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Ministers Island – Crossing the ocean floor and stepping back in time
While staying in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, a local was telling me about nearby Ministers Island, a 500-acre part-time island that sounded like a place I needed to visit. What makes Ministers Island fascinating, and part-time, is the fact that it can only be accessed a few hours a day...
Read moreThe Table Culinary Studio – where the land and sea collide in utter delight
The Table Culinary Studio is a stupendous experience that provides visitors an opportunity to learn where and how local foods are grown and harvested, while also discovering how to blend these locally sourced ingredients into a masterful meal. Essentially, The Table Culinary Studio showcases an experiential agritourism workshop that will...
Read moreAlt Hotel at Halifax Airport is an alternative to the mundane
I recently stayed at the Alt Hotel in Halifax, a small Canadian chain with a level of posh sophistication that was well beyond my expectations. As a professional travel blogger who stays at 50-70 hotels per year, I have a fair amount of lodging experience, and therefore it’s not very...
Read moreStepped back in time and strolled down memory lane in Nova Scotia
Road Diary update from Nova Scotia. Click here to read the previous Road Diary update from this Maritime Canada road trip. Guysborough is not a very big place on the map, but there are some cool things to do. For example, Chris (my videographer and sidekick on this trip) and...
Read morePeggy’s Cove is a kaleidoscopic setting not to be missed
Peggy's Cove and its lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada is probably one of the most popular places in the province to visit, and for good reason. The idyllic village is utterly charming and the photographic opportunities are boundless. From the lighthouse itself, to a bagpiper playing in a Scottish kilt,...
Read moreBack to “New Scotland” aka Nova Scotia
Road Diary update from Nova Scotia. Click here to read the previous Road Diary update from this Maritime Canada road trip. After a couple of weeks road tripping around New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Chris (my videographer and sidekick on this trip) and I are back in Nova Scotia,...
Read moreGastronomy and Nature at its best
Road Diary update from PEI (Prince Edward Island). Click here to read the previous Road Diary update from this Maritime Canada road trip. Our last couple of days on PEI might have been the best of the trip! Yesterday we had some fun stuff planned, but the weather had other...
Read moreA collision with the land and sea
Road Diary update from PEI (Prince Edward Island). Click here to read my previous Road Diary update from this Maritime Canada road trip. On my third day on PEI, Chris (my videographer and sidekick on this road trip) and I hopped in the car and headed to New London, a...
Read moreArrived in PEI and had a handpie
Road Diary update from PEI (Prince Edward Island). Click here to read my previous Road Diary update from this Maritime Canada road trip. Yesterday afternoon Chris (my videographer and sidekick on this road trip) and I crossed over the Confederation Bridge onto PEI, which might be the longest bridge I've...
Read moreNew Brunswick Bay of Fundy road trip continues
Road Diary update from New Brunswick. Click here to read the previous update from this road trip around Maritime Canada. After leaving Grand Manan Island the other day, Chris (my videographer and sidekick for this Maritime Canada road trip) and I continued our Bay of Fundy road trip and headed...
Read moreRevealing roads, wondrous whales and lovely lighthouses
Road Diary update from New Brunswick. Click here to read the previous update from this road trip around Maritime Canada. We were met with an overcast day, our first so far on this Maritime Canada road trip. We set off for St. Andrews, but along the way we stopped by...
Read moreCrossing the Bay of Fundy to New Brunswick
Road Diary update from New Brunswick, Canada. Click here to read my previous Road Diary update from this road trip around Maritime Canada. A few days ago Chris (my videographer and sidekick on this road trip) and I boarded a ferry in Digby, NS and crossed the mighty Bay of...
Read moreNova Scotia still as charming as ever
Road Diary update from Nova Scotia, Canada. Click here to read my previous Road Diary update from this road trip around Maritime Canada. It has been well over 20 years since I was last in Nova Scotia and it seems more charming than ever. The last time I was in...
Read moreMlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary: Everything you need to know before you go
Everyone’s beautiful during the Golden Hour in Swaziland It’s the golden hour in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve in the Kingdom of Swaziland, a tiny African country landlocked by South Africa and Mozambique. If you’re a photographer, you are well acquainted with that magical part of the day that...
Read moreMaritime Canada road trip in early September
It has been many months in the making, but this September I will be doing an epic Maritime Canadian road trip. For nearly three weeks I will be exploring the islands and provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (PEI). I have been to Nova Scotia before,...
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