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A SPECIAL INTEREST SECTION BY MEDIAPLANET
Your Travel Bucket List SARAH JENKINS (@SARAHJENKINSXO) TRAVEL INFLUENCER & FOUNDER OF SARAH JENKINS MEDIA LTD. What are your top three must-visit destinations for 2025?: • Nova Scotia: This province is my second home, but it’s also one of my favourite
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places to travel to. Between the food, people, and beauty of the atlantic ocean, if you haven’t been to Nova Scotia yet, take this as your sign to visit. Budapest, Hungary: I was lucky enough to spend two weeks in Budapest for work and I can honestly say it is one of my favourite cities in the world. It’s beautiful, but less busy than other major European cities like Paris. It had a great food and bar scene, and the weather was amazing. Bali, Indonesia: If you can make the trek, it’s worth it to visit Bali. Everything from the beaches, to the food, accommodations, and people were incredible. Trust me when I say the experience, and cost, is worth the 24 hour travel journey.
Read the entire interview with Sarah at truenorthliving.ca
ARGEN ELEZI (@ARGENEL) PHOTOGRAPHER & TRAVEL INFLUENCER What inspired you to combine your love for travel with photography? As a kid, I always had a sketchbook or a camera in hand, long before social media existed. As I got older and started travelling more, photography became a way for me to share some of the things I found visually interesting with friends and family. But it goes beyond just capturing a pretty picture. I’m drawn to truly experiencing a place, and to me, that means connecting with the culture and trying to learn the language of the places I plan to visit. There’s something about communicating with people in their native tongue that unlocks a whole new level of understanding, connection, and awareness.
Read the entire interview with Argen on page 7.
KATHERINE PALUMBO (@EXPLORE.ONTARIO) TRAVEL WRITER & AWARD WINNING DIGITAL CREATOR What inspired you to focus your travel content on Ontario? I started Explore Ontario as an Instagram account back in 2018 with the intention to shine a spotlight on my favourite places in Ontario. Since then, it has grown into a multi-media business focused on local travel. Up until 2018, I had been working as a part-time travel writer for several publications focused on Toronto content, however, I wanted to start my own passion project that revolved around travel throughout the entire province. I have always been an advocate for Ontario travel and truly believe that you don't have to jump on a plane to experience the vacation of your dreams. Often, the most memorable and beloved destinations are found in our own backyards.
Read the entire interview with Katherine on page 5.
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