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ZANNY MERULLO STEFFGEN

ZANNY MERULLO STEFFGEN

Travel Journalist - Food & Wine Writer

What do you get when you cross an unconventional life with years of restaurant work, expat experience, and a passion for words? The multi-faceted portfolio of Zanny Merullo Steffgen. Keep scrolling to check out her recent work, or visit the CV page to learn about her background.

Based in Colorado.

JOURNALISM

CAN GOLF MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION?
COMMON GOOD

Paintings In Gallery

TELLURIDE ART WALK, POLLINATE ART COLLECTIVE

November 2021

Silver Cutlery

IN TELLURIDE, THE DIRTY SPOON

November 2021

Image by Dan Gold

AN INSIDER'S MOUNTAIN WEST, SMARTMOUTH NEWSLETTER

January 2022

Image by Chad Madden

BUSINESS SHORTS, TELLURIDE GUIDE

May 2022

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Image by Kait Herzog

8 OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN COLORADO FOR PEOPLE OF ALL PHYSICAL ABILITIES, THE DISCOVERER

June 2022

Image by Silje Midtgård

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SEEING WILD HORSES IN COLORADO, MATADOR NETWORK

August 2022

Image by Soheb Zaidi

THE BEST GOLF COURSE IN EACH STATE, THE DISCOVERER

September 2022

Golf Field

THE FUTURE OF GOLF IN A WORLD OF CLIMATE CHANGE, FANSIDED

September 2022

Cup of Coffee

HOW A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE CAFE IS LIFTING LOCALS OUT OF PANDEMIC RECESSION, CALIBRATION NOTES

September 2022

Image by Daniel Ribar

THE BETCHES-APPROVED GUIDE TO TELLURIDE, COLORADO, BETCHES

November 2022

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LOCALS USE INSTAGRAM TO FIGHT HOUSING CRISIS, DAILY DOT

November 2022

Image by John Fowler

A THRIVING BUSINESS COMMUNITY (PG 63) AND WELCOMING JASON CORZINE (PG 65), TELLURIDE GUIDE

December, 2022

Shawarma

DÖNER KEBAB: THE TURKISH DISH BELOVED ACROSS GERMANY, GOING

March, 2023

Berlin Fernsehturm

A NON-DRINKER'S GUIDE TO BERLIN, VIATOR

April, 2023

Manta Ray

NIGHT DIVE WITH REEF MANTA RAY, GOING

June, 2023

Road Trip

HOW DID THE DÖNER KEBAB BECOME GERMANY'S MOST POPULAR SNACK?
ADVENTURE.COM

June, 2023

Image by Sandra Grünewald

8 MUST-SEE MUNICH NEIGHBORHOODS, VIATOR

July, 2023

Golf Ball Basket

CAN GOLF MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION?
COMMON GOOD MAGAZINE

August, 2023

PERSONAL ESSAYS

Image by Melody Temple

THE GRAVITY OF HUMAN LIFE, THE MANIFEST STATION

August 2021

Image by Kym Ellis

A CLASH OF CULTURES IN A GLASS OF WINE, PIX MAGAZINE

October 2021

Young Woman Contemplating

WRITING ABOUT TOUGH TIMES, AUTHOR MAGAZINE

January 2022

Restaurant

I QUIT MY CUSTOMER SERVICE JOB TO BECOME A FREELANCER, BUSINESS INSIDER

April 2022

THE AMERICAN WORSHIP OF STUFF, THE BELLA DONNA

April 2022

Image by Hiroko Yoshii

A SCUBA DIVING HONEYMOON WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS, SCUBA

May 2022

Pool Ladder

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO PLAY SCUBA POKER, SCUBA DIVING MAGAZINE

February, 2023

SEO BLOGS

Image by Look Up Look Down Photography

THE COOLEST THINGS TO DO IN SIEM REAP BEYOND ANGKOR WAT

March 2019

Wedding Ceremony Stage

SEO ARTICLES FOR AN ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

February 2022 to June 2022

Image by Martha Dominguez de Gouveia

SEO ARTICLES FOR AJUST SOLUTIONS

December 2021-August 2022

Beauty Products

REGULAR ARTICLES FOR BLU ATLAS SKINCARE

2021-Present

Private Property

REAL ESTATE SEO BLOGS FOR INTEGRITY RE SOLUTIONS

2021-2022

Image by Sumit Chinchane

BIKE, SIP, HIKE & KAYAK SOUTHERN THAILAND

December 2021

MISCELLANEOUS

Documentary Script Writing

MEDIA APPEARANCES

Zanny is quoted in a New York Times article.

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Zanny appears in a documentary short by TripAdvisor's Wanderlab

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Award Nominations

In 2022, Zanny was a finalist for Travel Media's Young Writer of the Year Award!

Zanny is a guest on the Limitless Living podcast to talk about how taking a gap year changed her life.

Symone Sanders speaks to Zanny and three other guests with hospitality experience to figure out the future of the industry amid a staffing crisis.

Zanny is interviewed by former classmate Kevin Zhen about choosing not to go to college.

Laptop

LESS RECENT WORK

THE OTHER HALF BLOG

July 2021

Two articles concerning marriage: Bridging a Cultural Distance and Getting Married During a Pandemic.

For a popular blog that focuses on human relationships and connection.

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