ary Karlsen’s rich and varied travels have included circumnavigating North America by thumb, riding the rails across Canada, flying single-engine airplanes into mountain lakes, travelling half the globe as a merchant mariner, and speaking at international conferences as an educator. He has had careers in the teaching profession and as a television producer. Karlsen continues to travel and explore the world, sharing it with others through his writing, his photography, travel blogs and videos. He lives with his lifelong companion, Joanne, in Courtenay, British Columbia.

Member of Federation of BC Writers (FBCW)                               Comox Valley Writers Society (CVWS)