About Linda Barnard

A National Newspaper Awards-winning career journalist, Linda left the Toronto Star in 2016 to become a full-time freelance writer covering travel, food and wine — with a side of film. She specializes in stories about people and places, written in a way that inspires curious travellers. She also writes stories for the modern luxury traveller, where the thread count of hotel sheets is less important than access to extraordinary experiences. Linda is a member of the Travel Media Association of Canada, the Society of American Travel Writers and the Toronto Film Critics Association.