It’s so nice to meet you.

I’m Alicia-Rae Light, a Vancouver-based freelance journalist, photographer, copywriter, and content strategist with a BA in Journalism—I’ve been fortunate to work in this industry and travel all seven continents doing what I love the most for the last 14 years.

I write about travel, conservation, sustainability, health and wellness, food, and culture. My work has appeared in Canadian Traveller, Canadian Geographic Travel, The Vancouver Sun, The Vancouver Province, BC Living Magazine, Canada.com, The Georgia Straight, Girlboss, amongst others.

As a copywriter—you name it, I’ve written about it. I frequently work with brands including lululemon, Kit and Ace, and Vega, and tech companies including Later and Optomi. I’ve worked on freelance projects focused on everything from rebranding, hotels and tour operators to working with various agencies to create marketing collateral, writ SEO optimized blog content, and everything from weekly email and social media campaigns for all kinds of companies from travel to real estate and finance.

I know my way around a camera as well—if you need travel content, I can be your one-stop shop!

When I’m not exploring my backyard in beautiful British Columbia by foot or kayak you’ll find me camping amongst penguins and fur seals in Antarctica, hiking to waterfalls and diving with sharks in the Fijian islands, searching for remote hot springs in Iceland, or enjoying a glass of malbec while reading a great travel memoir by the water.

B.A. Journalism, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

The University for the Creative Arts London

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch—I’m available for freelance work and would love to connect and learn more about your business.

 

 

Nothing like ice cold glacier water to remind you who you are. While travel might look a little different for the foreseeable future, I'm grateful for mornings like this today in Squamish, and that I was able to get outside for the entire weekend wit
Reminiscing of warm days in Miami this time last week. Remind me again why we choose to live in Vancouver where it rains for 75 per cent of the year? I’ll take yacht days at Haulover Sandbar in my @leftonfriday Sunday Suit (I literally live in
Stroll along the Malecón to find La Paz’s colourful and delicious little heladería, La Fuente.
Thanks to a project called Ciudad Mural La Paz, organized by a collective of Mexican artists, the seaside town of La Paz is brightly-painted with over 30 beautiful murals. The art tells the city’s story. From works highlighting the incredible w
This little hotel, once known as Hotel La Fortelezza, in El Triunfo is for sale—dream bnb spot? Gold and silver were discovered here in 1862, and after decades of mining, it became a ghost town. It's seeing a renaissance, thanks to the museum a
The Museo Ruta de Plata has an on-site wine and cheese tasting room (hello, my kind of museum). We popped in after spending a morning with the most knowledgeable, passionate guide, Juan. Inside the cozy little brick room (Toggle Wine Cellar) you can
It’s peace.
The tiny old mining town of El Triunfo is seeing a resurgence thanks to the opening of Museo Ruta de Plata, which takes you through Baja California’s incredible silver mining history. When in Cabo or La Paz, take a day trip to this authentic li
We swam with whale sharks, and by swam I mean sprinted. Nobody tells you just how fast these guys move through the sea when they aren’t feeding, woah (swipe right to see them in action/me trying to keep up). Then we headed over to Los Islotes,
A pause in my new Mexican adventures to remember some old ones, and to admire this incredible woman, my nana Marie Shields. Last Tuesday, my entire family sat around her hospital bed and said what we thought would be our final goodbyes. ✨ Today, she
Riding waves with some new pals on the Sea of Cortez.
Every once in a while life brings a moment in time that’s forever engrained in your memory—one of those remarkable little sparks that make you feel alive. On my 32nd birthday way out on the Sea of Cortez towards Isla Espíritu Santo