Canada Day seems an appropriate time to share that the new Fodor’s Travel Vancouver & Victoria guidebook is out! I had a delicious time working on the Where to Eat section for Vancouver.
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Category Archives: Travel writing
I write both editorial and branded travel content. I’m a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada and have won three national travel writing awards.
For PAX Magazine: Las Vegas: Up, Out and Away
For the Vancouver Courier: Street art goes mainstream in Houston, Texas
They say that everything's bigger in Texas.
In Houston, that's certainly true of the hats, the boots and the servings of barbecue. But the saying also applies to an unexpected public art program that's taking over the streets of downtown. Recently, 100 international artists transformed 20,000 square feet of wall space into city-sanctioned street art for the second annual Houston Urban Experience (HUE) Mural Festival. Add that to the 25 walls painted for the inaugural festival last year, and it's clear that there's a Texas-sized appetite for street art in H-Town…
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For PAX Magazine: Sea, Smoke and Fire: The Ancient Seafood Traditions of Ise-Shima, Japan
Read the story online in the digital edition of PAX Magazine
For PAXnewsWest.com: YVR unveils new west coast dining experience at Lift Bar & Grill
The international terminal of Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has launched a new full-service West Coast dining experience in the form of Lift Bar & Grill, a sister location to the iconic restaurant in Vancouver's Coal Harbour.
Read the rest at PAXnewsWest.com
For North Shore Living: Bali Without Bounds
Bali is a land of contrasts: mountains and valleys, beach clubs and rice paddies, local noodle shops and upscale modern restaurants. Here, we look at three prime areas for those who want to discover Bali without bounds.
Read the rest in the digital issue of North Shore Living
For PAX News: On the Trudeaus' trail in Ise-Shima, Japan
Ise-Shima, in Japan's Mie Prefecture, is enjoying a boost in tourism after hosting the G7 summit in May, as visitors flock to the area to follow in world leaders' footsteps. Shima Kanko Hotel, where world leaders stayed for the summit, was at 85 per cent occupancy throughout November, normally the low season…
For PAXnewsWest.com: Karuizawa: A year-round resort town one hour from Tokyo
Just an hour away from Tokyo by bullet train lies a charming mountain town you've probably never heard of. But Karuizawa, a popular summer home location for Tokyo residents looking to escape the city heat, welcomes approximately eight million visitors per year, according to Mari Kashiwagi, secretary of the Karuizawa Tourist Association. For several summers in the 1970s, John Lennon and his family were among those visitors, regularly staying at the Mampei Hotel…
For PAXnewsWest.com: Visit Japan Project 2016: Looking toward 40 million annual visitors by 2020
Early Tuesday morning local time, an earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in the northeast of Japan. The 7.4 magnitude earthquake also shook buildings in Tokyo, where PAX is on location for the Visit Japan Project 2016, but there was no danger in Japan's capital.
Following that unexpected wake-up call, we explored the Asakusa area…
For S-Magazine: Five wellness treatments to up your ski travel game
Read the story in the S-Magazine Winter 2017 digital issue