Barbara Ramsay Orr is a freelance journalist, author of the Frommer’s Guide to the Niagara Region, third and fourth edition, and Globe Pequot’s Day Trips From Toronto.  She is a lifetime resident of Ontario.  Her work has appeared in many national and international publications, including Chatelaine, Canadian Living, NUVO, The Globe and Mail, American Express UK and Readers Digest.  She is the Local Expert on Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Wine Country, authors a travel app for Niagara Falls and acts as unofficial ambassador for The Falls as she travels the world for work. While she has visited and written about exotic destinations, from Thailand to Norway, her heart belongs to her hometown province. She’s also an accomplished award winning photographer and a multiple-time recipient of the Lowell Thomas Award for Excellence in Travel Journalism, as a well as an embarrassingly inept but enthusiastic artist. Follow her adventures at www.upperendtravel.com.