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The Fairmont Algonquin: A fading lady
...autumn came upon us, and the thoughts of a foliage tour took over our good sense and we headed toward northern New England. Along the way we stopped in St. Andrews-by-the Sea in New Brunswick, home...
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St. John’s, Newfoundland: More than worth the visit
...maybe the most impressive promotion for the city of St. John’s itself is the CBC television show The Republic of Doyle. If you watch that show in HD, you can’t help but notice that St. John’s is one...
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Halifax, Nova Scotia: Remembering the lost Titanic souls
Our little hometown city of Halifax Nova Scotia is marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic this weekend because Halifax, Nova Scotia is home to the graves of more Titanic victims...
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A discerning guide to traveling close to home: Seeing Nova Scotia through new...
How far away from home do you have to go before it counts as ‘traveling’? Indeed, what are a couple of discerning (and inveterate) travelers to do when stuck in their offices, chained to their desks...
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One perfect end-of-summer day – in Nova Scotia
It seems like every time we think about a perfect day that we’d like to bottle up to take out at a later date to relive, we’re on a boat. The first one we can remember was a day of sailing in the...
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Picking up recipes during travel: Newfoundland fish & brewis
It’s only rarely that we pick up recipes in our travels. As often as we dine in wonderful places and eat amazing dishes, it’s clear to us that recreating them at home usually leads to disappointment....
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So many beaches, so little time: The travel dreams of many
What is it about beaches? When we want to conjure relaxing thoughts, we often find our minds wandering to the sounds of the waves rolling in and out, the wind, the seagulls. There’s just something...
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It’s “cooler” along the coast: Day tripping in Halifax
For those of us who live along Canada’s Atlantic coast, weather reports in the summer always tell us that it will be “cooler along the coast.” But we just think that everything is cooler along a...
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When both locals and tourists love a restaurant, you know it has to be good:...
One of the great pleasures of travel is discovering new places to eat. Sometimes, though, revisiting a favourite haunt can be equally fabulous as illustrated by our recent road trip through...
View ArticleAutumn Escape to Muskoka
Ever since Barry Manilow made a “Weekend in New England” synonymous with escaping from the city to a place that could “take you away” the notion of fleeing the urban metropolis for even a brief sojourn...
View ArticlePost-COVID Travel Begins: Starting Close to Home
Who says you have to jet off to far-flung places in search of amazing travel experiences? Regardless of where you live, we’d wager you could get in a car and drive for two hours to find yourself in...
View ArticlePuttin’ on the Ritz? Worth the splurge!
When Irving Berlin wrote the song in 1927, the name “Ritz” was already well known―and no one doubted that it meant living in a grand style. It’s now almost a century later, and it still evokes that...
View ArticleA Private Tour of Newfoundland: The Only Way to Go!
Anyone who reads our travel stories knows we are fans of private touring. We’ve hired private tour guides in France, Turkey, Chile, Costa Rica, Ireland, and the list goes on. Why, then, would we do a...
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