This is Sunny

Writer. Travel specialist. Expert juggler of multiple tasks and time zones.

Sunny Fitzgerald is a writer based in Jordan and Costa Rica (previously based in Hawaii for the better part of the past 20 years). She covers travel, sustainability, culture, health, wellness, and more. You can find her work in National Geographic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Travel+Leisure, Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler, BBC, Forbes Travel Guide, and elsewhere.

She is a 2021 Kathryn Davis Fellow for Peace, a member of the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), a Professional Member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), and a Media Member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA).

Small town friendly. Big city savvy.

Sunny grew up in a small town but was determined to live big — traveling to Asia, Latin America, South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

She’s lived in Jordan, Japan, Hawaii, Thailand, and Costa Rica; speaks bits of multiple languages (including Japanese and Arabic); earned an MA in cultural sustainability and certification in sustainable tourism, and has more than a decade of experience facilitating cross-cultural understanding and designing international, experiential trips for adventurous and conscientious travelers.

Travel. Truth. Health. Healing.

Sunny’s work is guided largely by (1) a belief in our kuleana (responsibility) to malama (care for) our planet and one another and (2) a desire to provide stories that challenge misconceptions and contribute to greater compassion and understanding.

Areas of specialty include:

Responsible travel
Sustainability and conservation
Lesser-known history, activities, and sites
Health and wellness (including disabilities, chronic conditions, and mental health)
Challenging misconceptions and stereotypes
International educational programming
Adventure travel
Travel trends
Costa Rica
Hawaii
Jordan

Check out a selection of Sunny’s articles and essays here.

A magical morning spent trekking on the Island of Hawaii (also known as the Big Island)

Revisiting a favorite spot in Petra, Jordan

Paro Taktsang (also known as Tiger's Nest or Taktsang Palphug monastery), Bhutan

Frolicking around Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada

In awe of the views at Waimea Canyon, Kauai

Early morning views of Punakha Dzong, Bhutan

Hiking lava fields in the Galapagos islands, Ecuador

Hiking near Makapuu, Hawaii

Based in: Jordan, Hawaii, and Costa Rica — depending on the time of year

On the travel calendar for 2025: Kicking off the year in Costa Rica, then returning home to Jordan, and scheming additional plans that are TBD. If you represent a destination, property, or tour operator and would like to discuss a visit, please send an email.

Interested in working with Sunny?

If you’re a PR professional, destination rep, or potential source, please add yourself to the PR + source list here.

If you’re an editor interested in discussing an assignment or a literary agent interested in discussing Sunny’s first book (currently in the works), please send an email.

Looking for travel tips? Head over to Sunny’s travel blog, linger (launching in 2025), where she’ll be sharing tips and stories from her 15+ years of travel experience.