Roaming the UK:
Canadian Adventure Travel Writer - Kim Letson - Unleashes Latest Book
To a nation that stands revered worldwide for its passionate ramblers, Canterbury and Other Tales: Treading Ancient Trails offers captivating accounts of six long-distance walks accessible to British adventurers. Whether you’ve already walked these paths or dream of doing so, be entranced by these lively tales. From avid walkers to armchair travellers, the breadth of the author’s adventures will entertain all. With a lighter environmental footprint, walking emerges as a sustainable and inspiring travel option during this time of climate crisis. A senior, the author opens the door to mature adventures, paving a way for meaningful exploration.
About the Author
With a Canadian military father, Kim Letson spent formative childhood years living in various parts of Canada, England and Germany. She started school in Swanage, Dorset. Over several years between 1958 and 1970, the family also lived in Highworth, Wiltshire and Sundridge, Kent. She and her husband, Mike Simpson, served twenty-year careers in the Canadian Forces. Retiring in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast. They focussed on raising their two sons, Brian and Kyle, pursued second careers as professional ski patrollers on nearby Mount Washington and for a time owned a sea kayaking company based on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Since Mike’s death of brain cancer in 2007, seeking solace and following her nomadic spirit, Letson has indulged her passion for off-the-beaten-path international travel. She has developed a particular fondness for long-distance walking. Following that pursuit has brought her back to England on several occasions and has given rise to her latest book, Canterbury and Other Tales: Treading Ancient Trails. When at home, she walks with friends, writes, and enjoys her unconventional garden.
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Memberships:
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The Society of Authors (UK), The Writer’s Union of Canada, The Federation of BC Writers, Board member of the Comox Valley Writers’ Society