While this site is currently designed to function as an online résumé ("Paige R. Penland is a freelance writer and editor specializing in automotive, science and travel…"), I’ve also included materials that may be useful even to visitors who aren’t assigning stories such as “Exploring the Six-Star Resorts of Dubai” for their prestigious, high-paying publications.

Thus, in addition to book excerpts and reprinted articles discussing lowrider cars, pine bark beetles and my travels throughout the Americas, I’ve also posted new work. Expanded coverage of Bosawás Biosphere Reserve, for example, includes information that just wouldn’t fit in the Lonely Planet Nicaragua & El Salvador guide. An as-yet unpublished piece on the California Mission Trail is based on research for an upcoming book on Spanish colonial sites in the United States. And, travelers headed to Central America’s Caribbean Coast can download free phrasebooks for the Miskito (spoken in Honduras, Nicaragua and parts of Costa Rica) and Kuna (used in Panama and Colombia) languages.

Thanks so much for your visit! If you have any questions or comments, or would indeed like to hire me for that fabulous Ski Dubai junket, please feel free to contact me at paige@paigerpenland.com. If you like the site setup, check out designer Tim Dineen's website TahoeT.com or just drop him a line at webmaster@paigerpenland.com.