CUBA'S INTRIGUING CULTURE

The heart of Cuban culture vibrates in its people, history, architecture and sexy music. Janie Robinson takes you beyond Cuba's beaches in the Winter-Spring 2010 issue of DreamScapes Magazine.

Snow in Ski Country - Janie on CBC Fresh Air

Where's winter? Join Janie Robinson on CBC radio and discover winter getaways in Ontario's ski country. Listen in at www.cbc.ca/freshair/2010/01/wheres_winterdesign_duobest_re.html
and check these websites for winter fun north of the GTA...
Travel North of Toronto http://www.400eleven.com/
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs http://www.ofsc.on.ca/
Accu weather web cams http://www.accu-window-weather.com/

Toronto Star memorable moments

Janie Robinson joins fellow Toronto Star travel writers in recalling some of their memorable moments of 2009. Join Janie as she tackles the via ferrata to the Piz Trovat, a 3,146-metre summit in Diavolezza, Switzerland. Find out more about Janie's breathtaking Swiss Alps adventure and her happy soak in Europe's highest outdoor Jacuzzi, in this Toronto Star travel feature online at www.thestar.com/news/yearinreview/article/742712--travel-writers-share-their-2009-highlights

Cuba's Hot!

Cuba is expecting a record-breaking one million Canadians this winter. Janie Robinson finds out why Cuba's hot with Snowbirds in her Toronto Star travel story online at www.thestar.com/travel/beachsun/article/736663--cuba-looks-to-net-a-million-canadian

Story and video Exploring Lausanne, Switzerland

The Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland celebrates the Vancouver 2010 Games with a touch of Canadian culture in Janie Robinson's  Toronto Star travel story . Watch Janie's  J-Walk Travel Media Productions web travel video Lausanne's historic watchman and discover this time-honoured calling dating back over 600 years.

Janie's Favourite Winter Getaways

Whether you're planning a warm winter getaway, or just escaping with some arm-chair travelling, join Janie Robinson in four of her favourite sunny destinations in this issue of Simcoe Life Magazine at http://www.simcoelife.ca/sitepages/?aid=1342&cn=Travel&an=Get%20away

Best Newspaper Feature Award-Canada

Janie Robinson is honoured to win the Caribbean Tourism Organization's Best Newspaper Feature Award-Canada, for her "Special Delivery Via The Mail Boat" story in the Toronto Star newspaper. If you missed Janie's award winning travel story featuring the mailboat ride to the tiny island of Mayreau, here's a look online at www.thestar.com/Travel/article/502674