Taj BatesTaj Bates is a writer and adventurous traveler who has journeyed to dozens of countries and locales across 6 continents. She has climbed the Great Wall and the Great Pyramid; ungracefully wobbled on glaciers in New Zealand and Alaska; and sailed alon the Nile, the Everglades and the Amazon. She first fell in love with mussels in Brussels; scuba diving in the Red Sea; Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons' during a magical concert in a Venetian church; and the indomitable spirit of Aloha! on the Hawaiian islands. When she is not busy island- or continent-hopping, she can be found road trippin' through California, where the ocean is her muse. Read More Read Less