Friday, February 15, 2008

Ontario - Yours to Discover

From munching exotic bugs in Niagara to finding fresh powder on the slopes, tune in to CBC's Fresh Air tomorrow morning for some Family Day fun and great winter weekend getaways, right here in Ontario. Janie Robinson will be talking with CBC Radio One Fresh Air host Jeff Goodes about winter weekend travels you can discover right here in your own backyard. Winter lovers and winter haters, join us tomorrow morning between 7:30 and 8 am Saturday, February 16, 2008 for Fresh Air on CBC Radio One 99.1 Toronto on-line at http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/audio/index.html#listen

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Is this a natural hazard?

Wild Kangaroos on golf club fairway at Club Pelican. Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer

Wild kangaroos and Canadian golfers share the fairways at Club Pelican in Caloundra, Queensland. Discover where Canadians are finding winter escapes in Australia (and how you can join them!) in Janie Robinson's Toronto Star story at www.thestar.com/Travel/article/284532

Monday, February 4, 2008

Janie's Arctic Adventure

Get Wild about Winter and discover why Churchill, Manitoba's tundra paradise isn't just about polar bears in Janie Robinson's front page story in the Travel section of the Calgary Herald, February 2, 2008.

Janie's New Zealand story in DreamScapes Magazine

Picturesque Pacific Coast Highway hugs the sweeping East Cape coastline.  Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer "Kia ora manuhiri." This musical Maori greeting means "Hello flying birds" and welcomes Canadians who are flocking to discover the rich culture and natural wonders of one of New Zealand's sunniest places.

Take a look at Janie Robinson's travel story "There's plenty to enjoy in New Zealand" in the January/February 2008 issue of DreamScapes Travel and Lifestyle Magazine.

Janie Robinson: Travel Writer


Janie Robinson is committed to original and engaging story-telling for print, web, radio and television travel. Since 1980, Janie has developed a varied and successful media career, creating travel stories and web videos for numerous Canadian media outlets, including the Toronto Star newspaper and thestar.com, Canadian Traveller, DREAMSCAPES TRAVEL AND LIFESTYLE, CRUISE & TRAVEL LIFESTYLES, the Canadian Tourism Commission Media Centre, as well as travel columnist for CBC Radio’s Fresh Air and Simcoe Life Magazine. The versatile journalist's 20-year television experience with CHUM TV includes producing, writing and hosting television shows. J-Walk Travel Media Productions also creates comprehensive HD B-Roll and interview clips for use in television, websites and other media-related productions.