| Contributors | |
| Christine Buckley
| Christine is a freelance writer based in New York City. She is currently traveling around the world in search of adventure. |
| Thomas Fast | Thomas, a.k.a. Naked Man, is teaching English to junior high school students in Japan. He studied art history at New York University and has traveled and lived throughout Europe, Latin America and Asia. |
| Mark Goldblatt | Mark Goldblatt has published op-ed columns in the New York Times, the New York Post, the Daily News, and Newsday, and has written feature articles for Travel and Leisure and book reviews for Reason and the National Review. Mark resides in New York City. |
| Brian Huskey | Brian is a New York based photographer, musician and actor. He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, in various print ads and television commercials below the Mason Dixon line. He is a member of Naked Babies, one of New York's hottest new comedy troupes. |
| Charles Salzberg | Charles is a New York based freelance writer and teacher. He has published a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction books. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Arts & Leisure section, Redbook, New York Magazine, Travel & Leisure and many others. |
| Jeffrey Parker Thompson | Jeffrey is pursuing his Ph.D. in Art History at Emory University in Atlanta. He has lived and studied in New York, Atlanta and Rome. |
| Staff | |
| Jonathan Kravetz
editor | Jonathan is a Brooklyn based freelance writer. |
| Philip Shane
designer | Philip is a freelance documentary film editor. His programs have appeared on PBS, ABC, Cinemax, Lifetime Television, and The Learning Channel. He lives in New York with his wife Julie. |
| | We thank Jill Westmoreland and Alex McCumber for their invaluable contributions. 
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