Julie Gagnon

Chosen Pronoun: She/Her

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Author, columnist and travel journalist, I define myself first and foremost as an explorer. I have contributed to numerous Quebec and international media outlets for 25 years. I have published over a dozen books and write regularly for the travel section of Le Devoir, a large-circulation daily newspaper in Montreal, for Avenues.ca and for magazines, print and online. I am also a travel reporter for several radio shows at Radio-Canada ICI Première (national radio).

I focus mostly on sustainable tourism, ethic and culture and I adore trains (no train trip is too long for me !). I am always trying to find ways to travel better and to stay aware of how tourism impacts the environment and the populations.

Books published in 2023: Voyager mieux, est-ce vraiment possible? (Québec Amérique – about sustainable travel and ethic) and Testé et approuvé: le Québec en plus de 100 nouvelles expériences extraordinaires (Parfum d'encre).

 

I LIKE:

• Trains

• History, culture and fun facts

• Art, street art, cinema, literature, TV and music

• Coconut, coriander, chilli and candies

• Wine and cocktails

• Walking, running and hiking

• Hotels that have stories to tell

• French. I deeply love my mother tongue.

 

I DON'T LIKE:

• Casinos

• Cars

• Plastic

• Licorice

• Marie Kondo

• Winter (I really tried…)