Stephen Bugno has been writing about travel ever since his mother made him keep a travel journal at the age of 9 on a family vacation to the southwestern United States. Since then his travels have taken him to four continents and his writing has been published in more than ten online and print publications including the San Francisco Chronicle and the Philadelphia Inquirer. He specializes in off-the-beaten-track destinations, budget and independent/alternative travel and travel narratives.

He temporarily resides in Fredericksburg, Virginia, freelance writing in addition to editing the GoMad Nomad Travel Mag.

He blogs at Bohemian Traveler and  Blog of a Modern Nomad

Reach him at stephenbugno [at] gmail [dot] com