Wellness in the Wilderness: New Zealand’s luxury lodges offer ecology, gastronomy and serenity
∞ Originally published in the Vancouver Sun, June 7, 2020. ∞ New Zealand is the kind of place you go when you don’t want the world to follow. The country’s remote wilderness and pristine wellness retreats are so far removed from reality they seem to melt modern...
In search of the sublime on New Zealand’s South Island
∞ Originally published in the Vancouver Sun November 30, 2019. ∞ “This is the oldest thing your eyes will ever see.” I squint into a telescope at Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park Observatory on New Zealand’s South Island and my mind bends around the sight of a 13...
Stories from the Shuswap: Salmon runs, savory food and wine and soaking up Indigenous tourism
∞ Originally published in the Vancouver Sun, August 20, 2019 ∞ Adrian Lewis circles a hill in the fading forest light on the shores of Little Shuswap Lake and for a moment it seems like the First Nations guide disappears into the crisp fall air. Instead, he slips...
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Elaine O'Connor
I’m a different kind of travel writer. I craft long-form, cover-worthy feature-length travel articles with style and substance. I tell travellers not just what to do, but why. Find out how to work with me.