Iconic Places
Grand Pré UNESCO site
The landscape of Grand Pré was created by 17th century Acadians who built dykes, drained the seawater, and let the rain wash the salt away to create fertile farmland. Although the infrastructure holding the sea back has been replaced, visitors Read more
US & Canada
Acadia University
Little Wolfsville on Nova Scotia western shore has a French-language university that mainly teaches at the undergraduate level. Established in 1838, it is one of Canada’s older universities and follows Nova Scotia’s religious affiliations for higher education. King’s College was Read more
Cities
Wolfville, NS
I imagine myself being Mayberry as I walked through the small town of Wolfville where everyone knows everyone else and there are no secrets beyond the first day of telling them. The two main banks in the town are still Read more
Cities
Dartmouth, NS
Dartmouth is the opposite of Halifax. It’s on the opposite shore of Halifax, the architecture makes no sense, it’s inconvenient to live on the schedule of a half-hourly ferry, and it’s expensive to cross on the two toll bridges to Read more
Cities
Windsor, NS
The last remaining blockhouse in Nova Scotia is in Windsor, NS at Fort Edward National Historic Site. New Brunswick also has its own last blockhouse at St. Andrews, so there are very few of these left. Major Charles Lawrence ordered Read more
UK
United Kingdom
My friends in the UK don’t come from Hong Kong’s British connection, but from the people I’ve worked and studied with in continental Europe and North America. London is the financial centre and poster child for a prosperous Britain. It Read more
