Ruby Irene Pratka
Ruby Irene Pratka

Ruby Irene Pratka is a Montreal-based freelance writer and editor and long-time HI member who enjoys combining writing and travel. Her work has been published in English and French in Vice Québec, HuffPost Québec, Ricochet, Xtra, Shareable, Canadaland and the Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph, among other websites and magazines. She also speaks Russian and some Haitian Creole. Originally from the US, she has been living the expat life since 2006. She has lived in eight countries and four different Canadian provinces, but keeps coming back to the delights of Quebec City.

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The best countries in Africa for backpacking

Here are four of the best African countries to visit.

March 20, 2019
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Go beyond the gates: 10 free or almost free must-dos in Quebec City

There's no doubt that Old Québec is stunning, but there's so much more to the capital than what's inside the gates.

December 19, 2017
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