She is a frequent traveler and has lived several years in Greece. She instructs classes in travel journalism and creative writing for Vancouver School Board. A travel writer since 1982, her publications include the Vancouver Province, 50Plus, Senior Living, and various other newspapers and magazines, print in Canada, U.S. and U.K. Ruth was a contributing writer for the APA Insight Guides: Vancouver and Environs, 1994. She wrote The Vancouver Guide for Planet Eye Traveler. www.planeteyetraveler.com/travel/north-america/vancouver from 2009 – 2011. She currently writes for www.europeupclose, and freelances other on-line and print publications. Ruth edits and publishes a travel e-zine TRAVEL THRU HISTORY www.travelthruhistory.com