Blogs from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, North America - page 4

I wrestled with the idea of doing the Cabot John Trail all through breakfast. It is a fabulous route, tracking the coast of the Cape Breton Island on the Eastern edge of Nova Scotia. It would add some three hours to my travel time to Halifax, and it was starting to rain. I decided I would leave it for next time, as I also wanted to get to know Halifax a little. So I headed West, on the edge of the rain front. If I slowed, I got wet. Brand is thicker than water. As I approached the bridge that connects Cape Breton with the rest of Nova Scotia, I noticed a biker with three bright lights come in behind me and hold. OK. I studied him and figured he was a distance traveler. I let ... read more

Geo: 44.6784, -63.6582Jim and I set out on another long adventure this coming week. We have a one-way ticket booked to Goa, India, an Indian visa and 3 nights booked to get us started. The remainder will unfold as we are inspired. Our focus is to create (writing and photography), to live healthily and warmly and experience new parts of the world yet unexplored by us or not since our 'maiden voyage' in 1984-85.Follow along...if you received this blog posting in your email, it means you are signed up to our blog and will continue to receive alerts of our postings. Unsubscribe if you wish or pass it onto others. ... read more

Geo: 44.637, -63.6672The hotel is a 15 minute drive from downtown Halifax. We parked by the harbour and walked to the Citadel which is a well designed fortification - so well built that no enemy would seriously consider attacking.St. Paul's Church was next on the itinerary followed by the Maritime Museum. Lots of boats, model ships and description of events in Canada's maritime history.Last destination was Pier 21 Immigration Museum. Thousands of immigrants to Canada passed through the facility on their way to destinations across Canada.Dinner was at a restaurant in the boardwalk before driving back to the hotel.... read more

I needed a rest from always being on the move for 7 days, and today was just what the doctor ordered. If you happened to read my post from yesterday, you'll remember the movie theater evacuation due to a power outage. They gave me 2 movie vouchers, and since I don't know how widespread this particular movie chain is, I decided to spend my afternoon at the cinema. What a welcomed relief. Since the theater didn't open until 11, I decided to take a morning and relax. Halifax doesn't have a lot of "touristy" things to do, anyway, so I didn't feel bad about that. I had also planned on having a little down time here - I just expected that it would be tomorrow morning. But when the opportunity came, my body and mind told ... read more

Eastern Canada is as close to the United Kingdom and Europe as it is to Canada's own west coast. This is evident in the grocery stores, in particular, at the cheese department, which are often overflowing with European cheeses! Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, Wensleydale, Caerphilly, Edam and Brie! The choice of cheeses is wonderful! We are both big cheese fans, so this refrigerated paradise was one of our favourite hang-outs whilst stocking up on the daily supplies. Really sharp and aged Cheddar is often our go-to cheese-of-choice, but we were spoiled! Cheddar infused with Irish whisky, with cranberries or apricots, smoked gouda, Camembert, and Stilton. Cheese is milk's attempt at immortality! Fermented and moldy, old and crumbly or with holes in it... It is a remarkable food... You can buy a box of crackers and some ... read more