Lenore GreinerAward-winning travel writer Lenore Greiner grew up in Marin County where, at thirteen, she began her writing journey as a lifelong journal keeper.At nineteen, her passion for adventure led her to Italy's heart to study at the University for Foreigner in Perugia and immerse herself in the language and culture. There, the seeds of her memoir were sown.Lenore has garnered eight prestigious Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing and was honored in Best American Travel Writing 2013, edited by Elizabeth Gilbert. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Fodor's travel guides, and three volumes of Shaking the Tree, an annual anthology curated by the International Memoir Writers Association. A graduate of UC Davis, Lenore married her college sweetheart, and they now call Southern California home. They share two kids, two kayaks, and too many rambunctious grandkids. Read More Read Less