WELCOME TO A TASTE FOR TRAVEL
Welcome to the A Taste for Travel blog. If you love food, drink and sun destinations you’ve come to the right place. Our travel tips, advice and itineraries are designed to help you discover the best of Mexico, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe (and a few other places in between).
WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED SO FAR
OUR READERS
Our readers are highly-engaged culinary adventurers who are passionate about travel and world cuisine. We care deeply about our readers and welcome all comments and feedback.
MENTIONED IN NEWS
We’ve appeared in the world’s leading publications, reaching an estimated readership of 5 million people annually. Find us quoted in Business Insider, Lonely Planet, Holland America, Reader’s Digest and more.
RECOGNITION
Our award-winning writing has been recognized by the North American Travel Journalists Association and we were honoured to receive The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s award for best Canadian Travel Blog in 2016!
COLLABORATIONS
We’ve collaborated with tourism boards, hotels and resorts as well as destination marketing organizations. Contact us to learn more about how we can help showcase your destination.
MICHELE PETERSON
PUBLISHER
Dividing her time between Toronto, Mexico and Guatemala (or the nearest tropical beach), Michele Peterson is an award-winning writer, editor and publisher who specializes in travel, cuisine and luxury lifestyles. After a successful career as an investment executive, she swapped suitcase for flip flops and now travels the world seeking out the most amazing food, drink and sun destinations.
Her writing has appeared in Lonely Planet’s cookbook Mexico: From the Source as well as more than 100 publications including National Geographic Traveler, Conde Nast, Fodor’s, 55 Plus, the Globe & Mail and several best-selling book anthologies. Visit her personal website for sample clips.
HEATHER KOROLUK
CONTRIBUTOR
Heather Koroluk is a Toronto-based freelance travel writer and photographer. She loves exploring and showcasing the world of luxury travel, vegetarian cuisine, soft outdoor adventure, spa and wellness as well as high-end fashion. Her work has been published in Canadian World Traveller magazine and Taste & Travel International.
FRANCISCO JAVIER SANCHEZ
PHOTOGRAPHER
Born in Guatemala, Francisco Sanchez is a photographer now based in Toronto, Canada. When not taking photos for leading print and online publications such as enRoute onAir, Fifty-five Plus Magazine, Ottawa Wedding, The Montrealer and Canadian World Traveller, he’s testing recipes or whipping up his own Guatemalan specialties – ceviche and the world’s best guacamole.
SUE CAMPBELL
COLUMNIST
Sue Campbell is a multi-award-winning Canadian travel writer who is a leading expert on the Caribbean, Mexico and other tropical hot spots.
Her work has appeared in major guidebooks, magazines and online publications including Fodor’s, Reader’s Digest, USA Today 10Best, Forbes, Montreal Gazette, Globe & Mail, Touring Bird (owned by Google), Delta Sky Magazine and many more. Check out some of her published print work here.
JESSICA PERCY-CAMPBELL
COLUMNIST
Jessica Percy-Campbell, aka The Vegan Vacationista, is a Canadian world traveler seeking to discover the best plant-based options on the planet. With the belief that vegan travel shouldn’t have to be a struggle, Jessica sets out to find the best veg-friendly food in the sunniest of destinations.
From Aruba to Australia and everywhere in between, Jessica lives to experience fantastic restaurants, scenic hikes, animal sanctuaries, taco trucks, coffee joints and the funkiest beach towns the world has to offer.
