Saturday, May 23, 2009

Video - Norway Vikings

Residents of Oslo, Norway have always known that the Vikings arrived in North America before Christopher Columbus. They just had trouble proving it, until a Viking site was discovered in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland. Take a look at Janie Robinson's J-Walk Travel Media Production web travel video shot in Oslo, Norway  Vikings Came First.

Celebrating The Fall of the Wall in Germany

Janie on the border between Germany and Poland. Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel WriterOn this 20th anniversary of 'The Fall of the Wall', a reunited Germany has good reason to celebrate. Janie Robinson explores this country without borders in her current travel column in the May/June 2009 Simcoe Life Magazine, pages 28 to 30. www.simcoelife.ca/sites/simcoelife_ca/upload/PDFs/2009-may-simcoelife2.pdf

Friday, May 8, 2009

Enjoy some Fresh Air

Janie hiking the Bruce Trail.  Photograph by Brian Quinn.Join Janie Robinson on CBC Radio Fresh Air, and celebrate the unofficial start to summer here in Ontario. Hiking, biking, boating, fishing, camping and geocaching - join Janie live on CBC's Fresh Air between 8 and 8:30 am on Saturday, May 9, 2009. You can listen-in anytime and find a list of Janie's suggested Weekend Getaway websites at www.cbc.ca/freshair.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Hawaii Five-O

President Obama and his daugthers on vacation in O'ahu, Dec 08.  Photo courtesy of Sea Life Park
The Islands of Aloha are in celebration mode this year and Janie Robinson finds ways you can join the party! As Hawaii proudly honours the presidential election of a favourite son, the state also celebrates 50 years as the 50th state in America. Janie takes you from Obamamania is O'ahu to anniversary deals on The Big Island, in the April 2009 issue of DreamScapes Magazine.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Biking Berlin

Cycling the Berlin Wall. Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer
Join Janie Robinson on a Berlin Wall bike tour on this 20th anniversary of "The Fall of the Wall" for chilling stores of families and friends literally separated overnight, in this March 19, 2009 travel story in the Toronto Star newspaper.
Biking Berlin.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Cuba - beyond the beaches

Join Janie Robinson in Cuba and discover a 16th century living museum of cobblestone streets, red-tiled rooftops and colourful colonial mix of houses, mansions, churches and plazas. You'll find Janie's Cuba - Beyond the Beaches travel column on page 32 to 34 in the March/April 2009 issue of Simcoe Life Magazine.
www.simcoelife.ca/sites/simcoelife_ca/upload/PDFs/2009-mar-simcoelife.pdf

Friday, March 6, 2009

Ontario March Break

Janie enjoying Ontario March Break.  Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer Join CBC Radio travel columnist Janie Robinson on Fresh Air, and discover all the great stuff happening in Ontario this March Break. Janie's live on CBC's Fresh Air between 8 and 8:30 am on Saturday, March 7. You can listen-in anytime and find a list of Janie's suggested Ontario March Break websites at www.cbc.ca/freshair.