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Overlooking Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
Overlooking Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise.
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I've been to and experienced the places I write about. I hope these stories inspire you to create your own unforgettable memories.
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Insightful Culinary Experiences
Get to know a destination's cultural identities through food. Eating the what local people love opens doors. And the table is the best place to make new friends.
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Hagia Sophia in Istanbul with domes, minarets, flying seagulls, and autumn trees under a blue sky
Travel Guides
Cultural Immersion
Sail along Maui’s west coast on a dolphin watching cruise with Teralani Sailing Adventures
Outdoor Activities
Step into the gentle world of TV series All Creatures Great and Small in the Yorkshire Dales
Set-jetting
Honey from the comb is used to prepare a sauce tableside at Tanière³.
Food Tours
Zodiac boat, Arctic tourism, glacier cruise, iceberg, cold weather explore
Remote Places
Fogo Island Inn Dining Room Couple at Table Sunset
Luxury Travel
Arequipa is famous for baked stuffed spicy red rocoto pepper with multilayered, cheesy pastel de papas
Local Cuisines
Meet Linda Barnard
An award-winning freelance food and travel journalist
I followed my heart and left my long career in Toronto media for the tall trees of Victoria, British Columbia in 2018. I became a full-time freelance writer, focusing on my twin passions of travel and food. I do my own research and only write travel stories and blog posts about places I have visited and things I have experienced.
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Linda Barnard in Nunavut, standing on a rocky beach and wearing a blue, branded Adventure Canada winter jacket
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The Kumano Kodo pilgrimage
The Bengal features breakfast options that are classic and contemporaty
Gibbs Hill Lighthouse
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Stories From
Around The World
My travel stories are about everything from food, chefs, markets, history and culture, to inspiring places, fascinating people, wellness, nature and the outdoors.
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Explore Latin AmericaNatural beauty & vibrant cultures
The Eduardo Villena Rey Bridge in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru
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Explore Canada & USABustling cities & vast wilderness
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Explore EuropeEpic history & culinary diversity
Magnificent York Minster is the heart of historic York
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Linda Barnard in a colorful dress holding a TMAC award certificate for
Travel-writing awards
I’m a National Newspaper Awards recipient, as well as a winner of numerous travel-writing awards from TMAC, SATW, IFWTWA, and NATJA.
TMAC Awards 2025
First Place

Best Food and Drink Story

YAM Magazine (print)
IFWTWA Awards 2025
Second Place

Excellence in Journalism Award (Food)

InsideHook
TMAC Awards 2025
Honourable Mention

Best Canadian Story

Globe and Mail (print)
SATW Awards 2024
Second Place

Best Service Story

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I'm an award-winning freelance food and travel writer and a career journalist with more than 40 years experience. Your destination will be part of a well-written, accurate story that truly reflects the heart of a place and its people.
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