Mark Chesnut

Mark Chesnut is a New York City-based writer, editor, and public speaker. The winner of the 2019 NLGJA Excellence in Travel Writing Award, he’s the author of the new memoir Prepare for Departure: Notes on a Single Mother, a Misfit Son, Inevitable Mortality and the Enduring Allure of Frequent Flyer Miles (Vine Leaves Press, 2022). His travel writing has appeared in media, including Fodor’s, Forbes Travel Guide, HuffPost, the Miami Herald, and the New York Times bestseller 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, and in his travel lifestyle blog, LatinFlyer.