About Me :

I’ve always been a writer.

I come from a long line of them, starting with my grandmother. Sara Criss was a newspaper reporter and photo journalist in Northern, Mississippi … outfitted with a tiny kitchen office, a teletype and a darkroom under the attic stairs.

Then you have my mother and my aunt – two sisters who have published nearly a dozen books between them, focused on historic preservation and the occasional ghost story that comes along with life down South. 

I am indebted to these women, for surrounding me with stories from an early age. I've been a full-time freelance journalist since 2007, and these days, I reside in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans, with my husband Chris, our small-but-mighty cat, Vex Venom and our rescue pup, Spookie Lou.

For the last two decades, I’ve also resided several months per year in Southeast Asia. I balance my time between the American South and Bangkok, balancing my writing and photography between loud bars and worthy food moments, interior design and luxury hotels.

I've been a frequent attendee of the Travel Classics conferences for the last decade, and I'm a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. I’m also a member of the New Orleans Photo Alliance. My work in photography is represented by the Where Y’Art Gallery in New Orleans.

I’ve published two books, and I pen a travel/humor blog, at Buddha Drinks Fanta.

I’m available for magazine editorial work. However, I am always eager to hear about any project you have that would benefit from a writer or a photographer.

You can find out more about me on this site. Thanks for being here!

— JENNY ADAMS