Kristin Vukovic

New York, NY USA
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Professional Experience

A well-published freelancer for New York and international publications, I've covered everything from tango in Argentina to truffle hunting in Croatia to distilling Remy Martin cognac in France. I'm a "lifestyle" writer with a great sense of poetry to my writing, whether it's a travel, spa or food-focused piece. Please visit http://www.kristinvukovic.com for more information, and psfrompag.com for my travel blog about adventures with cheese and sheep in Croatia.

Expertise

Fact-Checker
2 Years
Reporter
3 Years
Writer
5 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature
7 Years
Travel
4 Years
Beauty
1 Year

Industries


Magazine - Large Consumer/National magazines
2 Years
Academia Other
7 Years
Other
2 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

7 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Time Inc. Magazines, InStyle (10+), Bundle.com (10+), The Wall Street Journal India (3-5), Conde Nast Traveler's Gold List (1-2), Forbes India (1-2), Organic Spa Magazine (6-10)

Foreign Language Skills

Moderate French and Croatian

Computer Skills

Word, Excel

Work Permits & Visas

Visa: India, 10-year.

References

John Donohue, Nightlife Editor, Goings On About Town, The New Yorker Subira Shaw, Deputy Chief of Reporters, InStyle Magazine Klara Glowczewska, Editor-in-Chief, Conde Nast Traveler Jaidev Shergill, CEO, Bundle.com

Associations

International Travel Writers & Photographers Alliance, The American Society of Journalists and Authors

Showcase

Travel

Tango-hopping through town
(The Wall Street Journal India 1/8/2010)
Buenos Aires through the lens of tango.
The Magic of Croatia
(New York Resident magazine 8/1/2009)
A journey through memories in Stari Grad, the Old Town of Dubrovnik, Croatia.
A Taste of Cognac
(Forbes India 8/12/2011)
Details the distillation process and history of Remy Martin, and Cognac, France.
The living room stories
(The Wall Street Journal India 8/1/2009)
A friendship with a former Croatian soldier-turned-landlord and an impending wedding in Dubrovnik's Old Town forges an unexpected front.
The Spa at Primland
(Organic Spa Magazine 4/1/2011)
Covers Primland's new spa in Virginia's Blue Hill Mountains, which uses Native American healing techniques along with European spa aesthetics.
That Sinking Feeling
(The Wall Street Journal India 5/8/2010)
Travel article covering the sinking Maldives and Zia, the Stingray Man.
Truffles and Oysters and Wine, Oh My!
(New York Resident magazine 12/1/2009)
A journey through Istria's treasure-trove of offerings: truffle-hunting in the Livade forest of Motovun, Croatia; visiting an oyster farm on the Limski Canal; exploring Kabola Vineyards in Momjan.

Culture

Sakura Matsuri
(The New Yorker 4/30/2007)
Details the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's cherry blossom festival.
The Grand Opening of the Croatia Club of Tampa Bay, Florida
(Zadnicar 3/17/2010)
Covers the Croatia Club of Tampa Bay opening.
2011 Dubrovnik Summer Festival Grand Opening
(Croatian Chronicle Network 7/12/2011)
Covers Grand Opening Festivities with quotes from Croatia's President and the Mayor of Dubrovnik.
LADO Ensemble of Traditional Dances and Songs of Croatia
(Croatian Chronicle Network 7/16/2011)
Covers the 2011 Croatian LADO dance and song performance in Dubrovnik.
Paprenjak
(The Connecticut Review 5/1/2007)
A personal essay about my grandmother's cooking and our Croatian heritage.
Immigrant History Week
(The New Yorker 4/23/2007)
Details Immigrant History Week events.

Food and Wine

Consuming Croatia
(WineEnthusiast 7/25/2011)
A culinary journey through Croatia, a country where cultural influences collide.
Wine on the Move: A Dubrovnik Sommelier's Passion Project
(Croatian Chronicle Network 7/21/2011)
Covers a Croatian sommelier's wine tasting event in his hometown of Dubrovnik.
A Manhattan sommelier reveals what wine really delivers value
(Bundle.com 5/4/2011)
A Manhattan sommelier's thoughts on what wines deliver the most value.

Fashion and Beauty

Get Your Diva On
(Bundle.com 12/20/2010)
A wholesale garment district tour.
Top Button Tours
(Bundle.com 4/11/2011)
Garment district tour in NYC.
Color blunder: Should you have to pay for a bad salon visit?
(Bundle.com 2/16/2011)
Behavioral economist and bestselling author Dan Ariely on why we feel compelled to pay for subpar service.

Profiles and Interviews

The New Yorker editor and author John Donohue on what it means to be a man who cooks
(Bundle.com 5/16/2011)
New Yorker editor John Donohue on his new book, Man with a Pan: Culinary Adventures of Fathers who Cook for Their Families.
Shop smarter with Manhattan's best kept secret
(Bundle.com 5/8/2011)
Christina Stanton's customized New York shopping tours.
Cycling through the City of Angels: Croatian American Danny Roman launches Bikes and Hikes LA
(Croatian Chronicle Network 4/7/2011)
Croatian American Danny Roman launches the first-ever biking and hiking company in Los Angeles.
Foursquare CEO and co-founder on why you should check in
(Bundle.com 6/7/2011)
CEO Dennis Crowley on the creation of Foursquare.
Nikolina Nikoleski: Life for Dance, Dance for Life
(Croatian Chronicle Network 2/23/2011)
Croatian Bharatanatyam dancer on life in India, and following her dreams.
"Spousonomics" co-author Jenny Anderson on fairness in marriage, and the value of saving
(Bundle.com 3/25/2011)
New York Times Reporter Jenny Anderson on fairness in marriage and the value of saving.
Foursquare CEO and co-founder on why you should check in
(Bundle.com 6/7/2011)
CEO Dennis Crowley on the creation of Foursquare.
Susan Orlean on Organic Writing
(Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art 5/1/2009)
Susan Orlean on writers following their own natural impulses, gathering material for her new book-in-progress about Rin Tin Tin, and how having a son changed her writing life.