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Mahone Bay

A Drive from Halifax to Lunenburg

Written by artslover on May 12, 2006

  • We decided on a Friday night to rent a car and drive to Lunenburg the next day, stopping along the way as time permitted. I was to get the car and be ready to leave...
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Halifax Waterfront

Laid-back and lovely, Halifax brims with Maritime charm

Written by Jim Rosenberg on September 29, 2000

  • With a population of around a million combined, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island offer striking natural beauty and Maritime flavor filled with picturesque seascapes, wild salmon rivers and fresh lobsters boiling...
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Halifax Wharfside

One Day in Halifax

Written by smmmarti guide on November 29, 2004

  • Earlier this year I met a fellow hailing from Nova Scotia. "I‘ve always wanted to go there!" I exclaimed."Heavens, why?" he retorted. "I don’t know?" I muttered, suddenly embarrassed. Undaunted by the local’s lack of...
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Transportation: Metro Transit

Written by tvordj on May 20, 2008

  • Halifax only has bus and a passenger ferry for public transportation at the moment. The bus network is fairly good and will take you most anywhere you need to go. Some routes are less busy...
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Peggy's Cove

Written by naomi123 on September 26, 2005

  • En route from White Point, where we had stayed for the weekend, back to St John NB, we stooped off in Peggy's Cove. This helped to break up the 6-hour drive a little. Peggy's cove...
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White Point Resort-Spa

Written by naomi123 on September 26, 2005

  • During my stay at White Point, I decided to avail myself of their magnificent on-site spa facilities. A fairly extensive and reasonably priced list of treatments is available at reception, and we were lucky enough...
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Bay of Fundy

Nova Scotia details

Written by samepenny on October 11, 2000

  • I have always been fascinated by the Bay of Fundy and although I have seen it in prior years, I really got to see it on this trip. We stayed in a cottage called...
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Tall Ships in Halifax

Tall Ships 2004: July 29 - August 2 in Halifax

Written by Jim Rosenberg on March 7, 2004

  • In 2000, we visited the Tall Ships celebration in Halifax, which culminated in the last day's Parade of Sail. A quarter million people watched dozens of tall ships cast off with wind-filled sails from...
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Changing & Handling Money in Canada

Written by Jim Rosenberg on March 20, 2001

  • If you're coming to Canada from the U.S., your transition to Canadian money will be a simple one that does not require much advance planning. Unless you have a bank that really specializes in...
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Halifax International Tattoo

Written by superpurd on August 22, 2000

  • The Halifax International Tattoo is an annual event held early in July every year. It is primarily a presentation of military bands from all over the world. The music is excellent. They...
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