Kim's Blog

Question from Ian: You and Pat put on a lot of kilometres for each book including all the conditioning you do for each trip. Do you have...

Dad to me and my sister. Friend to a great many. A happy and generous man, he lived his life fully and well. He will be missed. To all...

Question from Pat: What is your next destination & why? Question From Kevin: Where will your next trip take you? Question from Wendy:...

In mid-February, Canadians witnessed police remove the freedom convoy from illegal occupation of downtown Ottawa. We watched police...

What is the connection between travelling, writing, decluttering and downsizing? With sixty-seven years of travelling behind me I’ve...

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...

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...

To write creative nonfiction, the author must establish credible accuracy through research and write in literary prose through...

Questions from Brenda: What fuels your desire to travel and did your up bringing influence this desire? Questions from Trevor: How are...

Questions from Trevor: When in your travels have you feared for your safety? your sanity? your life? Questions from Kevin: Did you ever...

Question from Judith: Having read Pomegranates at 4800 Metres, I wonder what motivates you to keep returning to Nepal because the places...

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...

Question from Brenda. As a published author, you share your adventures with your readers. Why is that important to you? Imagine a time...

Question from both Marianne and Wendy. How are your Nepali guide, Tendi Sherpa, and his family faring during COVID-19? Christmas tends to...

Question from Kevin: What are your top ten suggestions for travellers to take on a trip? I love packing for an adventure. But, with...

Between COVID and climate change calamities, perhaps I’m not the only person struggling to feel seasonal joy this year. Highways...

Why did you introduce a fictitious character into your travel memoir, In the Footsteps of a Roman Legion – walking the Via Egnatia? The...

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...

What insights have you discovered and shared in writing about your adventures? Every trip offers me greater wisdom about myself and the...

What was the catalyst that started you on this writing adventure? After my husband’s death, adrift and wallowing in grief, I struggled to...