I’ll admit, I’m one of those super annoying people who leaps out of bed with the first rays of the sun, singing like a lark. Even worse, I do it all without the benefit of caffeine. Every once in a while I’ll, have some coffee but when I do I...
The premise was simple enough: I wanted to take my (then)girlfriend on a trip for her birthday. I got the idea while we were on a day trip together to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. She was fascinated by the display with Atlantic Puffins. I read on the placard about...
I’ve been to most of the big cities in the United States and a few outside. Of all the big cities I’ve been to so far, Toronto is my favorite. Were it not for the climate, I would seriously consider living there. I read once that Toronto is what New...
The business of local government is to look after the common good for the people living in or visiting the municipality. Road maintenance, school administration, emergency services, public parks, and of course, making maple syrup. The city of Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada may be the only city in the world...
The Berlin Wall was torn down 25 years ago. (Has it really been that long?!) So to have lunch near the Wall seems implausible enough, but to do so in Nova Scotia? Even when the Wall was standing, it wasn’t exactly a lovely, pastoral place for a picnic. You may...
I visited Halifax, Nova Scotia in July 2013 and was surprised to have loved it as much as I did. I’m no fan of cold weather so I went with relatively low expectations, but I found it a quite magical place. Like most seaside towns and cities, Halifax has a...
The Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick, Canada is one of the coolest places you may have never heard of. Out of all Canada’s Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island tend to get a lot more attention than “plain sister” New Brunswick. So I was pleasantly surprised at finding...