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Jann Arden is Engaged!
Snowbanks and Marshmallows Across Canada Melt With the Announcement
Jan 10
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Dogs and Cats I Do Not Know: The Sequel!
A fluffy start to a hopefully not too hairy 2026!
Jan 3
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The Very Best of 2025
From Vietnamese egg coffee to being laid off to turtle hatching wake-up calls!
Dec 27, 2025
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My Year in Books: 2025's Top Shelf 30
From a bush pilot's memoir to the story of a Giant Pacific Octopus named Marcellus
Dec 20, 2025
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Tripping Over Our Travels
A Daunting Plan to Downsize Our Digital Trip Footprint(s)
Nov 29, 2025
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Home is the nicest word there is
Aug 17, 2024
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Fried Grasshoppers and Turtle Pyramids
Mar 30, 2024
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Dogs and Cats I Do Not Know
Jan 4, 2025
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A Case of the Camino
Aug 30, 2025
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The Vacation Vortex: How We Landed Upon Isla Holbox
A Caribbean tailspin that (eventually) led us to a repurposed school bus hotel
Nov 22, 2025
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The Best of the Camino: Our Greatest Hits, Bits and Bites
An ode to painted weasels, chocolate truffle pizza and fetching border collies
Nov 1, 2025
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Bunk Bed Bingo on the Camino del Norte
What 31 Days of Budget and Bougie Stays in Spain Looks Like
Oct 25, 2025
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Double-knotted on Spain's Camino del Norte
A Snack-Sized Version of the 865km Surf &Turf Route
Oct 18, 2025
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A Pattern of Foxes
They've been following me in books, bottles and boardwalks
Oct 11, 2025
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Unpacking the Story of One Particular Box
It takes a village, tequila and patience.
Oct 4, 2025
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The Firsts and Lasts
From cicadas to coyote yelps, there is a season, turn, turn, turn
Sep 27, 2025
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A Sneak Peek Inside my Upcoming Book!
Retracing my steps (and missteps) as a travel writer
Sep 20, 2025
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First Day Jitters
Grit, Grace and Grass Stains
Sep 6, 2025
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Sisters of the Jungle
A tribute to the true luminaries of primatology: Dr. Jane, Dian Fossey and Birutė Galdikas
Sep 13, 2025
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A Case of the Camino
It's an infatuation. A love affair. And we're doing it again.
Aug 30, 2025
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Back to School: Fashion Forward (and Backwards)
Insert a Hypercolour tee, acid-washed jeans and a pair of Kangaroo shoes here
Aug 16, 2025
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Bathtub Book Club
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The Bathtub Book Club: Farmer Fantasies and Surfer Delusions
A unofficial analysis of reading patterns and a tub crawl
Mar 17, 2024
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The Bathtub Book Club: Eat a Peach
Let’s move away from impeachment talk for a moment.
Mar 17, 2024
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The Bathtub Book Club: Indians on Vacation
It was 1993 and I was livin’ the bohemian dream in Vancouver.
Mar 17, 2024
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The Bathtub Book Club: Earth Almanac
Once upon a time, I only fixated on one book at a time.
Mar 17, 2024
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The Bathtub Book Club: Jann Arden's If I Knew Then
Two years ago, Jann Arden agreed to write the foreword for my memoir and I almost fell off my bar stool without having had a thing to drink.
Mar 17, 2024
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