Tracy Pou’s hometown of North, S.C., is about as far off the beaten path as one might imagine. In that small community, Tracy developed a big love for writing and an insatiable interest in offbeat places and unusual destinations.

That curiosity led her to the University of South Carolina, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism. After graduation, Tracy worked four years as a television news producer for one of the state’s top-rated NBC news affiliates. She left full-time TV news in 2002 and moved to Charleston, where she works for a statewide health insurer as a corporate communicator.