8th September 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 6 comments

Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of Prince Edward County (not to be confused with Prince Edward Island, the smallest of Canada’s 10 provinces). As an up-and-coming tourism destination two hours’ drive east of […]

4th August 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America, United States / 0 comments

I’ve been catching up on season 8 of my favourite TV show “Murdoch Mysteries” over the last couple of weeks, watching the episodes on the CBC website. This show is being filmed in my home […]

24th July 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

Most towns in Nova Scotia are small, and many people touring around the province allocate only a day or so to each place. So what should you see and do if you only have one […]

21st July 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 0 comments

Canada, as a whole, is a very young country. But here, on the East Coast, the history goes back over 400 years in some parts. One of these places carries the evocative name of Annapolis […]

17th July 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

This past month I had the chance to visit Halifax, capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, where I found the food to be surprisingly varied and abundant. I like to make food and […]

14th July 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 3 comments

Nova Scotia has many secrets… One of them is the wine. Unbeknownst to most of the world, the province produces wine, and some of it is actually very good! Even though the history of winemaking […]

10th July 2015 / Canada, Destinations, North America / 2 comments

According to a Food & Drink booklet I picked up at the Tourist Office, the Halifax Metropolitan area is home to over 500 restaurants, pubs, and cafes. That’s about one per 800 people. You could […]