Dee Farrell currently lives and works in Australia, Canada and the US, as the weather suits.

Funny, I was watching the Winter Olympics Medal Presentation for Moguls and No 1-2-3 were from my above countries: Canada, gold, Australia, silver, and USA, bronze.

Two years ago, I stood on the podium in the Olympic Village at Whistler, when it was being set up to serve as information centre.

Wish I were there now to see the first-ever Pride House for athletes and spectators. I'm following you online and via delayed, downunder television.

Where are you now?

I get asked that a lot by folks back home. Sometimes I have to stop and think!

This week, I'm at home in Sydney glued to the tube for the Winter Olympics. I toured the Whistler Ski Village two years ago, and was supposed to be living and working there during the excitement, but alas I'm full with work in OZ.

My downunder deetours since I wrote last include the sunny-state-of-mind Gold Coast Australia, arid Adelaide and SA Wine Country, and lagoon-surrounded New Caledonia.

For R&R, I have trips planned to Melbourne for the Food & Wine Festival and a visit with my cat Harley in Kaye's care, and to my beloved Tasmania. After that, it's a return to USA.

If you miss me back in North America, make your reservations now for my return. California, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Vanouver, in the quiet aftermath of the exciting games. I'm at the Pride House in spirit.

Dee Farrell currently lives and works in Australia, Canada and the US, as the weather suits.

My 2009: Fours Seasons Around the Globe

Dee Farrell currently lives and works in Australia, Canada and the US, as the weather suits. Her skirting the weather took her from New York City in one of the coldest Winters on record to Florida for one of the most hot and humid Summers ever in Fort Lauderdale.

In August, she was ticketed for Vancouver in time for a colourful Canadian Maple Leaf Fall, but by September she was unexpectedly back in Sydney for Spring time and a green instead of white Christmas.
Have suitcase, will travel.

My year in photo review includes New York, Pennsylvania, South Florida, The Conch Republic (Key West), New South Wales (Sydney), Tasmania (Hobart), Queensland (Surfers Paradise), and a new island destination for me - New Caledonia. (A French Territory in the South Pacific).

--DeeTouring Dee

New Projects: Marketing Representation in North America

With a growing list of clients in Australia and America, from adventure tours to website content projects, I've decided to expand the list of services available through my CopyWriting Cafe to include Marketing Representation and Destination Marketing.

What does that mean? I am helping Southern Hemisphere tourism operators expand their target marketing in North America - from Canada to Costa Rica. I currently live in the middle in Oregon, but have laptop will travel.

I'll be in Las Vegas for a travel convention, followed by an on-site visit to new clients in Costa Rica, then back to Vancouver for more marketing communications seminars presented by Community Marketing, Inc.


PS I just had an exciting meeting with like-minded wine travel buffs. I hope to add them to my list of upcoming projects, including exciting adventure wine tour in Oregon and a wine bloggers confab in California. En vino veritas!