Cortney Fries is a seasoned travel journalist, with words appearing in USA Today, Family Vacation Critic, Chicago Parent magazine, several AAA magazines, MSN, Yahoo and more. Outdoor adventures, family travel and girlfriend getaways are her main attractions, but she loves anything where she can learn and meet new people. Cortney believes that you should definitely do anything that makes you slightly nervous. When she’s not adventuring, she can be found in the Chicago area, reading and creating with her husband and two children.