Andrew Collins Follow Facebook Hiking near my home in Portland, Oregon, in the Columbia Gorge. by Fernando Nocedal Was a staff editor for Fodor's Travel PublicationsConceived of and wrote "Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA" and more than a dozen gay guides to destinations worldwideEdits and writes for publications across the United StatesIs on the faculty of New York City's Gotham Writers' Workshop, teaching online courses on travel and food writing Experience Andrew Collins is a former writer for TripSavvy, contributing articles for 10 years. He has been roaming the globe as a travel writer and editor since 1991, always seeking a destination's gay pulse. He conceived of and wrote "Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA," which won a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award from the Society of American Travel Writers, and has written more than a dozen regional gay guides for Fodor's. He's written hundreds of articles in LGBT newspapers and magazines.He regularly writes and updates portions of Fodor's guides on New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and Northern California, has authored guidebooks on New Orleans, Connecticut, and Rhode Island for Moon handbooks, and has contributed to publications including Zagat guides, Travel + Leisure, Brides, Sunset, Frommer's Budget Travel, and Jetsetter. He's also editor-in-chief of The Pearl, a lifestyle magazine about the gay-friendly Pearl District in Portland, Oregon, and a regular contributor to New Mexico Magazine and Four Seasons Magazine. Andrew is part of the faculty of New York City's Gotham Writers' Workshop, teaching online courses on travel writing and food writing. Education Andrew Collins has a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Awards and PublicationsAndrew Collins conceived of and wrote Fodor's Gay Guide to the USA, which won a Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award from the Society of American Travel Writers About TripSavvy and Dotdash TripSavvy, a Dotdash brand, is a travel site written by real experts, not anonymous reviewers. You’ll find that our 20-year-strong library of more than 30,000 articles will make you a savvy traveler—showing you how to book a hotel the whole family will love, where to find the best bagel in New York City, and how to skip the lines at theme parks. We give you the confidence to spend your vacation actually vacationing, not fumbling with a guidebook or second-guessing yourself. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines.