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Author Archives: t. a. keenleyside
Hear the Tales and Trials of an Accidental Travel Writer
Author and former Canadian diplomat, Terry Keenleyside, discusses how he started writing his travel/recipe books and the challenges of competing in this genre against the likes of Bill Bryson and Paul Therox. Using slides, he will also talk about some … Continue reading
Tales and Trials of an Accidental Travel Writer
Author and former Canadian diplomat, Terry Keenleyside, discusses how he started writing his travel/recipe books and the challenges of competing in this genre against the likes of Bill Bryson and Paul Theroux. Using slides, he will also talk about some … Continue reading
Tagged Canada, food, recipes, travel
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Gravenhurst Boat Show, 2012
Planning to be out on the water this summer? If so, why not visit the Antique and Classic Boat Show in Gravenhurst, Ontario on Saturday, July 7. It’s a great way to start the summer, enjoy beautiful craftmanship, and open … Continue reading
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Tagged food, Gravenhurst boat show, recipes, travel, travel literature
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Crazy About Carpets
I’ve always had a soft spot for oriental carpets. It’s a passion that I think I inherited from my father. He wasn’t much of a shopper, but he did like carpets, the Teke or Bukhara design of Turkmen tribal rugs … Continue reading
Interested in taking an inexpensive trip to the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut?
Then come to the Downsview branch of the Toronto Public Library on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at 1.00 p.m. and travel to the three territories vicariously. Your tour guide will be author, T.A. Keenleyside, who will take you on this journey … Continue reading
Tagged food, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, recipes, travel, Yukon
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Kiawah Island, South Carolina: Great Destination for a Winter or Spring Break
Kiawah is a barrier island on the Atlantic coast just 21 miles from the beautiful, historic city of Charleston. Comprising 10,000 acres of marshland and forest, with over ten miles of hard-packed sandy beach, five award-winning golf courses, two clay … Continue reading
The 421-Dollar Daypack
While a surfeit of tourists inundates Portugal’s Algarve coast from late spring to early autumn, out of season it is so tranquil that you can understand why savvy travellers were drawn to the region long before the commercial onslaught of … Continue reading
Roaming the Big Land: Flavours of Canada wins Gourmand World Cookbook Award
The author in the Northwest Territories T.A. Keenleyside’s Roaming the Big Land has been announced winner for English Canada of the 2011 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in the category of culinary travel. Roaming the Big Land is now entered in … Continue reading
Time to Say Thanks for Canada’s Great Parks
After a wonderful summer and autumn in most of Canada in the same year that we are celebrating the hundredth anniversary of our national parks, it seems appropriate to give thanks for our great system of national and provincial parks. Here’s a … Continue reading
Interested in doing a little vicarious travelling and learning about the problems of being a Canadian travel writer?
Come and hear the author talk about Roaming the Big Land: Flavours of Canada, a celebration of Canada’s diversity in food and culture, at Deer Park Public Library, 40 St. Clair Ave. E. (416-393-7657)Thursday, September 29 at 12.15 p.m. Feel free to … Continue reading
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