Join Julie Burk and Neville Tencer, authors of “An Italian Odyssey: One Couple’s Culinary & Cultural Pilgrimage”, on January 27 2011, as they speak about their journey walking 1,000 km along the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrim trail in Italy.

They authors will be presenting along with 15 other participants in Greater Victoria Public Library’s speaker series, called Healthy WELLthy and Wise: A celebration of positive aging.

The series will run through February 14 and feature authors and speakers on a host of issues. Best-selling author Dr. Gabor Mate will speak about the mind-body connection in staying healthy as you age. Author M.A.C. Farrant, Canada’s own Erma Bombeck, will present from her latest collection of essays, recounting the humor of middle-aged life. She has been shortlisted for the 2010 Butler Book Prize. And awarding-winning author of "The Mini-Retreat Solution" and certified life coach Julia James will be attending too.

For more information about the series, please visit www.gvpl.ca and click on the link for Healthy WELLthy and Wise.

For more information about “An Italian Odyssey: One Couple’s Culinary & Cultural Pilgrimage” please visit Verdera Media at www.verderamedia.com.