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Jessica Korteman
Travel Writer & Guidebook Author
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About me

Freelance Travel Writer and Guidebook Author, based in Melbourne. Jessica's print titles include Lonely Planet Australia, Lonely Planet Japan and The Joy of Quiet Places.

She is also the Founder and Editor of Japanese Food Guide, a Japan-focused travel publication with an all-female team dedicated to providing a new kind of content on a much-loved destination. Learn more: www.japanesefoodguide.com/about/

Why did you join the community?

I want to join because I'd like to connect with the travel community and like-minded people here in Melbourne.

What is your favorite travel destination?

Japan and Turkey

Where do you dream of traveling to?

Iran

What was your first travel job?

Researcher and on-the-ground interpreter/translator

What do you want to learn more about?

Sustainable travel

Three words that describe why we should travel?

Discovery, knowledge, connection