Annette Thompson

Annette Thompson likes a packed suitcase and a new highway. Plane tickets make her happy too. The travel writer and photographer calls Birmingham, Alabama, home, though she knows many other places just as well, such as her summer digs in Cambridge, England.

She's a soft-core adventure seeker, from hiking an alpine path, to driving race cars, to hooking monster tuna and tarpon. She's also attracted to food porn and covets recipes and ingenious restaurants.

Annette is a board member with the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW). Her work has appeared online and in numerous magazines, including USA Today's Go Escape. She was a longtime travel editor at Southern Living magazine until she set out to travel the world a couple of years ago.

Contact her at annette@annettethompsontravel.com and follow her on Twitter @annietravel.