Bert Archer lives in Toronto and has ridden trains through the Rockies, along the length of Italy, across Wales, South Africa, and Kazakhstan and had one of the best meals of his then young life on a TGV between Paris and Lyons. He has written about travel for the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, the National Post, En Route, the BBC, the Washington Post, Roads & Kingdoms, Vice, and several others. ***** Bert Archer vit à Toronto et a voyagé en train dans les Rocheuses, en Italie, au pays de Galles, en Afrique du Sud et au Kazakhstan; c’est à bord du TGV Paris-Lyon qu’il a pris un des meilleurs repas de sa vie durant ses plus jeunes années. Il rédige des articles sur les voyages pour le Globe and Mail, le Toronto Star, le National Post, En Route, la BBC, le Washington Post, Roads & Kingdoms, Vice et plusieurs autres publications.
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