Kay Kingsman

Kay Kingsman

Kay is a Portland, Oregon-based travel writer and blogger who loves to eat candy, play The Sims, and cry when she gets lots on the subway abroad. When she's not documenting her ill-planned adventures on her blog, The Awkward Traveller, she is indulging in her favorite pastime: arguing with strangers online. Kay is passionate about making travel more accessible to historically excluded communities, and started a scholarship fund to sponsor passport costs and travel experiences for first-time jet setters. Kay started travel writing in 2020, and has since been published in TravelOregon, Fodors, Travel + Leisure, and her cat's TikTok newsletter.

Most Recent Works

5 Tips to Avoid Getting ‘Destination Catfished’

5 Tips to Avoid Getting ‘Destination Catfished’

'Destination-catfishing' is the colloquial term for a travel destination that is painted in an overwhelmingly positive aspect that is either seldom realized by most travelers or leaves out blaringly important details.
20 Ultimate Things to Do in Portland

20 Ultimate Things to Do in Portland

From the International Rose Test Garden to hiking in Forest Park, Portland is an exciting Oregon city combining nature with a stellar craft-beer scene.