Contact information for Snapshot Journeys

Mail contact

From within Canada or from the United States, allow 5-7 days for mail to be delivered to me in Mississauga; occasionally, some correspondence may take up to 10 days.

From outside Canada or the U.S., allow 10 -14 days.

I welcome press kits from tourism and public relations offices, particularly those representing Snapshot Journeys. destinations.

Karen Zabawa
1055 Shawnmarr Rd #190
Mississauga ON L5H 3V2
Canada

About Karen Zabawa

I'm a freelance journalist who works from home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

My special interests include writing about travel, and real estate.

Previous Occupations

• Toronto Mississauga Market Research Field and Office Supervisor; direct sales; interviewer

• Toronto, London ON, Vancouver, BC, Edmonton AB Telephone company customer service rep; methods and training

• Edmonton, Alberta Lamaze method pre-natal instructor

• Mississauga ON TESL teacher

Other Interests

While at Sheridan College, I got my first taste of web design, but it lay dormant for several years, until I volunteered to set up a web site for a then-new charity Starthrower Foundation.

After setting up the Starthrower Foundation site (though I continue as webmaster), I set up my own site, Snapshotjourneys.com, on which I continue to work. I find web site design and maintenance endlessly absorbing and challenging, and a lot of fun!

I also write my own travel blog ~ Snapshot-Travel-Blog -- as well as two blogs on a volunteer basis: Starthrower Foundation Updates from Haiti and Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens.

Evelyn Hannon at Journeywoman.com, a Toronto Canada-based website for travellers, was a fabulous support and mentor in travel and writing about travel. See Journey Woman Travel Tales (Travelling Solo But Not Completely Alone) and Journey Woman - Women's Words on Hong Kong, and Journey Woman International Travel Tip Bazaar

I am a member of the Canadian Freelance Union.

Where I've Lived in Canada

Nelson, Kamloops, Vancouver, British Columbia
Sherwood Park, Alberta
London, Mississauga, Ontario
Rothesay, New Brunswick

Most Asked Questions about me

Are you Polish? (No.)
Are you African? (No.)
What nationality are you? (Ukrainian)
Do you speak Polish/Ukrainian? (No.)

Most Rarely-Asked Questions About Me

Can I send you a lot of money as a gift? (Yes!)
Can I gift you my air miles? (Yes!)