Kim Letson
Next Trip - Where? When? Why?
Question from Pat: What is your next destination & why? Question From Kevin: Where will your next trip take you? Question from Wendy:...
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Kim Letson
Feb 28, 20222 min read
What is Freedom Anyway?
In mid-February, Canadians witnessed police remove the freedom convoy from illegal occupation of downtown Ottawa. We watched police...
Kim Letson
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Decluttering and Downsizing 101
What is the connection between travelling, writing, decluttering and downsizing? With sixty-seven years of travelling behind me I’ve...
Kim Letson
Feb 13, 20228 min read
Travel F.A.Qs
Questions from Kevin: What do you consider the ideal length of trip? My perfect trip is a minimum of two months but preferably at least...
Kim Letson
Feb 6, 20222 min read
Next Book - Canterbury and Other Tales - Treading Ancient Trails
Stepping back from a book just completed and engaging with the next requires an effort akin to returning home after a long trip. I need...
Kim Letson
Jan 30, 20225 min read
What is Creative Nonfiction?
To write creative nonfiction, the author must establish credible accuracy through research and write in literary prose through...
Kim Letson
Jan 23, 20223 min read
Why Travel?
Questions from Brenda: What fuels your desire to travel and did your up bringing influence this desire? Questions from Trevor: How are...
Kim Letson
Jan 15, 20226 min read
Danger - Perceived or Actual
Questions from Trevor: When in your travels have you feared for your safety? your sanity? your life? Questions from Kevin: Did you ever...
Kim Letson
Jan 9, 20224 min read
Trekking in Nepal - Comfort Redefined
Question from Judith: Having read Pomegranates at 4800 Metres, I wonder what motivates you to keep returning to Nepal because the places...
Kim Letson
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Goodbye – Au revoir – Auf Wiedersehen – Adiós – Arrivederci – 2021.
Wanting to write about a funny experience in 2021, after much thought, I’ve come up empty. Events such as receipt of COVID vaccines, the...
Kim Letson
Dec 26, 20212 min read
Why We Share Stories.
Question from Brenda. As a published author, you share your adventures with your readers. Why is that important to you? Imagine a time...
Kim Letson
Dec 20, 20213 min read
Friends in Nepal
Question from both Marianne and Wendy. How are your Nepali guide, Tendi Sherpa, and his family faring during COVID-19? Christmas tends to...
Kim Letson
Dec 12, 20217 min read
Two Top Tens
Question from Kevin: What are your top ten suggestions for travellers to take on a trip? I love packing for an adventure. But, with...
Kim Letson
Dec 5, 20212 min read
Oh, Christmas Tree
Between COVID and climate change calamities, perhaps I’m not the only person struggling to feel seasonal joy this year. Highways...
Kim Letson
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Advice for Travellers
Why did you introduce a fictitious character into your travel memoir, In the Footsteps of a Roman Legion – walking the Via Egnatia? The...
Kim Letson
Nov 2, 20212 min read
"Stay the Blazes Home."
How does a diehard traveller with a Soul of a Nomad, maintain equilibrium while “staying the blazes home?” Unlike a real nomad, I do have...
Kim Letson
Nov 2, 20212 min read
I am Other
What insights have you discovered and shared in writing about your adventures? Every trip offers me greater wisdom about myself and the...
Kim Letson
Nov 2, 20213 min read
High Altitude Dream
What was the catalyst that started you on this writing adventure? After my husband’s death, adrift and wallowing in grief, I struggled to...
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