Janelle Nanos

Raised on Long Island, New York, Janelle Nanos's travels began on her parent's shoulders, being carted around in a backpack while they camped their way through the U.S. each summer. Today she's the Special Projects editor at National Geographic Traveler magazine, and editor of the award-winning Intelligent Travel blog. Intelligent Travel's focus is on sustainable, authentic, and cultural travel, and combines the experiences of the National Geographic staffers with tips, photos, and stories from Traveler magazine readers. The blog was the recipient of the Lonely Planet award for Best Consumer Travel blog in 2009.

Prior to joining Traveler, Janelle worked as a reporter at New York Magazine, covering a litany of subjects, among them: Wall Street floor brokers, nanny surveillance techniques, exploding manhole covers, 9/11 conspiracy theories, cancer survivors, senior citizen karaoke, dog-leash law wars, eldercare services, cold case detectives, presidential politics and celebrity gossip. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, D.C. Magazine, Newsday, Slate, Marie Claire, The Village Voice, Forbes.com, Mother Jones, City Limits, Travel + Leisure Family, The NYU Alumni Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, and Nerve.com.

Follow Janelle on Twitter at @Janelle_IT_Blog

Janelle's Archives:

• Janelle Nanos: June 2009
• Janelle Nanos: May 2009
• Janelle Nanos: April 2009
• Janelle Nanos: March 2009
• Janelle Nanos: February 2009
• Janelle Nanos: January 2009
• Janelle Nanos: December 2008
• Janelle Nanos: November 2008
• Janelle Nanos: October 2008
• Janelle Nanos: September 2008
• Janelle Nanos: August 2008
• Janelle Nanos: June 2008
• Janelle Nanos: May 2008