James Barrett on “Jimmy Rox,” authentic travel writing, and being an advanced certified merman and scuba diver

James Barrett is a 2x New York City Marathoner, advanced certified merman, avid scuba diver, New Jersey native and has visited every continent as of last year. He’s a travel & lifestyle journalist with 200+ published articles seen in various publications such as Travel + Leisure, InsideHook, Redbook, Elle Decor, Veranda, Country Living and more. His weekly Jimmy Rox newsletter defines honest travel and shower thoughts with personal travel stories, itineraries and think pieces that’s grown to more than 11,000+ subscribers. In this episode, we talk about how he got started in travel writing, his creative process, how he balances work for publications with his newsletter, why travel inspires him, scuba diving and getting his advanced certification in mermaning, and why he walks 5 miles a day.    Follow James Barrett on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimmyrox/  Subscribe to Version 1's substack: version1podcast.substack.com/  Follow Version 1 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/version1podcast/ Support the show: https://buymeacoffee.com/waverlycolville