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Erica Hargreave

(She/Her)
Hamilton, Steveston
Covers:  travel, culture, environment, science (particularly around the natural world), edtech, technology, digital and immersive media, theatre, sustainable funding, cooking,
Traveller & nature loving edtech gal. Join our adventures Roamancing the globe & nerdy StoryToGo musings, playing with storytelling in its many forms.

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How a Simple Story from Canadian PM Carney at the World Economic Forum Can Change the World

How a Simple Story from Canadian PM Carney at the World Economic Forum Can Change the World

StoryToGo Magazine — Using the power of a simple story, Canadian PM Carney gives a speech at the World Economic Forum, creating a pivotal and catalysing moment in history and the crack that lets the light back in.

Triton and Brighton, Newfoundland & Labrador - I Came for an Iceberg and Discovered so Much More

Triton and Brighton, Newfoundland & Labrador - I Came for an Iceberg and Discovered so Much More

Roamancing Reads Podcast — A Roamancing Reads: Erica Hargreave reads her Roamancing article, entitled ‘Triton and Brighton, Newfoundland & Labrador – I Came for an Iceberg and Discovered so Much More’. Little did Erica realise that in arriving in Triton and Brighton, Newfoundland for an Iceberg, that she’d found The Grand Seduction of Central Newfoundland. Read and engage with the full article at https://roamancing.com/2024/08/triton-brighton-newfoundland/

Discovering Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador while Following in the Footsteps of the Beothuk Pe...

Discovering Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador while Following in the Footsteps of the Beothuk Pe...

Roamancing Reads Podcast — A Roamancing Reads: Erica Hargreave reads her Roamancing article, entitled ‘Discovering Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador while Following in the Footsteps of the Beothuk People’. Discovering the alive and vibrant culture of Indigenous Newfoundland and Labrador, while following in the footsteps of the Beothuk People in Central Newfoundland. Read and engage with the full article at https://roamancing.com/2024/09/discovering-indigenous-newfoundland-labrador-in-the-footsteps-of-the-beothuk/

Where to Stay in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia & the Acadian Shores

Where to Stay in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia & the Acadian Shores

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — To aid travellers in finding accommodations in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and the Acadian Shores, we have put together this guide of places our travellers have stayed and feel comfortable in recommending.

Connecting with the Heart of South Africa with Uthando

Connecting with the Heart of South Africa with Uthando

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Africa sings to my heart & soul, but never have I seen so much love than that spread by the Philanthropic Educational Excursions of Uthando South Africa. Responsible Tourism & Fair Trade at the heart of all they do.

Discovering Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador in the Footsteps of the Beothuk

Discovering Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador in the Footsteps of the Beothuk

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Discovering the alive and vibrant culture of Indigenous Newfoundland & Labrador, while following in the footsteps of the Beothuk People in Central Newfoundland.

Triton and Brighton, Newfoundland & Labrador - I Came for an Iceberg and Discovered so Much More

Triton and Brighton, Newfoundland & Labrador - I Came for an Iceberg and Discovered so Much More

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Little did I realise that in arriving in Triton & Brighton, Newfoundland & Labrador for an Iceberg, that I'd found The Grand Seduction of Central Newfoundland.

Leilani Kai Resort - Kihei, Maui Home Away From Home on Quiet Beachfront

Leilani Kai Resort - Kihei, Maui Home Away From Home on Quiet Beachfront

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — When life gets stressful, I dream of Leilani Kai Resort, a beautifully peaceful home-away-from-home, tucked away on a quiet beach, a short walk away from the shops in Kihei, on the Hawaiian Island of Maui.

Travel Happy Dancing Around Switzerland

Travel Happy Dancing Around Switzerland

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — When you visit Switzerland for the first time, how can you not dance with delight! I know we certainly couldn't contain our excitement as we found ourselves travel happy dancing around Switzerland!

Corberrie Baie Sainte-Marie Scallop Recipe : a Taste of Nova Scotia

Corberrie Baie Sainte-Marie Scallop Recipe : a Taste of Nova Scotia

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Join us as we play with the flavours, local produce and culinary products of Nova Scotia in our cooking, beginning with those foraged for in Baie Sainte-Marie on Nova Scotia's Acadian Shores.

Mochi Cooking Class

Mochi Cooking Class

Culture Travels Podcast — We are joined by one of our favourite 12-year-olds, Miss Maya, in this episode of the Culture Travels Podcast, as she and her mom, Manami, teach us how to make mochi to celebrate the New Year! As we bake, we chat about their family’s Japanese Canadian traditions, their first experiences and impressions visiting Japan, and where to source out Japanese cooking ingredients in Canada. Read on, on Roamancing.com for the pumpkin mochi recipe that we made, more on the history of mochi and its importance in Japanese culture, the Japanese words that Miss Maya taught us, and to discover more about the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby, BC: https://roamancing.com/2022/04/making-mochi-and-exploring-japanese-canadian-culture/

Mexican Cooking Class : Enchiladas Bachelor Style

Mexican Cooking Class : Enchiladas Bachelor Style

Culture Travels Podcast — Nothing like joining a sexy Mexican Bachelor for a cooking lesson! Thats exactly what Erica Hargreave and Lori Yearwood are treated to in this episode of the Culture Travels Podcast, as Raul Pacheco Vega gets spicy and saucy while teaching us to make enchiladas! As always the brain is the sexiest organ, as we dive into a little culinary history, Mexican geography and water management, and discover what Raul’s Mexican Mama will and will not allow in his kitchen! Stay tuned on Roamancing.com for the recipe of the enchiladas that we cook up!

TexMex Breakfast Taco Cooking Class

TexMex Breakfast Taco Cooking Class

Culture Travels Podcast — Welcome to the Culture Travels Podcast, where we travel and explore the world via sound waves, with friends, learning about their cultures. In this inaugural episode of the podcast join Texan Melissa Drake as she teaches Erica Hargreave how to make TexMex Breakfast Tacos. As Melissa and Erica cook and eat, they chat about the history of tacos, the evolution of TexMex cuisine, and the origin of the breakfast taco. Stay tuned on Roamancing.com for the recipe of the breakfast tacos that we cook up!

Airline Communications and Understaffing Key Cause of Air Travel Issues and Delays at Calgary Int...

Airline Communications and Understaffing Key Cause of Air Travel Issues and Delays at Calgary Int...

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Air travel becomes unnecessarily stressful for travellers when airlines fails to communicate effectively. Poor communications and understaffing are key causes to the air travel issues and delays experienced by WestJet travellers at the Calgary International Airport (YYC) Sunday December 18th, 2022, before the winter storm hit.

Churchill, Manitoba Halloween - Polar Bears and Trick or Treaters

Churchill, Manitoba Halloween - Polar Bears and Trick or Treaters

Roamancing Reads Podcast — A Roamancing Read: Erica Hargreave reads her Roamancing article, entitled ‘Churchill, Manitoba Halloween – Polar Bears and Trick or Treaters’. When we are talking thrill factor for Halloween, there is nowhere else where the bumps and growls in the night make one jump more than in the town of Churchill, Manitoba. Halloween is anything but normally there. You see, joining the ghosts and ghouls that intermingle with the trick or treaters are polar bears! Read and engage with the full article at https://roamancing.com/2015/11/churchill-manitoba-halloween-polar-bears-and-trick-or-treaters/

A Moab Hike through Geological Time to Corona Arch

A Moab Hike through Geological Time to Corona Arch

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Join Ella the tortoise shell adventure cat as we hike through geological time to Corona Arch, along the Colorado River in Moab, Utah.

Adventures Between the Tides at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie

Adventures Between the Tides at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Fondly reminiscing on our adventures between the tides at Mavillette Beach Provincial Park on Baie Sainte-Marie. Not only does this Nova Scotia beach offer tidal pools and marine flora and fauna to investigate, along with artistically tidal worn geological wonders, but it is a community gathering space for picnics, yoga, and surfing, and as Erica discovered a relaxing, restorative space for one's health and wellbeing.

A Night Under the Stars with my Cat in Grasslands National Park's West Block

A Night Under the Stars with my Cat in Grasslands National Park's West Block

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — A night's stay in Frenchman Valley at Grasslands National Park's West Block with a cat, entertained by the antics of the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog, had us wanting to explore further in the hopes of seeing Bison, Black-Footed Ferrets, Swift Fox, and more Coyotes (from a distance).

Pumpkin Mochi Cake Recipe and Japanese Canadian Culture

Pumpkin Mochi Cake Recipe and Japanese Canadian Culture

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Join us on the Culture Travels Podcast as we share a delicious Pumpkin Mochi Cake recipe, bake together and immerse ourselves in Japanese Canadian Culture!

Wild for the Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens

Wild for the Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Erica has fun returning to her biologist days with her niece, as they learn about endangered wildlife and wildlife rescue and rehabilitation at the Wildlife Rescue Exhibit at the Royal Botanical Gardens Burlington, Ontario, Canada.

Swiss Breakfast Dreams

Swiss Breakfast Dreams

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — One of my favourite indulgences in Switzerland are the Swiss breakfasts. I dream about these and get excited to discover the breakfast spread in each new hotel or lodging that I stay at. Here are some of the Swiss breakfast that you can look forward to in your travels in Switzerland.

The Canadian Soldiers in Deauville, France in World War II

The Canadian Soldiers in Deauville, France in World War II

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Gilbert Hamel shares stories from his youth in Deauville, France during World War II. In this first story Monsieur Hamel shares his memories of the Canadian soldiers from the Royal Canadian Engineers who swept for mines in Deauville, just after World War II ended.

Bürgenstock Resort - a Pampered Swiss Escape

Bürgenstock Resort - a Pampered Swiss Escape

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Bürgenstock Resort - the perfect Swiss alpine resort to teach one about the importance of slowing down and indulging in fresh air - exercise - healthy food - rest - and sleep for one's health and well being.

Mendrisiotto - a Swiss Gem, Where Prehistoric & Medieval History Meet Art, Wine & Culinary Delights

Mendrisiotto - a Swiss Gem, Where Prehistoric & Medieval History Meet Art, Wine & Culinary Delights

Roamancing Travel & Culture Magazine — Dreaming of my paleontological, archaeological and gastronomical adventures in Mendrisiotto, and how much more there is there to discover.
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