Melanie Haiken
Contributing Writer, Via
Melanie Haiken is an award-winning writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area who covers travel, health, science, and the environment for numerous national and regional magazines and websites.
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Her work has also appeared in CNN, Forbes, Parade, AFAR, Health, Real Simple, and the Washington Post.
Education
- Master's in Journalism, Bachelor of Arts in English, University of California, Berkeley
Articles by Melanie Haiken
Find fast security lines, delicious—and affordable!—local eats, and hidden amenities at these hubs.
A lot of the conventional wisdom about maximizing your car’s miles per gallon simply isn’t correct.
Follow these etiquette guidelines to maximize fun and minimize hassle.
Follow these simple, savvy steps to feel secure while adventuring abroad.
Here’s everything you need to know about applying for your U.S. passport and traveling with it.
Being tired behind the wheel can increase your risk of a crash.
Utah’s lesser-known red rock park offers slot canyons, petrified dunes, and rare desert wildlife.
Venture to family farms and artisan creameries on road trips in California, Oregon, and Washington.
From weather to wildlife and more, here’s what to expect on an expedition
Climb cinder cones, clamber into lava tubes, cross obsidian flows, and sleep under starry skies.
Want to get away next weekend? It’s not too late to land a spot at sea.
Get your camera ready for candy-striped canyons, chiseled rock spires, and starry, starry skies.
Fall in gold country means harvest celebrations, revisiting mining history, and prime leaf peeping.
