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Travel Shorts – Toronto Pearson

Delays are a normal part of air travel, and people love to bash Air Canada over everything from food to customer service to delays. After having flown multiple times with them over the years, I honestly have no complaints. My luggage has never been lost, I’ve never been bumped and the few minor delays I’ve experienced have never been that disruptive to my travel plans. Continue reading “Travel Shorts – Toronto Pearson”

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Travel Shorts – Oregon

Like my mother, I’ve always looked younger than my age.

I know. I know. It’s a curse to be carded when you’re in your 40s.  🙂

In 1991, I was 26 years old and on a road trip up the west coast of the United States with my boyfriend. In Oregon, we came across a site where we could take an elevator down into a huge cave on the edge of the water that was filled with sea lions. In the shop, my boyfriend hauled out a $10 and bought the tickets. Continue reading “Travel Shorts – Oregon”

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Travel Shorts – Guilin, China

In 2010, I took a tour of China that included a visit to the Guilin region which is famous for the Li River. We went for a five hour cruise to view the incredible knobby limestone hills lining the river. The formations are known as Karst topography.

The Li River
The Li River

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The Winterset Experience: Part II

Last week, I wrote about some of the events that took place during Winterset in Summer in Eastport, Newfoundland. This year, Winterset also partnered with Terra Nova National Park to hold workshop readings with award winning children’s author, illustrator and musician Martin Springett. Continue reading “The Winterset Experience: Part II”

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The Winterset Experience

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the 2013 Winterset in Summer literary festival in Eastport, Newfoundland. I was invited to read from my novel Braco as part of the New Voices panel with Grant Loveys (Our Gleaming Bones Unrobed) and Claire Wilkshire (Maxine). Bert Riggs did an amazing job hosting our event, following up our readings with  questions. For a first time novelist, it was a fabulous experience. Continue reading “The Winterset Experience”