Ralph Grizzle, The Avid Cruiser
Ralph Grizzle began his journalistic career at the age of 32, following the conclusion of what he calls his ‘sabbatical decade.’ From 1980 through 1990, he bicycled across America, pedaled through Europe and island-hopped the South Pacific. After backpacking through Bali, bussing through Java, hopping a boat to Singapore and crossing Malaysia to Thailand, Ralph flew into Burma, tramped to Dhaka, and endured a 32-hour train ride from calamitous Calcutta to bustling Bombay. From there, Ralph hopped a plane for Greece and traveled to Switzerland before returning home, where he settled, quite naturally, into a career of travel writing.
From 1996 to 2009, Ralph contributed to HEMISPHERES, United Airlines’ award-winning inflight magazine. The North American Travel Journalism Association awarded his article, Ship Shape, which appeared in the September 2005 issue of Hemispheres, in the category of ‘Best Cruise Writing’…
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