About Me

Hello and Welcome!

I'm Guylaine Spencer, the person behind this web site, Ontario Travel Secrets. I'm also a freelance writer specializing in travel, history and the arts. My stories have been published in VIA Rail Destinations, Upper Canadian Antique Showcase, Canadian Newcomer Magazine and many other places. You can find my writing portfolio HERE.

I built this web site because of my love for my home province. I was born and raised in the Niagara Region, home of the famous Falls and Ontario's fabulous orchards and wineries. As a teenager, I cut grapes and picked peaches and strawberries and other fruit. As an adult, I've lived in Toronto and Hamilton, two of the province's largest cities.

When I was growing up, my parents used to take me and my sisters camping up north in places like Algonquin Park and Manitoulin Island. I can still remember walking down the campsite road at night, spellbound by the numbers of stars I could see. It was one of my first inklings that there was a whole other galaxy out there, and it made me feel small and connected at the same time. It made me want to explore as much of that great world as I could.

Over the years, I've roamed the highways and byways of Singapore, Malaysia, France, Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. I've explored more of Canada and some great cities in the United States. For a while I lived in Quebec, in the enchanting city of Montreal. But ten years ago, I came home to Ontario, and have been re-discovering it ever since.

Because I've discovered SO MANY great places in this province, I decided to start my own travel web site to share them with others. My hope is that this site will inspire you to make some wonderful discoveries and memories of your own!

Bon voyage and cheers,

Guylaine

P.S. If you're curious about how a non-techie like me built this web site, and how you could build one of your own, see my web site story here.

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