I landed on Quebec’s Îles de la Madeleine (sometimes called the Magdalen Islands) with an empty stomach eager to hit the Circuit des saveurs (flavor trail), a consortium of nine agricultural producers working to improve the island’s economy. Driving along the narrow highway 199 (and short, at only 100 km long) pastel-clapboard … Read More
Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria, B.C.
My hotel - the Inn at Laurel Point - had dead people helping manage it. I'd heard Victoria was a great place for the newly wed and nearly dead. But I hadn't heard … Read More
IMPACT Sustainability Travel & Tourism 2018 Sets New Tone
Did you know a five-star hotel uses 1,800 liters of water per day per visitor? That’s compared to 350 for a three-star or 326 for your average Canadian … Read More
Postcards from Penguins
Penguins didn’t really mail me a postcard but their friend, penguinologist Dr. Tom Hart who spends half his life in the presence of wild penguins sent one on their … Read More
For the love of snowmobiling
My only memory of snowmobiling is being dragged behind one as a child, the wooden toboggan bumping over a frozen … Read More
Celebrating Geography
When people discover I’m a travel writer they often ask for my favorite travel destination. I cringe knowing what’s … Read More
Snowmobiling from lodge to lodge
Learn to adore - not endure - winter in my story for Westjet Magazine, Hotels in Quebec That Feel Like You're in a … Read More
Haida and Parks Canada partner against invasive species
How are the Haida Nation and Parks Canada tacking invasive species? Together as seen in my story, A Fine Balance, for … Read More