Rachel F Freeman
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Personal Information:
Name Rachel F Freeman
Professional title Freelance Travel Writer/Editor
Address Edinburgh, Scotland//New York, NY, USA
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Phone (evening) +44 131 557 6872
Fax + 44 131 557 6872//+1 212 249 1913
Mobile +44 7843 097282//+1 917 655 0483
Email 1 RachelFF@aol.com
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Biography
Native New Yorker Rachel Freeman has traveled extensively throughout Northern Europe and lived in both Scotland and Poland for several years. She is also an avid foodie and is 'au fait' with both New York and Edinburgh restaurants. She lives between NY and Edinburgh.

Part of her time in Scotland included an extended stay and thesis research time in Lower Shader, on the Isle of Lewis, a Hebridean island 60 miles northwest of mainland Scotland. The stay involved learning much about local placenames, traditions and stories, numerous cups of tea,sheep shearing, peat lifting, digging/planting potatoes and making hay. This makes her quite a knowledgeable resource for visits and information in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Determined not to join the ranks of the jaded, Rachel contines to find wonder and new niches in New York City and Edinburgh. She has written for guidebooks for Warsaw, Poland and for New York City. She has a passion for food and streetlife in New York City, entertaining elements in Edinburgh, what's on in Poland and the wonder of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.

Areas of specialist knowledge
New York City: Restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, hotels, havens, transport, many neighborhoods and food.

Poland: Warsaw, Baltic Seaside, Mazurian Lake District, Krakow and the Tatras.

Rachel can set you straight on what to expect at a Polish Easter celebration or wedding, and provide suggestions for a few good galleries, restaurants or watering holes in Warsaw or Lodz. Need advice on how to adjust to living in Warsaw? Rachel can connect you with various groups and offer information.




Accomplishment, awards
Learned Polish to a highly communicative level, approaches French as a work in progress, understands Glaswegian, learned a smattering of Scottish Gaelic whilst completing a thesis based in the Outer Hebrides, drank a yard of ale in Yorkshire, swam in the Baltic Sea several times without getting a rash or hypothermia, sheared a few sheep, won a limbo contest in Antigua, drove a car unscathed on Polish roads, sings in an a cappella Bulgarian Women's Choir, got a tattoo in New Zealand, took a short dip in a hole in a frozen lake in Northern Finland, continues to find alternative ways to 'accomplish'....

Client list
Northstar Travel Media
Columbia Guides
Menasha Ridge Press, USA
Dorling Kindersley, UK
private individuals

Consultancy costs
Rachel Freeman is available for consulting, writing and editing assignments. Fees vary depending on assignment. No charge for queries.

Recent guidebooks
updated online guides for Glasgow, Warsaw and Edinburgh for Northstar Travel Media
eNew York Guide,1st Edition; Dorling Kindersley -Spring 2005
(responsible for entertainment, streetlife, havens, hotels, transport, high-end dining, and practical tips)
The Unofficial Guide to New York City, 3rd and 4th editions (2001/2004) - Dining and Nightlife Editor
The Wider Insider (Warsaw)
The Polish Business Guide

Other relevant published works
short article about New York in Voyage Magazine, Warsaw, Dec. 2003 issue.


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