Quirky Canadian Towns – Vulcan, Alberta
I’ve never been to this small town, but it’s on my radar should I ever be anywhere near there. Nestled in the Canadian prairies, the town’s unique identity comes from its connection to the Star Trek universe. It is a pilgrimage site for Trekkies (Star Trek fans). It was named Vulcan long before the Star Trek TV show was developed. A Canadian Pacific Railway surveyor named it after the…
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Since leaving home for Europe alone at age seventeen, Karen Gershowitz has traveled to more than ninety countries.
In pursuit of her passion for travel, she lost and gained friends and lovers and made a radical career change. She learned courage and risk taking and succeeded at things she didn’t think she could do: She climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro. She visited remote areas of Indonesia on her own and became a translator, though only fluent in English.
Karen is the author of Travel Mania: Stories of Wanderlust. Her example will inspire armchair travelers to become explorers and embolden everyone to be more courageous.
Karen lives in New York City.
