NEW MEMBER: Melanie Haiken

Award-winning journalist Melanie Haiken covers travel, science, food, history, the environment, and more from her home in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work has appeared in dozens of national magazines and websites including National Geographic, BBC, Condé Nast Traveler, Smithsonian, AFAR, Sierra, AARP, and The Points Guy. She also writes for numerous regional magazines including Diablo and Marin magazine. Afflicted with an extreme case of wanderlust, she shares her adventures and travel tips on her travel website, Health-Conscious.Travel.com.