Joan Malling
I fell in love with France on my first trip to Europe over thirty-five years ago- and I still have the same travel partner, Neil, my husband. For four years early in our marriage, we followed his work, living in El Salvador and Holland. Then, for many years, travel meant an annual vacation. We’ve always tried to do more travel with less: less cost, less luggage, etc. Travel writing was strictly a part-time avocation for me, secondary to a career as a university administrator. For the last eight years, Neil and I have enjoyed spending summers in France on our 30 year old, Dutch motor-cruiser, experiencing the country from the canals and rivers. The rest of the year, we usually are in Portland, Oregon. And now I’m also able to spend a lot more time writing about the life I love.
