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Cathy Salustri
Gulfport, Florida

Bio: Cathy Salustri lives in Gulfport, Florida. Her travels take her on foot, bike, boat, or car to places the Interstate bypassed long ago, as well as those spots where natural beauty has survived the onslaught of overpopulation. Cathy writes Florida travel pieces for USA Today, Visit Florida, WDW-Magazine, and other local press. She and her husband own The Gabber Newspaper, a hyper-local weekly, in Gulfport, Florida. Under the guidance of Florida scholar and writer Gary Mormino, Cathy wrote what she calls “possibly the least academic master’s thesis ever,” logging almost 5,000 miles retracing driving tours from the WPA Federal Writer’s Project "Guide to the Southernmost State" in search of Florida’s forgotten destinations. That thesis evolved into "Backroads of Paradise" (University Press of Florida, 2016). The University Press of Florida has her under contract for a second book about the best and overlooked parts of Florida. She expects it out (hopefully) before the end of the free world. She’s also working on a series of pulp fiction novels about a mythical Florida town. Learn more, subscribe to The Florida Spectacular monthly newsletter, and listen to her weekly podcast of the same name, at greatfloridaroadtrip.com.

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