The winner of the the 2019 NLGJA Excellence in Travel Writing Award, Mark Chesnut is a New York City-based freelance travel writer and editor. In addition to his own memoir, "Prepare for Departure" (Vine Leaves Press, 2022), Mark's work has appeared in Fodor’s, Forbes Travel Guide, HuffPost, Latin Trade, the Miami Herald, Orbitz, Travel + Leisure Mexico, the New York Times bestseller “1,000 Places To See Before You Die” and the inflight magazines of Aeromexico, American Airlines and Avianca. Mark covers Latin America in his travel blog, LatinFlyer.com, and regularly contributes to Northstar Travel Media outlets including TravelAge West, Travel Weekly, TravelPulse, Successful Meetings and Meetings & Conventions Magazine. "Prepare for Departure" is his first full-length work of creative nonfiction.