Blake Snow

writer-for-hire, content guy, bestselling author
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Recent travel articles I’ve published for CNN, NatGeo, USA Today, LA Times, and more

Over the last decade, I’ve written and published hundreds of travel stories for CNN, National Geographic, USA Today, LA Times, Washington Post, Lonely Planet, Fodor’s, Expedia, Orbitz, Frommers, Cool Material, and Travel Weekly. For the same period, I’ve been a weekly syndicated travel columnist for Paste Magazine and Utah newspapers, which has taken me to all 7 continents, over 55 countries, countless national parks, and hundreds of cities. In addition to my other published works, here are some of my favorite travel dispatches.

Best of 2025

  1. 5 things to know before visiting a nude beach (Fodor’s)
  2. Why is over tourism happening? Blame capitalism. (Matador)
  3. Cancun all-inclusives: What first-timers need to know (Matador)
  4. Visiting the Great Wall of China: Which section is best? (Matador)
  5. 5 ways your wasting money on travel (my travel column)
  6. Cruise a new megaship for less on MSC World America (my travel column)
  7. 5 travel hacks that actually work (my travel column)
  8. Niagara Falls is the summer vacation every American needs (my travel column)
  9. Do not follow this wretched travel advice (my travel column)
  10. The oldest trees on Earth are just a few hours drive from Utah (my travel column)
  11. Kids menus: A well-intentioned by bad idea (my travel column)
  12. See European-like Alps, Patagonia-like views at Glacier National Park (my travel column)
  13. North America’s finest fjord rivals Norway (my travel column)
  14. This rust belt city is one of the prettiest in America (my travel column)
  15. Eagle Point is what family skiing used to be like (my travel column)
  16. Volcanos, in-room infinity pools, 24-hour butlers at Jade Mountain (my travel column)
  17. Ipanema is the greatest beach in the world (my travel column)
  18. Lake Powell is magic, even for first-time houseboaters (my travel column)
  19. First-class bathrooms: Yes, you can use them! (my travel column)
  20. Oh, there’s no place like Europe for the holidays (my travel column)
  21. Marriott Traveller: 5 quick nature escapes in the U.S. | Best places to fish
  22. Cool Material: Chicago | Aspen | Miami | Vegas | Honolulu | LA | SF | London | Paris
  23. Sponsored Content: 6 winter activities in Minnesota | 5 spring festivities in Yosemite

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Blake Snow: The best things I published recently

Nachi Falls Pagoda courtesy Wakayama Tourism

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Published works: My very best travel columns (so far)

Courtesy Lindsey Snow

Last month, Paste Magazine unexpectedly and suddenly shuttered their travel section and (along with it) my weekly column. After 126 consecutive and wonderful stories, the news was devastating.

More than just money (which admittedly wasn’t much), the perk-filled gig served as a weekly source of education, inspiration, and a renewed understanding of writing for mainstream audiences again. Furthermore, it took me and sometimes even my friends and family to five different continents, dozens of countries, countless destinations, and introduced me to hundreds of interesting people.

Although I’ve yet to find a replacement, I have some promising leads for the unpublished and upcoming articles in the pipe. And I’m determined and confident that I’ll be able to find a new suitor for my column, which was read by over 900,000 monthly individuals, according to a November 2016 estimate by the nation’s fourth largest tourism board (i.e. Visit Orlando).

Until then, here are the stories I am most proud of—the best of my travel column so far:  Continue reading…

My latest for USA Today: Fantastic fjords of North America

Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism

Newfoundland & Labrador Tourism

An edited version of this story first appeared on USA Today

North American is known for a lot of things. Transcendent, soaring, and gaping fjords isn’t one of them. For that, most travelers understandably head to Norway, New Zealand, or Chile first—all renowned for their glacier-carved “canyons” that outlet into swallowing seas.

But the northern half of the continent has its fair share of majestic cliffs cut by frozen (instead of liquid) water, especially in parts of southern Alaska and Canada. As a bonus, they’re more proximitous than Europe’s beloved Grainger Fjord, less travelled, and still rate at least 4.5 out of 5 stars, according to average visitor reviews on Google and Tripadvisor.

Behold, the most fantastic fjords of North America: Continue reading…