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Ann Hattes has been published in English, German, Japanese, Arabic and Chinese, winning the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award two times (1997, 1993) and the Mark Twain best photojournalist award (1998). She's a member of the Midwest Travel Writers Association, International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, and the North American Travel Journalists Association. Ann's travels have taken her to China, Siberia, Lapland, Europe and the Pacific Rim. When not roaming the globe and Wisconsin, she can be found at home in Hartland, Wisconsin. She and her husband Neil have two grown children who also love to travel.

Her book, Country Towns of Wisconsin (NTC/Contemporary Publishing) was published July, 1999, and is now available on line at amazon.com, etc., as well as in bookstores.

Linda Gettmann is a veteran traveler and photographer who escaped from her corporate office in the financial services industry to travel, write, and surf the web. An avid scuba diver and sailor, Linda and her husband flee the cold, wet winters in Washington State as often as possible to bask in the tropical sunshine and warm waters of the Caribbean and South Pacific. Feeling the need to tell their stories, Linda writes lively travel articles supplemented with photos from above and below the sea. Always an adventure, travel has broadened her world and she looks forward to encouraging others to step out of their living rooms and experience the vast range of cultures and excitement that awaits those who journey to the far corners of the globe. Linda plans to spend time cruising warm, clear waters, drifting weightless over coral reefs, and writing about all the wonderful places they visit.

Barbara Spring is a travel writer, photographer and journalist. She likes to write poetry and paint watercolors. Presently she is an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University where she teaches liberal studies and writing.

Hillary has been an avid scuba diver since 1995. She prefers diving where the water is warm and the ocean is many shades of blue and green. Hillary travels every chance she gets. Her motto is, " Have passport, will travel". She's traveled around the world and dives around the Caribbean, Central and South Americas. She's hoping to get out to Australia and dive the Great Barrier Reef. When not diving or planning the next trip. Hillary works as an International Human Resource Professional. Her real passion is diving!