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Linda Barnard

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Victoria B.C.-based freelance travel, food, film writer. Proud Canadian. Ex-Toronto Star staff. TMAC, SATW Canadian Chapter, IFWATA, Toronto Film Critics.

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Linda Barnard’s Biography

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Linda Barnard is an award-winning freelance food/wine and travel journalist based in Victoria, British Columbia.
A former Toronto Star staff writer and National Newspaper Awards recipient for arts and culture writing, Linda has worked in media for more than three decades. Her work appears in newspapers, magazines and digital publications including the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, Best Side Magazine, InsideHook.com, Vacay.ca, Luxe Beat, CAA online, More Time to Travel and others.
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Ore Mountains: The German Region Where Christmas Comes to Life

Ore Mountains: The German Region Where Christmas Comes to Life

From the Middle Ages, people living in the low ranges of Germany’s Ore Mountains — called the Erzgebirge in G…

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In the Great Bear Rainforest, a Wild Visit That's Gentle on the Land - Food, Wine & Travel

In the Great Bear Rainforest, a Wild Visit That's Gentle on the Land - Food, Wine & Travel

Experience wild, natural wonders in the Great Bear Rainforest, Canada on Maple Leaf Adventures' expedition ca…

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Hawaii awaits: Why a visit to magical Maui is healing in more ways than one

Hawaii awaits: Why a visit to magical Maui is healing in more ways than one

The magical island, with its sandy beaches, dormant volcanoes and rich culture, is welcoming travellers back …

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Cirque du Soleil Hits the Beach at Waikiki

Cirque du Soleil Hits the Beach at Waikiki

Cirque du Soleil is heading to the beach at Waikiki with ʻAuana, its first permanent resident show in Hawai'i…

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Where's the Beef? How to Eat Vegetarian in Calgary

Where's the Beef? How to Eat Vegetarian in Calgary

Can a vegetarian get satisfaction in Cowtown? The home of the Canadian Centre for Beef Excellence, Calgary is…

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Soak Away Your Troubles in Legendary Czech Spa Town

Soak Away Your Troubles in Legendary Czech Spa Town

The sip-and-stroll parade starts well before breakfast in the centre of Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic's fa…

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Canadians Abroad: Tom Cruise lookalike Jerome LeBlanc makes a living as Top Gun's Maverick Original

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By Linda Barnard Verified
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Jerome LeBlanc is the “go-to guy” when it comes to playing Top Gun’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. Courtesy California Tom Cruise Quebec City-born Jerome LeBlanc plays Top Gun’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for a living, creating a thrill-seeking Tom Cruise persona so authentic, the movie star himself might do a double take. Sign In or Create an Account The 38-year-old Canadian actor has been playing California Tom Cruise for 17 years. But he plays it safe in real life.
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The Surprising Pleasures of Quebec City’s ‘Crazy Good’ Culinary Scene

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I love being surprised by a restaurant. At two Michelin-star Tanière³ in Quebec City, the only restaurant in Quebec with a pair of the coveted stars, chef-owner Francois-Emmanuel Nicol keeps the surprises coming throughout the evening. Each sublime dish was served with a visual treat, an interesting back story, or a bit of theater. Even the gender-neutral bathroom has a sense of place. The glass sinks are embedded in living forest plants.
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Canadians Abroad: Ottawa's Blaise Plant has created 'a whole new world in Japan' Original

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Blaise Plant is proud to be the only vintner “in all of Europe, all of Asia, all of Japan,” growing Baco noir, a hybrid grape that’s especially popular among Niagara Peninsula winemakers. Plant Vineyards Blaise Plant wanted to be an actor. In 2001, at age 21, he swapped one stage for another with a new life in Japan, co-fronting what became successful pop-rock band Monkey Majik.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first staff job was the weekly Campbellford Herald in an Eastern Ontario town with a population of 3,000 people and 4,300 cows.

What's your favorite social network?

Best for finding people and stories: Instagram and Twitter

Why did you become a journalist?

I wanted to write for a living.