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About Habeeb Salloum

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Habeeb Salloum is a Canadian author who grew up in Saskatchewan, joined the RCAF during the Second World War, and then worked for the Canadian Department of National Revenue for 36 years. For the last 30 years he has been a full-time freelance writer and author specializing in food, history and travel. Besides 7 books and 20 chapters in books, he has had hundreds of articles about culture, food, travel, history and homesteading in western Canada appear in such publications as the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, the Western Producer, Contemporary Review, Forever Young, Vegetarian Journal and Saveur.

Among his most important published books are: From the Lands of Figs and Olives: Over 300 Delicious and Unusual Recipes from the Middle East and North Africa (Interlink Publishing, 1996); Journeys Back to Arab Spain (The Middle East Studies Center, 1994); Arabic Contributions to the English Vocabulary (Librairie du Liban, 1996) among others.

His most recent books, co-authored with Leila Salloum Elias and Muna Salloum, are Scheherazade’s Feasts: Foods of the Medieval Arab World (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2013); and Sweet Delights from A Thousand and One Nights: The Story of Traditional Arab Sweets (I.B. Tauris, London, UK, 2013).

Habeeb was awarded the 2013 Saskatchewan Tourism Travel Media Award by the Saskatchewan Tourism on April 10, 2014 for his literary work on travel, tourism and the culinary arts of that province.

Relishing the Mountains and Forests of the Dominican Republic

December 12, 2007 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

Not that I was not enjoying the pleasures of Playa Dorado -Puerto Plata's chief resort area. In spite of all the tourist facilities a traveller could ask for, from casinos, fine restaurants to enticing sands, I developed the urge to explore the nearby region in the Dominican Republic. After studying what the numerous organized tours offered, I decided on the Santiago- Jarabacoa excursion - a trip which included the city of Santiago, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Caribbean · Tagged: Airline, America, Art, Beach, Bus Travel, Canada, Chile, Cruising, Culture, Drinking, Fashion, Food and Wine, Golf, Journey, Montreal, Mountain Climbing, Museum, New York City, Palm Trees, Quebec

From African Lion Safari to….

July 30, 2007 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

My Saskatchewan friend was trying to find ways to give his family an enjoyable holiday. I did not hesitate in suggesting: If you have two days to spare, I have a great suggestion. For the first day take your children to the African Lion Safari and the second day to the Blackwood Creek Pioneer Village and, in between, visit a few children's entertainment centres. It will be a family vacation they will never forget! First book in at a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Africa Safari, America, Animal Rescue, Art, Canada, Cruising, Family Travel, Museum, North America, Paradise, Rainforest, Resort, Restaurants, Rock climbing, Shopping Mall, Technology, Toronto, Village, Wildlife, Zoo

The British Aura of London is Capped by Stratford Shakespearean Festival

April 28, 2007 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

As well, like London, Britain's capital, the town is intersected by the River Thames and as is the case in most of the towns in England it is filled with green spaces consisting of pleasant parks and thousands of trees. They offer year round opportunities for outdoor leisure activities and have earned the city the nickname 'Forest City'. Located in southwest Ontario-roughly halfway between Toronto and the U.S. border, London, a city of some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airport, America, Art, Bicycle, Britain, Bus Travel, Canada, Culture, England, Festival, Garden, Golf, Ice Cream, Journey, London, Museum, Restaurants, Toronto, Venice, Village

Exploring Mallorca: From Wine Tasting to Luxury Hotels

November 7, 2006 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

After travelling half an hour through wooded mountains and lush valleys, we reached the winery of Santa Catarina in the area of Andratx - located in one of the most beautiful valleys of northwest Mallorca. Nestled in the southern foothills of the Tramuntana Mountains, the winery, part of a larger company (Macia Batle), is a real paradise for those who love fine wine. Wine production has been known for hundreds of years in Mallorca. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: Airport, Architecture, Art, Beach, Bus Travel, Castle, Caves, Drinking, Europe, Food and Wine, Germany, History, Journey, Mallorca, Mediterranean, Mosque, Museum, New York City, Paradise, Restaurants

Lawrence of Arabia Came this Way

April 17, 2006 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

To him, like to a number of other Jordanians to whom I had spoken, Lawrence and his Seven Pillars of Wisdom were still alive. His desert exploits, during the First World War, seemingly had not been erased from their minds. After visiting the fabulous rose-red ruins of Petra, we had picked up Ali on a tourist road, encircling this once lost Nabataean city. It gave us one last fantastic view of the breath-taking mountains cradling the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Middle East · Tagged: Airport, America, Animal Rescue, Bridges, Canada, Canyon, Coffee, Desert, England, Europe, Film, Fishing, Grand Canyon, History, Internet, Iraq, Jordan, Museum, North America, Resort

Quebec’s Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve

February 5, 2006 by Habeeb SalloumLeave a Comment

An Idyllic Natural Haven The rain was pouring when we left Montreal to begin our journey of touring the Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve - a nearby natural part of Quebec preserved for the coming generations. It had not let up when, after an hour's drive, our bus stopped in front of a boathouse in the Lake Saint-Pierre archipelago at the merging of the St. Lawrence, Yamaska and Richelieu Rivers. Quickly our group of twelve scurried into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Animal Rescue, Biosphere, Bus Travel, Canada, Canals, England, Journey, Montreal, New York City, North America, Quebec, Seafood, Wildlife

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