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Oak Island with the Masons and the Lagina Brothers
Ever since I was a young boy I have been fascinated with pirates and in particular Captain Kidd and his connection to Nova Scotia’s Oak Island. I can date this fascination exactly, as it started with a box of cereal. In the late 1950’s or early 1960’s Shreddies, (my favourite cereal after Sugar Pops which […]
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The Bike and Bean – Cycling from Halifax to Tantallon
After our trip to Holland in the spring I became re-energized about cycling and decided to get serious about it. The first step was to buy a new bike, but after a visit to Cyclesmith, Halifax’s best known bike shop, I was a bit dismayed at the cost – $1700 plus tax for a good […]
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Three Sisters – Two Ways to Visit These Amazing Sea Stacks
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park is the largest and wildest in the Nova Scotia park system. It preserves a stretch of rugged coastline that is studded with numerous unique rock formations, many of which have specific Mi’kmaw legends related to the demi-god Glooscap as to how they came to be created. The most famous is without doubt […]
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Isle Haute – A Trip to this Most Mysterious of Nova Scotia Islands
I have always had a special attraction to remote places and none up until now has had more attraction to me than Isle Haute. This is an island that is, to use a hackneyed term, ‘shrouded in mystery’. First of all its appearance is anything but ordinary. Isle Haute sits by itself in the middle […]
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Crowbush Cove – PEI’s Finest Golf at this Rodd Resort
Originally I wrote this post about playing Rodd Resort’s three great golf courses in Prince Edward Island- Brudenell River, Dundarave and the Links at Crowbush Cove. Since then I have created separate posts on Brudenell River and Dundarave, so have pared this post down to just Crowbush Cove. Here’s why I have come to appreciate […]
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Laval – Finding a Rose Among the Thorns of Montreal’s Sister City
What you might ask what am I doing in Laval, Quebec, a city so overlooked that Mississauga looks famous in comparison? Golf fans will know that the RBC Canadian Open is being played this week in Montreal. That being the case the Golf Journalists Association of Canada holds its annual meeting and golf tournament in the […]
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RBC Canada Cup – A Great Event at My Home Course
As a member of the Golf Journalists Association of Canada or GeeJack as most of us call it, I get to hang around with people who actually know how to write about golf and even some who can really play the game. We also get this snazzy little card with Mr. Golf Ball as our […]
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Winnipeg – An Early Morning Walking Tour and History Lesson
When I’m travelling I always try to get up at first light to see if there is going to a ‘magic hour’. This is the brief period of time in the very early morning and late dusk that creates the best light conditions for photographs. It took three days, but on the third morning in […]
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Winnipeg Mint – Well Worth a Visit While in the Winnipeg Area
In a previous post I described how important and influential the city of Winnipeg was to my upbringing and yet ultimately how and why I made the decision to leave her. Initially I returned to The Pas to work for the CN as first an operator/crew clerk and then in my dream job as a […]
From the road
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April 20th, 2023
I’ve had a bad case of writer’s block since getting back from Southeast Asia, but I did finish this post on the fan… https://t.co/HoJjP4jeha
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April 12th, 2023
One of the main reasons to visit the Galapagos is to see the giant tortoises. This latest post explains where you c… https://t.co/mQ8PWha8j3
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April 11th, 2023
Spring is very late this year so it’s nice to see the crocuses finally show up. https://t.co/7HD6wvsEJ6
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April 9th, 2023
Sunday morning is a good time to reflect back on another Sunday in Reading, England which I wrote about here:… https://t.co/EJ4Is2NSqz