The lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove is a photogenic location that’s a relatively short drive from Halifax and thus, a very popular spot. In fact, there are several tour buses that drop here each day. If you’re lucky enough to…
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Halifax is the capital and largest city in Nova Scotia. It owes its existence largely to the navy who found its large, deep, ice-free harbor, convenient. Today its harbor is often filled with huge cruise ships and its waterfront…
The Cabot Trail is a scenic roadway around Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island that is touted as one of the most famous drives in Canada. Driving it without stopping and without traffic (both probably unheard of) would only take…
The Cabot Trail is a well-known scenic roadway around Nova Scotia’s Cape Breton Island. If you visit Nova Scotia, no doubt it’s on your list of things to do, but before you reach the official trail (if you drive…
The Bay of Islands is just 50 minutes outside of Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The dark blue mountains towered over the deep greenery that lined one side of the road. The bay was dotted with blue islands, beckoning to be…
I’ve already mentioned that we were fast-tracking it back from St. John’s to Channel-Port aux Basques to catch the shortest ferry possible for the dog. After a couple of days in and around Bonavista (post here) we had one…
From St. John’s Newfoundland, we were forced to begin the trip back to Channel-Port aux Basques to catch the ferry to Nova Scotia as the ferry from St. John’s back to the mainland would have required that Bailey stay…
St. John’s is, by far, the largest city in Newfoundland with about 186,000 residents (which is about the same size as Santa Rosa CA, Billings plus Missoula MT, and Eugene OR). Newfoundland’s second largest city is Corner Brook, which…
At the time of the Louisiana Purchase a large swath of the western part of what is now Louisiana was essentially a neutral strip of land between French and Spanish occupied territories. It was called “No Man’s Land” due…
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For a Truly Unique RV Camping Experience, Beach Camp Padre Island
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND With its Easter egg-colored buildings and rows of primary colored golf carts for rent, the main drag of South Padre Island reminded me more of the Caribbean tropics than Texas! It’s just 20 miles north of…
