Barbara Balfour
In her travels to more than 50 countries, Barbara Balfour has chilled with sumo wrestlers in Tokyo, baked bread in the mountains of Georgia, salsa danced under the stars in Cuba, and hesitantly swallowed bumblebee larvae at the world’s #1 restaurant in Denmark.
Barbara is a writer, editor, media trainer, TV host and producer. She was the longtime host of a live daily talk show on Rogers TV in Ottawa.
Her work has appeared in BBC, ELLE, Michelin Guide, Economist Group, People, Fodors, Frommer’s, TimeOut, Virtuoso, and every major daily newspaper in Canada. She is also the author of Frommer’s 2025 guidebook on Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Barbara has lived in Belgium, Japan, Norway, and Denmark. Currently based between Canada and Italy, she specializes in writing about travel, food, culture, luxury hospitality, business, design, and human-interest storytelling. She has studied business, Russian, and journalism and speaks seven languages at various levels.
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BBC Travel
Michelin Guide
People Magazine
TimeOut
Fodor's
Covered TopicsFood
Culture
Luxury Hospitality
Design
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