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Jennifer Bain

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  • Travel and Food Writer, Freelance
  • Editor, National Parks Traveler
  • None, Freelance (Modern Traveller, G&M, Open Jaw, Toronto Star, Journey Woman)
  • None, Freelance, National Parks Traveler
Toronto
As seen in: National Parks Traveler, MSN, MSN Canada, MSN South Africa, MSN UK, The Conversation, The Daily Beast, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Atlas Obscura, Flipboard and
Covers:  All things travel, especially national parks, expedition cruises, anything quirky and unusual, anything new.

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Jennifer Bain’s Biography

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I'm a Lowell Thomas award-winning Toronto-based journalist and travel writer who freelances for a variety of publications. I'm also the Canada editor of Utah-based National parks Traveler. I'm currently writing the Jasper National Park and Icefields Parkway chapter of a Lonely Planet national parks guidebook. My published books include: Lonely Planet Atlantic Canada (2024 and 2026, I wrote the Newfoundland & Labrador chapter), 111 Places in Ottawa That You Must Not Miss (2022), 111 Places in Ca…

Jennifer Bain’s Journalist Portfolio

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Wanuskewin Heritage Park: Bison, Petroglyphs & Indigenous Culture in Saskatchewan

Wanuskewin Heritage Park: Bison, Petroglyphs & Indigenous Culture in Saskatchewan

At Wanuskewin, bison uncovered ancient petroglyphs. A Métis chef serves bison tenderloin. And 6,400 years of …

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Why Women Should Visit Greenland: Icebergs and Inuit Culture Beckon

Why Women Should Visit Greenland: Icebergs and Inuit Culture Beckon

On the world's largest island, most of Greenland's citizens are Greenlandic Inuit who have deep ties with Can…

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Protecting Endangered Rock Iguanas In The Turks And Caicos Islands

Protecting Endangered Rock Iguanas In The Turks And Caicos Islands

As we scramble out of the boat and wade through the ocean to Little Water Cay, I'm fretting about whether the…

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Why Women Who Love the Camino Should Walk Japan's Kumano Kodō

Why Women Who Love the Camino Should Walk Japan's Kumano Kodō

Jennifer Bain recounts her experience walking the Kumano Kodō, a sacred pilgrimage offering a unique blend of…

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The Wind Whisperer

The Wind Whisperer

Lauchie McDougall kept trains safe with his uncanny ability to gauge Newfoundland's wind velocities.

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How Embroidery Tells the Tale of Tiny Conche in Rural Newfoundland - Modern Traveller

How Embroidery Tells the Tale of Tiny Conche in Rural Newfoundland - Modern Traveller

The Bayeux stitch is getting the better of me, threading wool is a challenge and I'm acutely aware of the rem…

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Articles

Bain There, Done That: Stuffing Myself With Newfoundland’s Storied Food

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By Jennifer Bain 
| Modern Traveller
By Jennifer Bain | Published June 15, 2026 Bain There, Done That is Jennifer Bain’s bi-weekly column about travelling Canada in search of quirk.
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Random Delicious Thing: Sweet Ricotta Toast in Old Montréal

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By Jennifer Bain 
| Modern Traveller
Random Delicious Thing: Sweet Ricotta Toast in Old Montréal By Jennifer Bain | Published June 12, 2026 Random Delicious Thing shines a bi-weekly spotlight on things you really must eat across Canada.
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CANADA UNCOVERED: Why Newfoundland is a Premium, High-Commission Destination

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By Jennifer Bain 
| Open Jaw
Icebergs and puffins at the Elliston Puffin Viewing Site I hit the Newfoundland wildlife trifecta during a wild Zodiac ride along the Bonavista Peninsula.
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Unpaid intern @ the Toronto Sun for a few weeks as a requirement to graduate. It led to a summer gig that launched my career

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes I've been around long enough to have used typewriters at university.

How is social media changing news?

Facebook is my new "newspaper." I read whatever bubbles up thanks to what my friends are posting.

Awards

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9th Annual SATW Canadian Chapter Awards

2025 - Best Culinary Story

Gold for “What I Learned About Caviar From Taking a Sturgeon Safari”published in Modern Traveller on July 25, 2024.

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9th Annual SATW Canadian Chapter Awards

2025 - Most Impactful Storytelling

Silver for “Sharing Inuit Stories in Torngat Mountains National Park" published in National Parks Traveler on Nov. 6, 2024.

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SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition

2021 - Cruise Travel

Gold for “Explore Greenland aboard an expedition cruise,” GettingOnTravel.com, Nov. 21, 2020

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North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Awards Competition

2022 - Sustainable Travel

Honorable Mention for: “Protecting P.E.I.’s Sand Dunes From Footsteps," National Parks Traveler, July 13, 2022

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SATW Canadian Chapter Awards

2022 - Best Canadian Travel Story & Best People Photo

First place for Best Canadian Travel Story: “This Island Is Much More Than Its Iconic Inn,” Daily Beast, Sept. 9, 2022 First place for Best People Photo: Photo of “Charlie at the Trump Border Wall” from “The Challenges (and Rewards) of Visiting Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument,” National Parks Traveler, Dec. 18, 2022

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Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) Awards

2021 - Best Outdoor Adventure, Sport or Recreation Story

Second place for: “In Yellowknife, an Action-Packed Chase for the Northern Lights,” Vacay.ca, March 25, 2021

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Travel Media Association of Canada

2018 - Best Family Feature

I won honourable mention in the Best Family Feature category of the 2018 Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) awards for a 2017 Toronto Star story about taking my kids out with the puffin patrol in Newfoundland.

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Society of American Travel Writers

2018 - Best People Photo

My photo of Old Hands, an Indigenous healer, won third place in the SATW Canadian Chapter Awards in the Best People Photo category. I photographed Old Hands at a Vancouver hotel during a smudging ceremony.

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North American Travel Journalists Association

2018 - Travel Series, Destination Travel, Intergenerational and Family Travel

I won three awards from the North American Travel Journalists Association in 2018 for stories published in the Toronto Star in 2017. A package of my Canada 150 stories won gold for travel series in a print publication. I won silver in Destination Travel for a story about my polar bear walking safari in Manitoba. And I won silver in the Intergenerational and Family Travel category for a story about a dinosaur dig in Wyoming.

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International Association of Culinary Professionals

2014 - Compilations

My Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario (Appetite by Random House) was a finalist in the Compilations category of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) awards in 2014. It was the only Canadian book on the finalists' list that year.

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Taste Canada

2014 - Regional/Cultural Cookbook

My Toronto Star Cookbook: More Than 150 Diverse & Delicious Recipes Celebrating Ontario (Appetite by Random House) won top honours in the Regional/Cultural Cookbook category at the Taste Canada awards in 2014.

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North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)

2025 - Cultural Traveler

Honourable mention for “In a National Park Devoted To Jazz, The Rangers Are Musicians” (National Parks Traveler, May 29, 2024).

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North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)

2025 - Destination Travel

Honourable mention for “Reflections On Time Spent Exploring Jordan’s Protected Places" (National Parks Traveler, Oct. 26, 2023).

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North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA)

2025 - Cruises

Bronze for “Celebrating The Unique Biodiversity Of Channel Islands National Park” (National Parks Traveler, May 19, 2024).

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