Most folks who follow my blog (and thank you; your payment is in the mail) know me as a travel guy. But I’ve only been a full-time travel writer for 12 years. Before that I did long stints as a municipal politics writer for the Toronto Star and also a dozen years or so in the sports department. In addition to covering the Blue Jays from 1992 to 1998, I covered six Olympic Games for the Star, put out their golf magazine for several years and was a part-time basketball reporter. One of my assignments was covering the the NBA’s Read more
Raptors
To quote a band from San Francisco, what a long, strange trip it’s been. But what a finish for the Toronto Raptors. Here’s my post from TravelPulse Canada the other day, talking about the effect the team’s rise has had on Toronto and, indeed, all of Canada. So happy for this country’s sports fans! https://ca.travelpulse.com/news/destinations/toronto-raptors-re-define-toronto-and-canadas-image.html
