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Melanie L Votaw
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Website: www.ruletheword.com

Melanie Votaw is the author of 12 non-fiction books on a variety of subjects (most published by Running Press/Perseus Books) and contributed to three additional books, two of which are compilations of short fiction. Books that she has ghostwritten or edited have won numerous awards. She has also written articles for such magazines as Woman's Day, Travel Savvy, Just Luxe, Business Insider, Luxury Web, City Room, Your Tango, Kraze, Ft. Myers Magazine, Reel Life With Jane, Minerva Place, and Medical Economics. Her photography has also been published in magazines and books, such as "The Ultimate Bird Lover" published by Health Communications, Inc. A published nature and travel photographer, Melanie has traveled to 41 countries on six continents. Additionally, she is a magna cum laude college graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in English.

Published Books

Hummingbirds: Jewels On Air
A coffee table book which contains more than 70 photographs, eight of which are Melanie's.

52 Weeks of Passionate Sex
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This book sold out its first printing to the stores within a week of release.

Passion Starters: Seduce. Surprise. Satisfy.
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The Art of Belly Dancing
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Published Articles
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Rocky Mountaineer Train Journeys Rocky Mountaineer Train Journeys
…These are among the images that stick with you when you travel through the remarkably diverse landscapes of western Canada. And there's no better or more relaxing way to see these panoramic spectacles than onboard the Rocky Mountaineer train.
Sometimes Travel is for the Birds: The Ecuadoran Andes Sometimes Travel is for the Birds: The Ecuadoran Andes
It was a dizzying way to start our trip – especially after a late night landing in Quito and only four hours of sleep. But here we were standing on a mountain more than two miles high. We were on a slope of the Pinchincha Volcano, part of the Yanacocha Reserve in the Ecuadoran Andes. It was our first stop on the way to a week at Tandayapa Bird Lodge…


Niagara On the Lake
Business Insider

A Little Ice Wine With Everything
Just Luxe

Oklahoma City

Sometimes Travel is for the Birds
Ecuadoran Andes for Global Writes

Library Hotel, New York City

Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios
City Room

Appenzell Region of Switzerland

Round Hill Resort, Jamaica

Hotel Alfonso XIII, Seville

Royal Olympic Hotel, Athens

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel, Istanbul

Warwick Hotel, New York City

Golden, British Columbia

Chromata Hotel, Santorini

Rocky Mountaineer

Entree: Best Alberta Beef in Calgary
South China Morning Post, March 2009

French Switzerland

Singapore general destination article

Florence and Rome general destination article

Beijing: A Pre-Olympic Look

Tortola - The Perfect Combination of Quiet and Fun

Frankly My Dear ... It's a Terrific City
General destination piece about Atlanta.

Entree column: New York restaurant round-up
South China Morning Post, March 2009

Yaletown, Vancouver

Louisville, Kentucky Offers Much More Than the Derby

Liverpool - More Than Just the Beatles

The Draycott Hotel, London review

L'Hotel, Paris review

City Inn Westminster Hotel review, London

London Entertainment




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