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Erika Ebsworth-Goold
Freelance journalist

Welcome, I'm so glad you're here!

I'm Erika, a two-time Emmy Award winner now writing about travel, wellness, lifestyle and parenting.

I'm honored and humbled the Midwest Travel Journalists Association named me the 2026 Travel Writer of the Year.

Keep scrolling to see examples of my recent work.

Latest Work

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This 96-year-old Grandmother Just Traveled to All 7 Continents

Travel+Leisure

November 2026

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Leave Those Vacation Strays Alone...Even the Cute Ones 

Fodor's

October 2026

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My Son is Independent and Self-Sufficient. I Owe it All to Traveling with Him When He Was Young.

Business Insider

September 2026

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I Took My 77-year-old Mum on a Nordic Cruise

New Zealand Herald

August 2026

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A veteran journalist, Erika's bylines have appeared in the following outlets:

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Erika is a proud member of the following organizations:

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“Traveling –it leaves you speechless,

 then turns you into a storyteller.”

Ibn Battuta

Contact

Thank you for taking a look at my work. Please feel free to get in touch!

erika.ebsworth.goold@gmail.com

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