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.

Monday, March 2, 2009

My big fat Greek secret

Kapetanios Festival, Amorgos. Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel Writer Join Janie Robinson on Amorgos Island, and discover the best time to live like a local in Greece, in Janie's travel story published in newspapers across Canada, including the Toronto Star.  This youtube video captures the Kapetanios festival and just happens to catch Janie at work, photographing the colourful celebration.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Dominican Republic Discoveries

Discover DR's rural roots. Photograph by Janie Robinson, Travel WriterDiscover Dominican Republic's rural roots in Janie Robinson's travel column in the January/Februrary 2009 issue of Simcoe Life Magazine, Pages 28-30. www.simcoelife.ca/sites/simcoelife_ca/upload/PDFs/2009-feb-simcoelife.pdf

Thursday, January 29, 2009

February Fun in Ontario

Rideau Cup Sled Dog and Skijoring Races. Photo courtesy Ken Watson. Janie Robinson discovers skijoring in her February Weekend Getaways travel column on CBC Radio Fresh Air Saturday, January 31, 2009. If you miss the show, listen in on Janie's latest travel chat anytime at www.cbc.ca/freshair and check out some of Janie's suggested websites for February fun in Ontario:
Ontario Travel http://www.ontariotravel.net/
Ontario Ski Info http://www.skiontario.on.ca/
Ontario Snowmobile Info http://www.ofsc.on.ca/
Toronto Winter Festival www.toronto.ca/special_events/wintercity
Credit Valley Snow Train http://www.creditvalleyexplorer.com/
Hamilton Tourism http://www.tourismhamilton.com/
Niagara Parks http://www.niagaraparks.com/
Niagara-on-the-Lake http://www.niagaraonthelake.com/
Ottawa Winterlude http://www.winterlude.gc.ca/
Rideau Canal http://www.rideauheritageroute.ca/
Thunder Bay Tourism http://www.visitthunderbay.com/
Sault Ste. Marie Tourism http://www.saulttourism.com/
Haliburton Tourism www.haliburtoncounty.ca/tourism
Ontario Travel North of Toronto http://www.400eleven.com/