Christine H. O'Toole is an award-winning feature and travel writer based in Pittsburgh, PA. She is a frequent contributor to the Washington Post. Her work also appears in magazines including United Airlines' Hemispheres and National Geographic Traveler, and in other newspapers including the New York Times, International Herald-Tribune, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and USA Today.
Chris is the author of Pennsylvania: Off the Beaten Path (Globe Pequot Press; 11th edition, 2012), Fun With the Family: Pennsylvania (Globe Pequot Press, 7th edition Fall 2009), and Pennsylvania's Forbes Trail: Gateways and Getaways Along the Legendary Route From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh (Taylor Trade Press, May 2008) with Burton K. Kummerow and R. Scott Stephenson. Her work is included in Travelers Tales' Prague and the Czech Republic:True Stories (Travelers Tales, March 2006) She is also a contributing writer at Pittsburgh Magazine.
Chris is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers. She has reported most recently from the United Kingdom, Jackson Hole, Bordeaux, and Israel.