Francine Kaplan is a travel and lifestyles writer from Atlanta, Ga., with a journalism degree from Syracuse University. Fran has written more than 350 bylined articles for publications such as Veranda, Arthritis Today, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Pink, Motto, Womens Wear Daily, Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Style and Design and Points North. She calls Atlanta, Ga., her home and lives there with her husband and son.

