesque city sits at the foot of the Swiss Alps along the medieval road from London to the Eternal City, the Via Francigena.
• Editor’s Choice – June 2019 (6/4/2019) - Names that identify the subject and the author or photographer make an editor smile.