Melanie first started writing when her life took a turn and she found herself living on an island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Her tales of off-the-beaten-track places and heartwarming stories of the people that populate them were originally recorded in her photo travel blog, Cretan Chronicles.  

Before she was a writer she was a musician, teacher and typical parent of two lively kids that kept her close to home.  Now an empty nester, she has developed an insatiable appetite for travel and the perfect cup of espresso (preferably enjoyed together with her husband.) She enjoys advising other wanderers about the merits of “slow travel” and her current blog, Wander, Linger, Savorcan be viewed on her website. When she’s not traveling, she can be found at home, relishing in everything the Colorado Rocky Mountains have to offer.