Shel Zolkewich

A journalist by trade and an adventurer at heart, Shel Zolkewich writes about travel, food, and the great outdoors from her not-so-fancy farmhouse in rural Canada. She's an avid forager, amateur naturalist, hunter, angler, gardener and soup maker, beekeeper, chicken lady and duck wrangler, bird nerd, and reader who hopes to one day write the great Canadian novel.

4 Minutes

Europe

Make a culinary pilgrimage to the Michelin hotbed of Santiago de Compostela

Shel Zolkewich December 16, 2024

In the northern reaches of Spain you’ll find Santiago de Compostela, not only the capital of the country’s Galicia region, but also the end of the Camino de Santiago (The Way of St. James),...

5 Minutes

North America

Weekend in Wendake: A deep dive into Quebec’s Indigenous culture

Shel Zolkewich December 10, 2024

Dominic Ste-Marie, sales and marketing coordinator for Wendake Tourism, pauses on the wooden bridge spanning the Akiawenrahk River, his voice hushed as he recounts his family story. “It was right here,” he says, pointing...