by Michael Shapiro | Jan 24, 2017 | Blog, Food, Interviews, Stories, Travel
My story about sustainable seafood in Vancouver won the 2016 Explore Canada Award of Excellence last fall which was gratifying because it was one of those stories I did in hopes of making a difference. Our oceans have been overhunted and polluted to near the breaking...
by Michael Shapiro | Aug 11, 2016 | Blog, Interviews, Sports, Stories, Travel
Typically when traveling overseas I like to stay a while. But when an editor emailed and asked if I’d be willilng to travel to Patagonia to track pumas for a week in the dead of the southern hemisphere’s winter, I leapt at the chance even though I...
by Michael Shapiro | Aug 10, 2016 | Blog, Stories, Travel
Islands magazine sent me to the Garden Isle of Kauai to write a feature for its Dream Trips issue which marked the magazine’s 25th anniversary. I was honored to have my essay appear among stories written by Pico Iyer, Don George, Patricia Schultz and Jeff...
by Michael Shapiro | Apr 12, 2016 | Blog, Food, Interviews, Stories, Travel
Though most of humanity doesn’t realize it, our survival depends on our oceans. During the past couple of centuries we overfished and polluted oceans to the point where many species are on the verge of collapse. But most of us love wild seafood and have no...
by Michael Shapiro | Apr 2, 2016 | Blog, Sports, Stories, Travel
“Close your eyes and you’ll see what I mean,” says my skiing companion Walt as we traverse the 10-mile trail to Yosemite’s Glacier Point. My friend Walt is legally blind, unable to see the grandeur of Half Dome and the park’s other...
by Michael Shapiro | Mar 11, 2016 | Blog, Books, Interviews, Literature, Stories, Travel
Ever since I read The House of the Spirits in the 1980s I’ve adored Isabel Allende. She’s a natural-born storyteller, warm-hearted and insightful with a wicked sense of fun. I had the opportunity to interview her for my 2004 book of interviews with...
