Featured Interview With Anita Kaltenbaugh
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Anita Kaltenbaugh is a traveler with over 100 published travel articles. She believes vacation and time off exploring, should be a priority. She knows vacationing will enrich your life. She loves the quote: “Travel, the one thing that costs money but makes you richer”.
She has lived in Europe, Mexico, and the United States, spending her free time traveling the world with her husband. She divides her time between Phoenix, Arizona, and the mile-high historical city, Prescott, Arizona and a wonderful little beach town named Puerto Penasco on the beautiful Sea of Cortez in Mexico.
Anita has written for various national and international publications and blogs including Flight Network, Examiner.com and has been a monthly travel columnist for Rocky Point Times Newspaper for the last six years. Published in various print publications including two cover features in Mexico Living Magazine she continues to trek the world to experience off-the-beaten-road destinations.
She also writes contemporary suspense fiction under the pen name, A. K. Smith. Check out her new international adventure release, A Deep Thing by A. K. Smith on Amazon.
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At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
Can I live in a library? I would love to be surrounded by books looking out a an ocean or a beautiful snow capped mountain. I have always loved to read and write stories. I’m finally making time.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m inspired by books that make me feel. I love thrillers, suspense, and great love stories. Nicholas Sparks, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Jodi Picoult, Danielle Steele, Hugh Howey, Blake Crouch, John Grisham. The list can go on…
Tell us a little about your latest book?
Everyone needs a travel bucket list. We take time for so many things in our life, but do we take time to get- away? Create your travel bucket list and get started with your inspirations and journeys. “Travel Secrets – Insider guide to planning, affording and taking more vacations!” offers travel secrets you won’t find anywhere else. Written by a traveler who has taken over 99 vacations in three years, this book will share secrets, tips, tricks and advice to affording more vacations and how to plan for them. Finding the hottest travel websites, smart phone applications and more will help transform your vacation dreams into reality.
Take time for your health, your family, yourself…get motivated and create a travel bucket list.
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