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Jules Torti
"In high school my guidance counsellor advised that I should decide on a vocation. I thought she said 'vacation' and it worked out favourably, really."
Jules Torti is the former Editor-in-Chief of Harrowsmith magazine. She now works as a content creator at-large forWild Women Expeditions and has been published in Cottage Life, Our Homes, The Vancouver Sun, Canadian Running, FASHION, The Globe and Mail and Massage Therapy Canada. Yeah, she wears a lot of hats–most of them backwards.
She is also the author of four books: Free to a Good Home: With Room for Improvement (Caitlin Press), Trail Mix: 920km on the Camino de Santiago (Rocky Mountain Books), Been There, Ate That: A Candy-coated Childhood (winner of the 2021 Pottersfield Press Creative Non-Fiction Prize) and The Wisdom Found in Hen’s Teeth (Pottersfield Press).
Currently located: Lion's Head, Ontario
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Favourite destinations: Michamvi Peninsula, Zanzibar
Read the latest from Jules
Can You Walk the Camino de Santiago Without a Phone: Hello, Anyone?
Once upon a time, not too long ago, pilgrims could walk the Camino de Santiago without a reservation and a phone. But is it possible now?
Is Gay Travel for Women Really Any Different?
Guest writer Jules Torti shares her travel experiences as a gay woman: “We’re all seeking the same thing when we travel.”