When you start to think about travelling to Canada’s East Coast, you most always think first about where you’ll find the pounds of fresh lobster you’re going to consume, but following that, you’ll likely wonder… “Where should I go whale-watching?!” There are many different locations to seek out whales throughout the different east coast provinces,…
The lovely town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is the home of the Bluenose II, the speedy schooner that appears on the Canadian dime, and is only one of two urban UNESCO World Heritage Sites in North America. Lunenburg is a lovely place to visit for the day while travelling through Nova Scotia, and also a…
Halifax is Nova Scotia’s capital city, and a great city in which to explore at a leisurely pace. There’s lots to do and see. If you give yourself a day or two, you’ll have enough time to hit the highlights, and chow down on plenty of fresh, East Coast seafood! what to do Halifax Citadel…
As we drove onto Cape Breton Island, I didn’t know what to expect. I had heard about how beautiful it was, but I wondered if the actual place would live up to the hype. Two days later, I drove away from Cape Breton Island convinced it was the most breathtakingly beautiful place in all of Canada.…
Charlottetown is the capital of Prince Edward Island (PEI). The city is known as the “Birthplace of Confederation” after the historic 1864 Charlottetown Conference that took place there, leading to Confederation, and the creation of Canada as a country. Pretty patriotic stuff am I right?! There wasn’t one specific attraction that we were dying to…
Prince Edward Island (PEI) is Canada’s smallest province. It’s the land of Anne of Green Gables, rich red soil, potatoes, fresh seafood, beautiful beaches and colourful small towns. To visit the east coast of Canada and not visit PEI would be a shame, for there is so much to see in this small yet bountiful province.…
In Autumn 2015, my husband, Scott, and I decided to take a two-week road trip to explore the East Coast of Canada. It’s always exciting to explore far off places, but it’s also fun to discover a whole new side of your own country. Canada is such a diverse country, boasting many different climates, terrain, and natural…
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