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​Welcome to my Lisa Waterman Gray website. A freelance writer & photographer from the Kansas City area, I have worked with dozens of Midwestern, national & international print & online clients. I also offer editing services, & create marketing copy. 

I often write about must-visit destinations, captivating events, eco-friendly topics or food & beverage finds. I've crafted dozens of restaurant & cookbook reviews, and original published recipes. I have cooked at a restaurant, a catering company, & a culinary school. 

I've taken on large projects too. My biggest assignment involved creating the nationally published book, An Explorer's Guide: Kansas. 13,000+ solo road miles, 4,000+ photographs, & 100+ nights on the road ended in this 394-page travel book. Learn more, below.

Meeting interesting people always makes travel better . I interviewed Jerry Lewis about chronic pain, Alice Waters about Slow Food, & Dolly Parton about her Imagination Library. I even sampled appetizers for a Kansas City casino, with Paul Prudhomme. But it's not just about interviewing 'celebrities.' I also toured northern Arizona with Native American guides & profiled an 80+ year-old woman who had only recently stopped teaching Tai Chi.
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Need a speaker? I have addressed tourism professionals to civic groups, & completed numerous broadcast interviews: 
  • FOX 4 Explorer's Guide: Kansas TV Interview
  • KKFI radio (at 6.35 to 27 minutes)
  • Wanderlust and Gusto/BlogTalkRadio (2:25-19 minutes)
  • EverydayKC/BlogTalkRadio
"We were fortunate to have Lisa Waterman Gray speak to our Kansas City Delta Gamma Alumnae Group. Lisa came with a PowerPoint presentation highlighting her Kansas travels…and brought the travel guide to life. Lisa was a wonderful speaker and a great ambassador for the state."
                                                      - Caryll Schultz, member

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  Recent Stories
  • FoodieTravelUSA.com: Zingerman's
  • Missouri Life: Missouri Innovators Improve Daily Life For All
  • WanderWithWonder.com: Virginia Wines at Chateau Morrisette: Wine Tasting, Gourmet Fare and Natural Beauty 
  • GirlOntheMoveblog.com: Lodi Wineries – Zinfandel Capital of the World
  • All Recipes.com: 13 Effortless Ways to Reduce Your Household Waste
  • Fodors.com: This Notorious Flyover State is So Weird It's Worth Driving Through​​​
  • Bus and Motorcoach News: Follow Wisconsin's Frank Lloyd Wright Trail
  • AAA Midwest Traveler: Feast For The Senses (UNESCO Creative Cities)​​
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► Visit my YouTube channel 
to view more than 70 slideshows depicting my travels. 
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             Above: Grinter Farms near Lawrence, Kansas 
             
Below: Padre Island, Texas sunrise
             Bottom left: Ganondagan, Victor, New York
             Bottom: Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta                    
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Previous clients: 

  • AAA World & AAA
    Home & Away
  • AAA Midwest Traveler 
  • AAA Southern Traveler
  • Bus & Motorcoach News
  • Better Nutrition
  • CivilEats.com​

  • ​Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle Magazine
  • ​Edible Santa Fe
  • Fodors.com  
  • FoodieTravelUSA.com
  • ​FeastMagazine.com
  • FoodTank.com 
  • GirlOnTheMoveblog. com​
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  • Kansas! Magazine​​
  • Kansas City Star
  • ​KC Magazine​
  • ​Midwest Living
  • Missouri Life 
  • Nation’s Restaurant News
  • New Mexico Magazine
  • Offbeattravel.com​

  • Restaurant Startup & Growth
  • The Christian Science Monitor
  • The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton & Company  
  • VintageKC Magazine
  • USA Today/10 Best.com 
  • VisitKC.com
  • WanderWithWonder.com​
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​The Countryman Press/W.W. Norton published my book, An Explorer's Guide: Kansas, in June 2011. Featuring 130+ author photos, this travel guide is still available through Amazon or in bookstores.
► Purchase An Explorer's Guide: Kansas from publisher, W.W. Norton  
"Even though I'm a born and bred Kansan, I'm learning so much that I didn't know…You make me want to get in my car and drive!"
 - Cisley Thummel, book reviewer, 435 South Magazine
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Slow Food
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Lisa Waterman Gray
Overland Park, KS  66212
       
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816-805-8918

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