Carrie Dow is an award-winning freelance travel journalist and senior writer at Artisan Spirit Magazine. My work has appeared in 5280, Distiller, Our State, Matador Network, Go World Travel, Colorado Parent, AAA Carolinas, and IntervalWorld. I was the Local Editor of DrinkDenver, part of The Drink Nation, from 2012 to 2019 where I sampled Denver’s best happy hours (Not a bad gig, right?). A member of the North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA), The International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA), Outdoor Writers Association of America, and Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), I am also the founder of What's Pawsitive where I write about animal welfare organizations around the world.

Honors and accolades: Named NATJA's Featured Member November 2017; Received honorable mention for NATJA competition 2022; Received bronze in culinary travel at NATJA competition 2024; Received first place and honorable mention for two articles in the culinary category for IFWTWA’s Excellence in Journalism awards 2025. Photography is for sale at ShutterStock.com.

What’s Pawsitive was recently featured on the Travel Tales Podcast with Mike Siegal. Listen here.

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