About

Melissa McGibbon is an award-winning adventure travel journalist. She is the destinations editor at Powder Magazine and the chair of the Society of American Travel Writers Editors Council. She is also a member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. She is a contributing editor at Hearst Publications and the senior editor at Outdoor Sports Guide Magazine. Her work appears in Travel + Leisure, The Points Guy, Outside Magazine, Lonely Planet, SKI Magazine, Powder Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Matador Network, The Salt Lake Tribune, Scuba Diving Magazine, and more.

Some of her favorite travel accomplishments include circumnavigating the globe by ship, meeting with Fidel Castro in Havana, BASE jumping, flying over an erupting volcano and diving the Silfra Fissure in Iceland, downhill mountain biking in Peru, and skiing in Antarctica. 

She is usually skiing, biking, climbing, practicing yoga, or diving—and is always in pursuit of adventure, travel, or some daring combination of the two.

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December 7, 2023

Scuba Diving Magazine | Underwater Art Exhibit Unveiled in Algarve, Portugal

May 10, 2023

Best Products | 14 Best Mother-Daughter Trips to Make Memories for a Lifetime

May 3, 2023

SKI Mag | I Accidentally Competed in a Swiss Ski Race. Here’s What Happened.

November 9, 2022

The Points Guy | How to choose the best ski mountain for you

October 18, 2022

Outside Magazine Nov 2022 | The Best Winter Travel Gear of 2023

August 20, 2022

Travel + Leisure | This Iconic World Wonder Is Even More Beautiful at Night — Here’s How to Plan Your Visit

 

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