Gros Morne National Park

Romantic dining, feeding sharks and a cross-dressing accordion player: The Jimmy awards for 2015 travel in Canada and USA

30 December 2015

I was one very lucky guy in 2015, checking out magical places all around the world from Easter Island to the beaches of Lake Huron and tea plantations in The Azores. It takes a lot of work to travel this much, and there are a lot of people in the business who make it all happen for me; tourism boards and airlines and hotels and tour guides and more. So thank you to those folks. I’ve been compiling some of my favourite travel moments for year, and here’s another version of the annual Jimmys; awards for just about anything from Read more

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The wonders of Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

9 October 2015

I did a great trip to Gros Morne National Park in western Newfoundland back in early August. The story appeared in the Toronto Sun and other papers in the Postmedia and Sun Media chain. Rather than post the whole story again, here’s a link to the piece. I love Newfoundland! http://www.torontosun.com/2015/08/25/discover-wondrous-gros-morne-national-park

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Tags: Bonne Bay, Gros Morne National Park, Rocky Harbour, Woody Point