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...
Exotic Seoul: Ancient palaces amid neon modernity
∞Originally published in the Vancouver Sun March 7, 2015∞ It took only a few steps into the cavernous Seoul Noryangjin Wholesale Fisheries Market to realize I was woefully unprepared for a visit: a few very squishy, sea-brined steps in sandals quickly covered in sea...
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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.