Betsi Hill: Author + Travel Journalist
I’m Betsi Hill — a Florida-based travel journalist and author with 150+ published clips in local, regional, and national publications. I specialize in uncovering Florida’s hidden stories, historic places, and the details that many travelers overlook.
In March 2026, my book “Oldest St. Augustine” (Reedy Press), hit the book shelves. Exploring America’s oldest continuously inhabited city through its streets, landmarks, and stories. I spent two years researching, walking, and writing this book — and it’s designed for the curious traveler, the history lover, and anyone who suspects there’s more to America’s founding story than what we were taught in school.
BetsiWorld is home to my Florida travel writing, practical packing guides, and entertaining tips for Florida living. Whether you’re planning your first trip to St. Augustine or looking for the best wine bars across Florida, you’ll find expert advice and insider tips from a Florida local.
My Story
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My work is shaped by decades of travel and relocation. I believe that good stories are discovered when walking the streets of a destination and immersing yourself in it’s history, culture, and food – and the best details often show up when you get lost.
I didn’t start out as a travel writer. I started as someone who got hopelessly lost — a lot. My sense of direction is famously terrible. But what I learned over decades of wrong turns is this: the best stories don’t happen on the planned route.
St. Augustine stopped me in my tracks. Not because it’s beautiful (though it is), but because every brick street, every weathered door, every quiet courtyard holds a story most Americans have never heard. So I spent two years researching, walking, and writing Oldest St. Augustine — a book that finally puts America’s first city at the center of the conversation about our nation’s origins.
