Jennifer Bain

Toronto

Travel and Food Writer at Freelance

Canada editor of National Parks Traveler, author of Lonely Planet & 111 Places guidebooks, Torontonian/Fogo Island cottager.

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Hidden Canada 2025: Ten travel destinations around the country to explore this summer

1 month ago | theglobeandmail.com | Bill Waiser |Lara Pingue |Chloe Berge |Jennifer Bain |Vanessa Chiasson |Catherine Dawson March | +4 more
25 Less-Travelled National Parks That Adventurous Women Should Visit

1 month ago | journeywoman.com | Jennifer Bain

Featured image: Cotapaxi in Ecuador, one of many less-travelled national parks to explore around the world | Photo by Galyna_Andrushko on Envato How to find natural and cultural adventures in protected places in Canada, the U.S. and beyondby Jennifer BainWhen I express love for “national parks,” it’s shorthand for saying I visit protected places wherever I go.
25 Less-Travelled National Parks That Adventurous Women Should Visit

1 month ago | journeywoman.com | Jennifer Bain

Featured image: Cotapaxi in Ecuador, one of many less-travelled national parks to explore around the world | Photo by Galyna_Andrushko on Envato How to find natural and cultural adventures in protected places in Canada, the U.S. and beyondby Jennifer BainWhen I express love for “national parks,” it’s shorthand for saying I visit protected places wherever I go.
Our Woman in Havana: Cuba Looks to Resolve 30% Dip in Canadians

1 month ago | openjaw.com | Jennifer Bain

Whipping down the Malecón in a Barbie pink convertible 1955 Chevrolet, past people strolling along the seaside esplanade, Havana feels for a moment just like it did during my last visit just prior to the pandemic. But truthfully much has changed. Vintage car owner Julio Moret admits that business is slow when he agrees to take me to my hotel since he’s not busy doing city tours. Just 2.2 million people visited Cuba in 2024, down from 2.6 million the year before and 4.2 million in 2019.
In Galápagos, Iconic Giant Tortoises Get A Helping Hand

1 month ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Jennifer Bain

Love was definitely in the air on Isabela Island and we yearned to become voyeurs. Creeping along a dirt path at the base of a volcano in the rainy season, we inched closer and closer to the sound of rhythmic grunting, hoping to catch sight of giant tortoises copulating in the thick greenery. We had already studied the tracks and poop of the poster child for the Galápagos Islands.
On Location in Havana: Cuba Recognizes Struggles & Thanks Canada

1 month ago | openjaw.com | Jennifer Bain

Cuba has pledged to improve the infrastructure in Varadero in time for next year’s FITCuba fair dedicated to Canada. “As I like to say, Canadians have more friends in Cuba than they do in Canada,” Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos García Granda said at a luncheon at the Royalton Havana Paseo del Prado announcing that Canada would be the guest of honour for next year’s event. “So regardless of what they see in the press and in the media, they know the real situation of Cuba.
Keeping The Legacy Of The Little Rock Nine Alive

1 month ago | nationalparkstraveler.org | Jennifer Bain

It’s appropriately uncomfortable when interpretive park ranger Jazmyn Bernard starts chanting “two, four, six, eight — we don’t want to integrate” on Little Rock Nine Way in front of Little Rock Central High School. Without warning, she transports our tour group back to September 1957 when Elizabeth Eckford was one of nine African American teenagers subjected to racist white mobs resisting desegregation. “Get outta here. Go to your own school. I’ll kill you if you come to my school.
The 15 prettiest places in Canada

2 months ago | lonelyplanet.com | Jennifer Bain

Canada is a big beauty where you can chase the northern lights, go iceberg hunting, climb mountains, photograph puffins and see the country's Big Five (polar bears, black bears, moose, bison and beluga whales). The world’s second largest country is admittedly huge, but we’ve scouted its 10 provinces and three territories to find the prettiest places to visit in Canada. 1.
The 15 prettiest places in Canada

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Jennifer Bain

6 hours agoFor the handful of scientists at the Eureka weather station in the High Arctic, voting is not a matter of trotting along to the local polling station. Located at the top of the world, on the remote and rugged Ellesmere Island, even aircraft have trouble reaching the tiny weather base where …
10 Sweet Summer Spots in Newfoundland and Labrador — Modern Traveller

2 months ago | moderntraveller.ca | Jennifer Bain |Jay Kana

Published April 18th, 2025Photos by Jennifer Bain and Jay Kana unless otherwise noted. With the “Elbows Up” movement in full swing and Canadian tourism becoming increasingly popular, it’s an excellent time to discover, or rediscover, our captivating country.