Michele Sponagle Based in Paris, Ontario, Michele is a prolific, award-winning freelance journalist who has visited more than 70 countries. She has fished for piranha in the Peruvian Amazon and tracked polar bears in Churchill, Manitoba, in search of a good story. Her work has appeared in top media outlets, such as CNN Travel, Refinery29, Washington Post, Canadian Living, WestJet magazine, The Globe and Mail, etc.