Ray Bartlett began his freelance career at the age of 18, when he jumped a freight train for 500 miles and sold an article and photos about the experience to a local newspaper. Decades later, Ray is still wandering the globe with pen and camera in hand. He has visited 49 of the 50 United States and travelled to or lived in over 25 different countries in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. In 1999 he received an MA in Fiction from Boston University, where he taught for several years before devoting himself to writing full-time. A writer for Lonely Planet since 2004, Ray is often on the road in Japan, Korea, or Mexico, and has numerous publication, radio, and podcast credits, which you can see at his website, www.Kaisora.com. In addition, he is frequently a guest on Around the World, a radio show syndicated world wide, and he has appeared on PRI's The World. His debut novel, _Sunsets of Tulum_ is due out in October, 2015 from Barrel Fire Press.