Jen Rose Smith

Richmond

Writer and Editor at Freelance

Writing, editing, topophilia. Freelance words for WaPo, NatGeo, CNN, Time, BBC, Virtuoso, Sierra, WSJ, etc. jenniferrosesmith @ gmail dot com 🛁

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Hotels Waste 79,000 Tons of Food Per Year. Can AI and Fish Crackers Help?

1 week ago | afar.com | Jen Rose Smith

When travelers at Bali’s Desa Potato Head order cups of coffee brewed from the island’s famed beans, the leftover grounds don’t go in the trash—or even the compost. Instead, used grounds are saved for recycling, to then be infused into liqueur at the bar or fermented into sweet-tart kombucha.
Canadians are boycotting the US. Are American travelers still welcome in Canada?

1 week ago | cnn.com | Jen Rose Smith

Some American travelers are concerned about their reception in Canada. Here, cyclists ride through the Val-Saint-François area of the Eastern Townships in Quebec. Daphné Caron/Tourisme Cantons-de-l’Est CNN — The bucolic, vineyard-dotted Eastern Townships region of southern Quebec has a message for Americans: come hug it out.
Are Vermonters Welcome in Canada Right Now?

2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Jen Rose Smith

click to enlarge In my experience, the people of Québec don't spend much time ruminating on Vermont, their smaller neighbor to the south. "Oh, yes, I know Vermont," said a kindly older Montréaler with whom I shared a table over the winter at country-music joint the Wheel Club. "In fact, I've actually been there," he said, brightening.
Travel Guide: New Reasons to Head to Québec This Summer | Seven Days

2 weeks ago | sevendaysvt.com | Jen Rose Smith

click to enlarge As a frequent visitor to Québec, I keep select pleasures on heavy seasonal rotation. My warm-weather favorites include cycling along the Lachine Canal, outdoor shows at Montréal circus collective Le Monastère and visits to Eastern Townships wineries such as family-owned Vignoble Pigeon Hill.
Travel to Banff National Park Highlights a Future Rooted in Local Heritage

3 weeks ago | virtuoso.com | Jen Rose Smith
The Impact List: Top Luxury Travel Companies for Sustainable Tourism

1 month ago | virtuoso.com | Jen Rose Smith

Choose from more than 25 of their global journeys making a positive impact. Traveling requires a certain hopeful curiosity about the world – the motivation to see what’s around the next bend or connect with a distant culture, to explore another neighborhood or cross an entire ocean. At its best, traveling also leaves us with a renewed sense of awe and optimism.
Ancient walking trails are back-and you can hike them

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jen Rose Smith

Mei Zhang grew up amid the emerald-cloaked mountains of Yunnan, China, where an old joke mentions that the gorges were so narrow, and their slopes so steep, that you could shout across the valleys to ask your nearest neighbors to dinner. The punchline—in a region where walking paths were the only links between some rural homes—is that it would stilltake them all day to arrive.
Ancient walking trails are back-and you can hike them

2 months ago | nationalgeographic.com | Jen Rose Smith

Mei Zhang grew up amid the emerald-cloaked mountains of Yunnan, China, where an old joke mentions that the gorges were so narrow, and their slopes so steep, that you could shout across the valleys to ask your nearest neighbors to dinner. The punchline—in a region where walking paths were the only links between some rural homes—is that it would stilltake them all day to arrive.
Looking for a Good Time in Vermont? Try the Hardware Store.

2 months ago | wsj.com | Jen Rose Smith

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Women-Only Trips Are Trending. What Does That Mean for the Future?

Mar 3, 2025 | afar.com | Jen Rose Smith

Eileen Jacobowitz wasn’t trying to avoid men. She was looking for an adventure, a trip to mark her daughter’s recent college graduation. But when the pair flipped through a catalog from adventure-focused tour company Backroads, a women-only hiking trip exploring Banff and the Canadian Rockies intrigued them both. “All of my photos look fake because it was so beautiful,” says Jacobowitz, 59, of last year’s mother-daughter journey. She liked the vibe just as much as the views.