Ruth Wagnon Collins
Born in Virginia but raised in Georgia, Ruth has always been the adventurous type. After graduation from the University of Georgia with a degree in Communications, she took a giant leap by moving to Houston, Texas, with no job, no place to live, and no money. After an initial six months in a job which basically paid for her rent and her food, she landed a dream job in the public relations department of an international company, were she traveled the USA writing human interest stories for the company's stockholders magazine. The places she visited and the fascinating people she met while on assignment stoked a love of travel which began on family trips growing up and a summer trip to Europe during her college years. Married to an engineer who works for a global corporation, Ruth has had the opportunity to live with the "locals" in Australia, Canada, and Puerto Rico, and once learned to speak Portuguese for a job assignment in Brazil (which never materialized!).
Ruth joined Young Travel and Cruises in 1998. She has sailed with numerous cruise lines to Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and Alaska, even on a paddle-wheeler on the Mississippi, a barge on France's Burgundy Canal, a riverboat on the Danube, and a raft down the Green and Colorado Rivers. She has made land trips to Africa, Thailand, Costa Rica, England, and Ireland, among other places.
Always open to new experiences and new destinations, Ruth is as excited about planning travel for her clients as she is about planning her own. Let her share her sense of adventure with you.
Contact Ruth Collins for travel assistance.
