John W. Currie 🇨🇦🍁
@johnwcurrie.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Canadian storyteller & creator sharing wit, wonder and ideas that travel farther than I do 🌍✈️ From Northern roots to global conversations.
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnwcurrie
https://open.substack.com/pub/johnwcurrie
One of my favourite parts of travelling? The auto stops. You never know what you’ll find — a five-foot box of donuts, oregano chips, or the largest lollipop I’ve ever seen in Greece!
Where’s the strangest (or best) roadside snack you’ve discovered?
#greece #roadtrip #canadalife
Where’s the strangest (or best) roadside snack you’ve discovered?
#greece #roadtrip #canadalife
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
One of my favourite parts of travelling? The auto stops. You never know what you’ll find — a five-foot box of donuts, oregano chips, or the largest lollipop I’ve ever seen in Greece!
Where’s the strangest (or best) roadside snack you’ve discovered?
#greece #roadtrip #canadalife
Where’s the strangest (or best) roadside snack you’ve discovered?
#greece #roadtrip #canadalife
So… this happened. Three chapters in (free to read on Wattpad & Substack) and somehow… Wattpad ranked it in multiple categories. 🏅
Grateful, shocked, & fired up to keep going. Thank you for reading, it means more than you know. ❤️
#Wattpad #AmWriting #CanadianAuthor #WritingJourney #Storytelling
Grateful, shocked, & fired up to keep going. Thank you for reading, it means more than you know. ❤️
#Wattpad #AmWriting #CanadianAuthor #WritingJourney #Storytelling
November 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
So… this happened. Three chapters in (free to read on Wattpad & Substack) and somehow… Wattpad ranked it in multiple categories. 🏅
Grateful, shocked, & fired up to keep going. Thank you for reading, it means more than you know. ❤️
#Wattpad #AmWriting #CanadianAuthor #WritingJourney #Storytelling
Grateful, shocked, & fired up to keep going. Thank you for reading, it means more than you know. ❤️
#Wattpad #AmWriting #CanadianAuthor #WritingJourney #Storytelling
🌺 Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget 🌺
Today, I pause not just to remember - but to feel.
To imagine what it must have been like for parents,
watching their children go to war.
For the young, barely grown,
who faced horrors I can’t begin to comprehend.
Lest We Forget, I promise to never forget.
Today, I pause not just to remember - but to feel.
To imagine what it must have been like for parents,
watching their children go to war.
For the young, barely grown,
who faced horrors I can’t begin to comprehend.
Lest We Forget, I promise to never forget.
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌺 Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget 🌺
Today, I pause not just to remember - but to feel.
To imagine what it must have been like for parents,
watching their children go to war.
For the young, barely grown,
who faced horrors I can’t begin to comprehend.
Lest We Forget, I promise to never forget.
Today, I pause not just to remember - but to feel.
To imagine what it must have been like for parents,
watching their children go to war.
For the young, barely grown,
who faced horrors I can’t begin to comprehend.
Lest We Forget, I promise to never forget.
Scaling Delphi & wandering the ruins where kings, philosophers, & travellers once came seeking wisdom. I didn’t exactly hear the voice of Apollo, but I did get a few good ideas (& a solid leg workout).
Turns out, wisdom’s not just found at the top of the mountain, it’s gathered on the climb. 🇨🇦⛰️
Turns out, wisdom’s not just found at the top of the mountain, it’s gathered on the climb. 🇨🇦⛰️
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Scaling Delphi & wandering the ruins where kings, philosophers, & travellers once came seeking wisdom. I didn’t exactly hear the voice of Apollo, but I did get a few good ideas (& a solid leg workout).
Turns out, wisdom’s not just found at the top of the mountain, it’s gathered on the climb. 🇨🇦⛰️
Turns out, wisdom’s not just found at the top of the mountain, it’s gathered on the climb. 🇨🇦⛰️
🇮🇹 As a Ferrari fan, walking into the Ferrari trophy room felt like stepping into holy ground. The air practically hums with history — every gleaming cup & medal tells a story of speed, precision, & passion.
For anyone who’s ever dreamed in red… this is it. ❤️🔥🏎️ #Ferrari #Tifosi #CanadianInItaly
For anyone who’s ever dreamed in red… this is it. ❤️🔥🏎️ #Ferrari #Tifosi #CanadianInItaly
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🇮🇹 As a Ferrari fan, walking into the Ferrari trophy room felt like stepping into holy ground. The air practically hums with history — every gleaming cup & medal tells a story of speed, precision, & passion.
For anyone who’s ever dreamed in red… this is it. ❤️🔥🏎️ #Ferrari #Tifosi #CanadianInItaly
For anyone who’s ever dreamed in red… this is it. ❤️🔥🏎️ #Ferrari #Tifosi #CanadianInItaly
🇨🇦 Nov 8 – Indigenous Veterans Day
Let’s pause today to honour the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit veterans who served in Canada’s armed forces
This day exists separately because, for decades, their contributions were overlooked or forgotten in official ceremonies. Lest we forget.
Let’s pause today to honour the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit veterans who served in Canada’s armed forces
This day exists separately because, for decades, their contributions were overlooked or forgotten in official ceremonies. Lest we forget.
November 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🇨🇦 Nov 8 – Indigenous Veterans Day
Let’s pause today to honour the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit veterans who served in Canada’s armed forces
This day exists separately because, for decades, their contributions were overlooked or forgotten in official ceremonies. Lest we forget.
Let’s pause today to honour the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit veterans who served in Canada’s armed forces
This day exists separately because, for decades, their contributions were overlooked or forgotten in official ceremonies. Lest we forget.
📖 Help Me Choose the Best Title for My Story
I’ve been sharing my story & it’s evolved. Which of these titles do you feel suited it best?
1. Unlocking the Secret of Greece
2. Before the Last Laurel Falls
3. The Owl and the Olive
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
I’ve been sharing my story & it’s evolved. Which of these titles do you feel suited it best?
1. Unlocking the Secret of Greece
2. Before the Last Laurel Falls
3. The Owl and the Olive
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
📖 Help Me Choose the Best Title for My Story
I’ve been sharing my story & it’s evolved. Which of these titles do you feel suited it best?
1. Unlocking the Secret of Greece
2. Before the Last Laurel Falls
3. The Owl and the Olive
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
I’ve been sharing my story & it’s evolved. Which of these titles do you feel suited it best?
1. Unlocking the Secret of Greece
2. Before the Last Laurel Falls
3. The Owl and the Olive
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
Chapter 2: 🇬🇷 Athens Airport isn’t an arrival — it’s a baptism. One minute you’re a tourist; the next, you’re kissed, spat on (lovingly), and reborn smelling of olives and chaos.
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #TravelWriting #Greece
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #TravelWriting #Greece
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Chapter 2: 🇬🇷 Athens Airport isn’t an arrival — it’s a baptism. One minute you’re a tourist; the next, you’re kissed, spat on (lovingly), and reborn smelling of olives and chaos.
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #TravelWriting #Greece
open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #TravelWriting #Greece
🏛️ The Women Holding Up Ancient Greece
Meet the Caryatids, they stand as symbols of every woman who quietly holds up families, communities, and cultures.
But look closely — one is missing.
Taken to London in the 1800s, she now stands in the British Museum.
#WomenOfStrength #BringHerHome
Meet the Caryatids, they stand as symbols of every woman who quietly holds up families, communities, and cultures.
But look closely — one is missing.
Taken to London in the 1800s, she now stands in the British Museum.
#WomenOfStrength #BringHerHome
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🏛️ The Women Holding Up Ancient Greece
Meet the Caryatids, they stand as symbols of every woman who quietly holds up families, communities, and cultures.
But look closely — one is missing.
Taken to London in the 1800s, she now stands in the British Museum.
#WomenOfStrength #BringHerHome
Meet the Caryatids, they stand as symbols of every woman who quietly holds up families, communities, and cultures.
But look closely — one is missing.
Taken to London in the 1800s, she now stands in the British Museum.
#WomenOfStrength #BringHerHome
He stole gold with a smile and escaped prison by stealing a plane. 🇨🇦
Only in Canada would crime look this polite.
#world #canada #CanadianHistory #maplenation #johnwcurrie
Only in Canada would crime look this polite.
#world #canada #CanadianHistory #maplenation #johnwcurrie
November 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
He stole gold with a smile and escaped prison by stealing a plane. 🇨🇦
Only in Canada would crime look this polite.
#world #canada #CanadianHistory #maplenation #johnwcurrie
Only in Canada would crime look this polite.
#world #canada #CanadianHistory #maplenation #johnwcurrie
Italy & Greece 🇮🇹🇬🇷 When I look back on our travels, it isn’t the landmarks or the views that linger most - it’s the people.
The bus drivers, hotel staff, servers & strangers who became storytellers,
To each, thank you.You turned a trip into something sacred.
#Gratitude #JohnWCurrie
The bus drivers, hotel staff, servers & strangers who became storytellers,
To each, thank you.You turned a trip into something sacred.
#Gratitude #JohnWCurrie
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Italy & Greece 🇮🇹🇬🇷 When I look back on our travels, it isn’t the landmarks or the views that linger most - it’s the people.
The bus drivers, hotel staff, servers & strangers who became storytellers,
To each, thank you.You turned a trip into something sacred.
#Gratitude #JohnWCurrie
The bus drivers, hotel staff, servers & strangers who became storytellers,
To each, thank you.You turned a trip into something sacred.
#Gratitude #JohnWCurrie
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Chapter 1: The Flight Back - ✈️ Somewhere over the Atlantic, I realized I wasn’t flying to Greece — I was being summoned back. You don’t leave Greece behind. She hides in your luggage and waits. open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #Traveltok #johnwcurrie #Greece #Canada
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #Traveltok #johnwcurrie #Greece #Canada
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Chapter 1: The Flight Back - ✈️ Somewhere over the Atlantic, I realized I wasn’t flying to Greece — I was being summoned back. You don’t leave Greece behind. She hides in your luggage and waits. open.substack.com/pub/johnwcur...
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #Traveltok #johnwcurrie #Greece #Canada
#UnlockingTheSecretOfGreece #Traveltok #johnwcurrie #Greece #Canada
Doug Ford dropped an ad in the U.S. — and let’s just say… Trump did not take it well. 🇨🇦🔥
Politics or popcorn? You decide.
#DougFord #CanadianPolitics #TradeTalks #Trump #MapleNation #CanadaVsUSA #PoliticalDrama #johnwcurrie #WittyCanadian #LeadershipInAction
Politics or popcorn? You decide.
#DougFord #CanadianPolitics #TradeTalks #Trump #MapleNation #CanadaVsUSA #PoliticalDrama #johnwcurrie #WittyCanadian #LeadershipInAction
October 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Doug Ford dropped an ad in the U.S. — and let’s just say… Trump did not take it well. 🇨🇦🔥
Politics or popcorn? You decide.
#DougFord #CanadianPolitics #TradeTalks #Trump #MapleNation #CanadaVsUSA #PoliticalDrama #johnwcurrie #WittyCanadian #LeadershipInAction
Politics or popcorn? You decide.
#DougFord #CanadianPolitics #TradeTalks #Trump #MapleNation #CanadaVsUSA #PoliticalDrama #johnwcurrie #WittyCanadian #LeadershipInAction
🇨🇦 Canadian storyteller & creator sharing stories, humour, and ideas that travel farther than I do 🌍✈️ From northern roots to worldwide conversations.
#canada #johnwcurrie #maplenation
#canada #johnwcurrie #maplenation
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
🇨🇦 Canadian storyteller & creator sharing stories, humour, and ideas that travel farther than I do 🌍✈️ From northern roots to worldwide conversations.
#canada #johnwcurrie #maplenation
#canada #johnwcurrie #maplenation
100 Rotarians gathered around a fire, stories were shared, perspectives opened, and relationships deepened. It was a powerful reminder that reconciliation isn’t a destination — it’s a continuous commitment to respect, empathy, and collaboration.
Learn more:
honouringindigenouspeoples.com
Learn more:
honouringindigenouspeoples.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 PM
100 Rotarians gathered around a fire, stories were shared, perspectives opened, and relationships deepened. It was a powerful reminder that reconciliation isn’t a destination — it’s a continuous commitment to respect, empathy, and collaboration.
Learn more:
honouringindigenouspeoples.com
Learn more:
honouringindigenouspeoples.com
Only Netflix would give us a sex podcaster and a rabbi 😂 Just waiting for the Canadian version — a Habs fan marrying a Leafs fan. #NobodyWantsThis #canada #JohnWCurrie #netflix
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Only Netflix would give us a sex podcaster and a rabbi 😂 Just waiting for the Canadian version — a Habs fan marrying a Leafs fan. #NobodyWantsThis #canada #JohnWCurrie #netflix
Spotted with @PeterGorham rocking an original Blue Jays World Series championship jacket from the ’90s 🧢💙
Here’s to reliving those moments, cheering for new ones, and celebrating the community that baseball builds. Go Jays go! ⚾💥🇨🇦
#letsgojays
Here’s to reliving those moments, cheering for new ones, and celebrating the community that baseball builds. Go Jays go! ⚾💥🇨🇦
#letsgojays
October 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Spotted with @PeterGorham rocking an original Blue Jays World Series championship jacket from the ’90s 🧢💙
Here’s to reliving those moments, cheering for new ones, and celebrating the community that baseball builds. Go Jays go! ⚾💥🇨🇦
#letsgojays
Here’s to reliving those moments, cheering for new ones, and celebrating the community that baseball builds. Go Jays go! ⚾💥🇨🇦
#letsgojays
I’ve been toying with the idea of a book: part travel memoir, part comedy, and part myth, and this moment felt like the first page of it. The prologue & the book blurb are now live on my Substack - tell me what you think.
👉https://johnwcurrie.substack.com/s/unlocking-the-secret-of-greece-series
👉https://johnwcurrie.substack.com/s/unlocking-the-secret-of-greece-series
October 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been toying with the idea of a book: part travel memoir, part comedy, and part myth, and this moment felt like the first page of it. The prologue & the book blurb are now live on my Substack - tell me what you think.
👉https://johnwcurrie.substack.com/s/unlocking-the-secret-of-greece-series
👉https://johnwcurrie.substack.com/s/unlocking-the-secret-of-greece-series
Look away if you’re vegan 😅
On Via Lapanto — the street leading right up to the gates of Pompeii — there’s a little gem called Di Lorenzo Beef Bar.
It’s proof that travel isn’t just about seeing the world… sometimes it’s about tasting it (medium rare, preferably). #ItalyEats #JohnWCurrie
On Via Lapanto — the street leading right up to the gates of Pompeii — there’s a little gem called Di Lorenzo Beef Bar.
It’s proof that travel isn’t just about seeing the world… sometimes it’s about tasting it (medium rare, preferably). #ItalyEats #JohnWCurrie
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Look away if you’re vegan 😅
On Via Lapanto — the street leading right up to the gates of Pompeii — there’s a little gem called Di Lorenzo Beef Bar.
It’s proof that travel isn’t just about seeing the world… sometimes it’s about tasting it (medium rare, preferably). #ItalyEats #JohnWCurrie
On Via Lapanto — the street leading right up to the gates of Pompeii — there’s a little gem called Di Lorenzo Beef Bar.
It’s proof that travel isn’t just about seeing the world… sometimes it’s about tasting it (medium rare, preferably). #ItalyEats #JohnWCurrie
We drove 1 hour & hiked 45 minutes through a gorge in Greece — to reach a waterfall called Panta Vrechi (“always raining”). Some places stop being destinations & start becoming part of your story. They remind you that travel isn’t about collecting sights — it’s about collecting meaning. #johnwcurrie
October 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
We drove 1 hour & hiked 45 minutes through a gorge in Greece — to reach a waterfall called Panta Vrechi (“always raining”). Some places stop being destinations & start becoming part of your story. They remind you that travel isn’t about collecting sights — it’s about collecting meaning. #johnwcurrie
🍔🌭 One of the things I’m fascinated by is food at sporting events around the world.
In North America, it’s hot dogs, burgers, maybe some nachos. But at Monza Grand Prix in Italy it’s spaghetti & prosciutto🇮🇹
Let’s hear your best (or strangest) stadium snacks!
#FoodieTraveler #SportsCulture
In North America, it’s hot dogs, burgers, maybe some nachos. But at Monza Grand Prix in Italy it’s spaghetti & prosciutto🇮🇹
Let’s hear your best (or strangest) stadium snacks!
#FoodieTraveler #SportsCulture
October 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🍔🌭 One of the things I’m fascinated by is food at sporting events around the world.
In North America, it’s hot dogs, burgers, maybe some nachos. But at Monza Grand Prix in Italy it’s spaghetti & prosciutto🇮🇹
Let’s hear your best (or strangest) stadium snacks!
#FoodieTraveler #SportsCulture
In North America, it’s hot dogs, burgers, maybe some nachos. But at Monza Grand Prix in Italy it’s spaghetti & prosciutto🇮🇹
Let’s hear your best (or strangest) stadium snacks!
#FoodieTraveler #SportsCulture
I’ve been toying with an idea for a book — part travel memoir, part mythic comedy.
Unlocking the Secrets of Greece.
By a Canadian who mistook a myth for a map — and found both.
Would you read something like this?
A proposed book blurb can be found on my substack post @johnwcurrie
Unlocking the Secrets of Greece.
By a Canadian who mistook a myth for a map — and found both.
Would you read something like this?
A proposed book blurb can be found on my substack post @johnwcurrie
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I’ve been toying with an idea for a book — part travel memoir, part mythic comedy.
Unlocking the Secrets of Greece.
By a Canadian who mistook a myth for a map — and found both.
Would you read something like this?
A proposed book blurb can be found on my substack post @johnwcurrie
Unlocking the Secrets of Greece.
By a Canadian who mistook a myth for a map — and found both.
Would you read something like this?
A proposed book blurb can be found on my substack post @johnwcurrie
Visiting the Coliseum, I learned that empires don’t fall because someone beats them. They fall when people stop listening, stop caring, stop learning. When people become spectators instead of community.
#rome #learningfromhistory
#rome #learningfromhistory
October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Visiting the Coliseum, I learned that empires don’t fall because someone beats them. They fall when people stop listening, stop caring, stop learning. When people become spectators instead of community.
#rome #learningfromhistory
#rome #learningfromhistory