Tag Archives: Portfolio

The Canada you Imagine…

That’s the tag-line for a swath of mountains, rivers and azure lakes stretching some 5,250 sq. km. through the heart of BC’s North Thompson Valley. Wells Gray Provincial Park is, perhaps, some of the most raw, rugged, and easily accessible … Continue reading

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Flexing My Muscles

I’ve spent the better part of the last year writing tourism websites and visitors guides for small communities in the Thompson-Okanagan and that’s been great. I’ve learned a lot about the communities I live near and the various ways visitors … Continue reading

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Writing for Travellers

Everyone’s different. No two travellers are alike. No one knows this better than the Destination Canada, our country’s national tourism marketer. Destination Canada defines prospective visitors to Canada by their experiential (EQ) traveller type. Just what does that mean? Well, … Continue reading

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Explore Enderby!

It was a busy spring writing theĀ  Exploring.com website – what a great project it was! You may not have heard of Enderby – even the most random internet searches yields few results, hence the need to create a tourism … Continue reading

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Make it Yours!

I’m always amazed at what I learn when I’m writing for a new community. In this case, the city of Vernon is a mere 40-minute drive from my home and yet, until I was awarded the contract to write their … Continue reading

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A Sense of Place

One day in 2005 I received a random phone call, out of the blue, from Fairmont Hotels and Resorts asking if I’d like to work for the company. “Well who wouldn’t?,” I thought! That conversation begat many more and eventually … Continue reading

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Winter’s on its way – better start planning!

Little did I know when I went to work for the Sun Peaks Independent News (SPIN) that in addition to my newspaper reporting I would be called upon to provide the creative content for the Sun Peaks Visitor’s Guide. While … Continue reading

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