Checking In: Rodd Park House Inn, Moncton, Canada
Passing through Moncton for a few hours and looking for a place to stay? We were, too. Thanks to the folks at hotels.com (I love...
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Hiking the Mabou Highlands
There was brief mention of some excellent hiking trails near Mabou, Nova Scotia in our guide book. Given the other benefits of staying there –...
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Checking In: Mabou River Inn, Mabou, Nova Scotia
Booking a hotel in a town of only 1,300 residents can be a challenge. Even in Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada, where the economy is heavily...
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Exploring 300 million years of history at Joggins Fossil Cliffs
I was incredibly excited by the prospect of visiting the Joggins Fossil Cliffs on the edge of Nova Scotia‘s Bay of Fundy. The area has...
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There is no such thing as Malpeque oysters
Of everything we learned about seafood on our trip through the Canadian Maritimes this was the most startling. Sure, we also learned that it was,...
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Cruising the Northumberland Straits on a ferry
Given my penchant for picking different routes to get between cities it should not come as much of a surprise that I took full advantage...
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Crossing Canada’s Confederation Bridge
The Confederation Bridge, joining Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick in Canada, is a modern marvel that I’ve been pretty much infatuated with since I...
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Celebrating Cape Breton’s Ceilidh Trail with music and dance
Historically Cape Breton, Nova Scotia has been known for a number of different things. Some of these industries – namely coal and fishing – are...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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Skiing the lakes of downtown Yellowknife
Downtown Yellowknife does not have a lot to recommend it. The old city is quaint but almost all residential with a couple art galleries scattered...