Mary Peachin: Writer, Photographer, Adventure Traveler!
Mary L. Peachin is a freelance adventure travel writer, photographer, author, and lecturer. She has published and edited Peachin & Peachin Leaders in World Adventure (www.peachin.com) since October 1996. Alpha/Penguin published her first book, The Complete Idiots Guide to Sharks, in 2003. University Press Florida is publishing her book, Scuba Caribbean, in late 2008, and Fishing the Caribbean, in collaboration with Doug Olander (Editor-In-Chief of Sport Fishing Magazine), in 2010. Mary is also a contributing author to Barron’s World Travel Atlas and Karen Brown’s Northwest Guide.
Her professional memberships include the Society of American Travel Writers, Travel Media Association of Canada, the American Society of Journalists and Authors, American Society of Media Photographers, and Outdoor Writers of America. Her photography is represented worldwide by Lonely Planet Images.
Some of Mary’s contributions include Sport Fishing Magazine, Fly Fisherman Magazine, Destination Fish, A Guide to Fishing the Globe, Robb Report, Hawk Air Northern Routes, Traveling Sportsman, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Tucson Lifestyle, Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Alumni, San Antonio Magazine, $1,000,000aire Blueprints, and others.
Mary has received multiple awards from The Society of American Travel Writers Western, the Outdoor Writers of America, and Rocky Mountain Association of Photographers and Writers.
Bring Mary’s Presentation to Your Organization
From biking through the Andes to visiting the tribes of Papua, New Guinea, Mary’s slide presentations earn great reviews. Mary frequently lectures on “Preparing for Adventure Travel” at fitness resorts as well as corporate and non-profit organizations. Contact Mary for more info: mary@peachin.com.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sharks
by Mary Peachin
ARTICLES ABOUT MARY PEACHIN
From dives of danger to flights of fright, Mary Levy Peachin is no shrinking violet.
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“Step aside, Indiana Jones, your movie adventures pale against the real-life stuff of silver-haired Tucson housewife Mary Peachin.”
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“She is, by her own admission, an adrenaline junkie. “I don’t know where it comes from,” says Mary Peachin. “My parents were afraid to walk across the street. But I’ve flown my own plane, gone sky diving and bungee jumping.”
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“From all outward appearances, silver-haired Mary Peachin fits her role as a businesswoman, community leader and volunteer fundraiser. But lurking beneath this executive exterior lies the heart and soul of an adventurer.”
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