Posts in Category: Canada
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Muir – Halifax’s Fabulous New Waterfront Hotel
I have to confess that when I first heard claims that Halifax’s newest hotel Muir was going to be a game changer in terms of luxury, design and quality, I was a bit skeptical. These claims are easy to make and much harder to deliver on. However, just having completed a stay there and enjoying […]
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Conche – The French Shore Tapestry
This is my final post from the wonderful trip that Alison and I took this past August to western Newfoundland and southeast Labrador. In the last post we had made our way to the very end of the Viking Trail to visit the recreated Viking settlement at L’Anse aux Meadows. Originally our plans were to […]
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L’Anse aux Meadows – Vikings in Newfoundland
L’Anse aux Meadows will be third UNESCO World Heritage Site that Alison and I have visited on this trip to western Newfoundland and southeast Labrador. Previously we were awed by the grandeur of Gros Morne and very impressed with the archaeological detective work that led to the discovery of the Red Bay Basque whaling station […]
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Great Caribou Island – Hiking From Battle Harbour
In the last post I extolled the many reasons why Battle Harbour is a must visit destination in Labrador. In this post I’ll add another one – hiking on Great Caribou Island. The island is literally only a minute away from Battle Harbour across a small strait or as they call them in Newfoundland and […]
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Battle Harbour – Labrador’s Must Visit Destination
This is my third post from Labrador. In the last one Alison and I visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Red Bay. In this post we will visit the once thriving town of Battle Harbour that for over a century was the unofficial capitol of the region. It is now both a National Historic […]
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Red Bay – Labrador’s World Heritage Site
This is my second post from Labrador or The Big Land as many now refer to it. It will feature the former Basque whaling station at the small community of Red Bay and include a visit to Saddle Island where much of the activity took place. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is […]
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Labrador – Introducing the Big Land
In the last post Alison and I visited Port aux Choix National Historic Site and ended it by writing that next we would be going to Labrador, but would be beginning our tour in Quebec. In this post I’ll explain how you get from the island of Newfoundland to Labrador via the province of Quebec. […]
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Port aux Choix – Discovering Our First Nations
In the last post I described a once in a lifetime boat trip on Western Brook Pond so it is with some reluctance that after a few adventure filled days Alison and I leave Gros Morne National Park and head north on the Viking Trail. Although Gros Morne is without question the jewel of western […]
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Western Brook Pond – Best Boat Tour Ever
This is my fifth post from Gros Morne National Park which I consider to be a true Canadian treasure. Previously Alison and I visited the Tablelands, contemplated climbing Gros Morne Mountain and enjoyed a cruise on Bonne Bay fjord, but we have saved the best for last. The boat tour of Western Brook Pond is […]