Stories by Carolyn Heller

Carolyn Heller is Forbes Travel Guide's Vancouver correspondent. The freelance feature writer has traveled to more than 50 countries on six continents — always in search of intriguing stories, whether walking across Prince Edward Island or reporting on Istanbul’s modern art scene.

Heller writes about culture, food and drink, hotels, road trips, interesting people and all sorts of offbeat adventures for publications, including Forbes Travel Guide, Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure, BBC Travel, Fodor’s Travel, Going.com, Roadtrippers, Verge Magazine, Montecristo Magazine and many more. She’s authored several Canada guidebooks and contributed to 50-plus other travel books.

A dual U.S.-Canadian citizen, and a member of both the Society of American Travel Writers and the Travel Media Association of Canada, she’s lived in Vancouver since 2003, where you’ll often find her running along the seawall, snacking in one of the city's Asian noodle shops or planning her next adventure.

Attractions and Landmarks, Destinations, Events, Food and Wine, Hotels, Restaurants

Five Reasons To Visit Whistler This Season
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

October 30, 2013

It may be North America’s largest winter resort, but there’s more to do besides skiing and snowboarding. Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller tells us the specifics.

Destinations, Drinks, Food and Wine, Restaurants

Where You Should Be Eating In Edmonton Right Now
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

October 21, 2013

Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller recaps what’s new — and delicious — in Alberta’s capital city.

Destinations, Food and Wine, Restaurants

Exploring Vancouver’s Five Best New Bistros
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

October 8, 2013

Forbes Travel Guide correspondent Carolyn B. Heller dishes on her city’s new crop of stylish neighborhood eateries.

Destinations

How To Experience Canada’s Acadian Coast
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

July 26, 2013

Forbes Travel Guide correspondent Carolyn B. Heller dishes on Canada’s New Brunswick coast, exploring Acadian history, food and fun.

Art, Attractions and Landmarks, Destinations, Events

Canada Puts Art World Classics On Display This Summer
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

July 16, 2013

Visit Winnipeg Art Gallery’s “100 Masters: Only in Canada” exhibit with 100 classic works by Monet, Picasso, Bill Reid, Emily Carr and other greats of the past 500 years from galleries across the country.

Art, Attractions and Landmarks, Destinations, Food and Wine, Hotels, Shows and Performances

From Shaw To Shakespeare: Ontario’s Top Theatre Festivals
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

July 15, 2013

Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller has the lowdown on North America’s largest seasonal theater fests: the Shaw Festival and the Stratford Festival.

Destinations, Sports

Spending Two Perfect Days In The Canadian Rockies
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

June 25, 2013

From glacier walks to painting lessons by the lake, correspondent Carolyn B. Heller plans 48 hours in Canada’s largest Rocky Mountain national park.

Attractions and Landmarks, Drinks, Events, Food and Wine, Hotels

Five Things To Do On Vancouver Island
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

June 19, 2013

Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller shares her tips for the best things to do on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island, whether you’re watching for whales, wining and dining, or splashing in the surf.

Drinks

Drinking Guide To Maui
By Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller

June 5, 2013

Correspondent Carolyn B. Heller sips her way across the Hawaiian island to report on what’s brewing at the island’s distilleries, breweries and wineries.