Cities
Peggys Cove, NS
When I planned my trip to Atlantic Canada, I didn’t think I was going to end up in Nova Scotia, I only planned as far as New Brunswick because Nova Scotia wasn’t fully open for discretionary travel yet. A couple Read more…
Quebec Beers
Archibald Hoppy Mix
Archibald Ci-boire Appearance – 7/10, there are better-looking IPAs, this one is just average on the outside Taste – 5/10, inviting the drinker to false promises with a spicy nose but a bitter taste Texture – 5/10, the way it Read more…
Cities
Lunenburg, NS
Lunenburg is one of the oldest cities in Canada and was home to the schooner Bluenose, featured on some Canadian coinage. It is also one of only two UNESCO communities on the continent, the other one being Quebec City. It Read more…
Iconic Places
Louisbourg Fortress
Louisbourg is a fishing village surrounded by the fortress’ National Historic Park on both sides of the bay. On one side is a lighthouse built near the site of the country’s first lighthouse in 1730. On the other side is Read more…
Cities
Shediac, NB
Shediac is only 30 minutes east of Moncton. It’s the self-claimed “lobster capital of the world.” It has the warmest waters north of the US on the east coast of North America, but I didn’t go during lobster season so Read more…
Cities
Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia’s capital and the largest city in Atlantic Canada has been a military city since the capitulation of the French in Quebec. It suffered what was the world’s largest explosion during the First World War and was a vital Read more…
Flights
Porter’s jets
Airlines are a tough business to run, most new entrants to the market are low-cost carriers battling for legroom in the market against decades-old established players. Porter, founded in 2006, has managed to find a full-service niche serving business travellers Read more…
Cities
Fredericton, NB
Fredericton is New Brunswick’s provincial capital. Its Victorian Legislative Building served as the seat of government since 1882. Its southeast corner is Secretary and King streets, quite an intersection of high and low roles. The Georgian building on the other Read more…
Iconic Places
Forts Gaspereaux, Lawrence, and Beauséjour
Forts Gaspereaux, Lawrence, and Beauséjour are all part of a defensive system on the border of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. But in the eighteenth century, it was the British against the French and the French had no desire of Read more…
Iconic Places
World’s longest covered bridge
The world’s longest covered bridge is in Hartland, New Brunswick. It is 1282 feet long, or almost 400 metres long. It wasn’t covered when it was first built in 1901, it was an exposed wooden bridge set on stone-filled wooden Read more…