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A little about me …
Primarily a travel blogger (with some lifestyle thrown in for fun), I was lucky enough to capture the travel bug as a child. My father was determined, we see all of Canada. After all, it was our responsibility as new Canadians. So over a few summers, we camped from one side of the country to the other. We visited the Maritimes and Quebec one summer. In our wood-panel station wagon, he drove across the prairies, crossed the Rockies and went as far as Victoria, BC the next. These were epic trip in the 1970s which I still recall with fondness.
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It created a love of camping which is perplexing to many who know me now. They assume glamping is more of my speed but I enjoy a good campfire and a walk in the woods. I grew up in Montreal, lived in Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton and now reside in London, Ontario. The benefit is we are two hours from Toronto or Detroit, and 8 hours from Chicago to the west or Montreal to the east. I attended McGill University and I traveled the 401 highway more times than I can count.
I have discovered beautiful places in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. The only places I have not gone to are the three territories to the north. They remain on my bucket list.
In Ontario, you can take a tour of the Phantom Five Marine National Park in Tobermory or take a walk around the Bruce Peninsula National Park. You can also see some great festivals like the Montreal Jazz Festival or the Quebec City Festival d’Ete – two outstanding musical festivals. Maybe you want to have a walk through the woods or a climb up one of 40 Lighthouses in the Gaspesie. Want to know where to buy the best bagels in Montreal? You need only ask.
I travelled to Spain and France for #TBEXcostabrava with my eldest daughter. It was an epic trip that took us to a cooking class in Barcelona, the beaches of the Costa Brava and the and a city bus tour of city of Light – Paris! It is not a trip we are soon to forget and we are both anxious to get back to Spain. The food was out of this world and the people so warm and inviting.
My TBEX Conference experience includes extensive work with the following DMO’s, tourism boards and CVBs:
- Costa Brava
- Huntsville, Alabama and Gulf Shores, AL
- Killarney, Ireland in 2017 and
- Finger Lake in New York
- Tri-Cities, Washington and the Olympic Peninsula
- Marbella and Jerez de la Frontera
- Lafayette, LA and New Orleans
- Kalamata and Olympia, Greece
- Eau Claire, WI, Beloit, WI and Heritage Corridor, IL
I organized a Girl’s Getaway to:
- Florida with stops in Jacksonville, St. Pete Beach/ St. Petersburg and St. Augustine.
- Québec Maritime and Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean
- US Gulf Coast- New Orleans, Louisiana North Shore, Coastal Mississippi, Mobile, AL, and Gulf Shores & Orange Beach, AL
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Thank you for sharing your incredible story and journey into travel. Your childhood cross-Canada camping trips sound like the foundation of a true explorer’s spirit. It’s wonderful to see that passion has taken you from the Rockies to the coast of Spain. Your deep connection to Canadian travel, from the Gaspesie lighthouses to the Bruce Peninsula, is truly inspiring. It’s clear you bring a genuine love and expertise to every campaign. Wishing you continued adventures and success in reaching those northern territories
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