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Jill Browne

Calgary, CANADA


Joined March 10th 2008

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Life is best viewed from the slow lane.

About Me
As an editor with the online magazine Suite101.com, I read about exotic places and fun activities every day.

In this family of blogs called skiponover.com, I write about travel with an appreciation for the details and the sense of place. It's middle of the road - no mountains to climb, no alligators to wrestle - but with a spirit of enquiry.

I work in museums as a volunteer sometimes. There are visitors who zoom, visitors who pick and choose, and visitors who read every label. I'm in the last group, whenever possible.

I'm into slow travel, modest comfort, and an appreciation of ordinary things. I hate crowds and don't care much for noise or glitz.

I am interested in many things, especially nature and things that make people happy. On the serious side, I have worked in many jobs including lawyer. Since getting my MBA I think of myself as a professional business advisor.

And I love to travel. Thanks very much for stopping by.
Websites
jillbrowne.blogspot.com

@skiponover (twitter - just travel)

@jillbrowne (twitter - everything)

Blogs

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Recent Posts

River of light

August 17th 2010 00:26
This week there are magic glowing spheres to be seen in the Bow River at Prince's Island.

From what I heard this a.m. on the radio, the spheres will be spreading along the Bow all week.

They have daylight spheres, data spheres, and night spheres, including what sounds like an amazing event to come on the evening of the 21st.

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Festival season is still going strong

August 17th 2010 00:23
Hey, did you know ...

The 29th Annual Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival is on right now.

Go for it!
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Fell in love with Cornwall

August 17th 2010 00:19
During the time we lived in England, I never did make it to Cornwall.

Fixed that with a recent trip to St. Ives.

It was before tourist season, and not yet warm enough for most people to be doing the beach thing, so from my point of view (as a hot weather wilter) it was exactly the right time.

What a beautiful place. Cornwall is on the list for "must get back to".
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Have you tried the Boris bikes?

August 17th 2010 00:17
I've read about the Boris bike scheme, and in principle it sounds great.

The idea of picking up a bike cheaply for a short ride has some appeal


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First class or nothing?

August 17th 2010 00:14
I can't afford to fly first class, but I did pay for first class train travel in the UK and was glad of it.

On a flight from Calgary to Australia via LA, I would have paid a million dollars if they'd offered me an upgrade to first class at the 11-hour point in the trip!
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June 17th 2010 22:10
(Technical issues had me locked out of the blog for a while. Testing to ensure it's OK now.)
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Comment by Jill Browne
on Freya Stark An Image

August 27th 2009 01:31


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Nice one! Dervla Murphy mentioned Freya Stark in an interview she did with CBC Radio around Nov. 30/08. Makes me want to know more about Stark. Thanks for this pic, I love it.

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on The Interesting Places inside London City

August 26th 2009 20:02


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Did you get inside some of these great buildings?

I love London. Thanks for the post!

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on Best Of Fictional Worlds

August 25th 2009 21:26


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As in, Squidoo lens?

I like your idea, "Best of Fictional Worlds". So much out there!

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on National Portrait Gallery

August 25th 2009 17:46


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The National Portrait Gallery is a great lesson in English history the easy way!

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on A Palin-Hannity Ticket: Wow!!!

August 24th 2009 04:54


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Thanks for the tip off to some interesting blogs. If I get the urge to try and understand US politics, they sound like good places to go.

Cheers,

jill

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on Greece Burns..and California is Thirsty...

August 24th 2009 04:51


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This is terrifying. Thank you for posting, even though it is such a frightening story. It needs to be told. Thanks, jill

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Comment by Jill Browne
on Must Visit Restaurants of The World - Hospitalis, Latvia

August 22nd 2009 22:47


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Oh my, not sure I could stomach what they're serving...looks like Mysterious Meat in Suspicious Sauce, but I love the humour! Great post.

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on New Travel Site Offers 'Phone-in For Best Hotel Discounts'

August 22nd 2009 22:44


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Funny to think that the phone may outdo the Web! I can see a service like this quickly becoming a pay-for-this kind of deal. Thanks for the info. Always looking for a deal!

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on Blogging vs 'Real Writing'

August 17th 2009 02:39


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It sure feels like real writing. Bottom in chair, eyes on screen. Brain to fingers: Go!

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on Dover Ferry: A short visit to UK and France

August 14th 2009 05:43


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It's lots of fun to take a trip to France, especially if you've never been there before.

But I would be very worried about taking a pet in case the UK didn't allow it back in. Don't they have pretty strict quarantine laws, or has that been relaxed?

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