Halifax, Canada Travel Blogs

Hot Night's in Nova Scotia, Canada
May 28, 2008 (2 photos)

... visa and Ben’s passport back before our flight to London in three weeks! We spent some time wandering around the Halifax city centre and checked out the local Alexander Keith’s Brewery. It was one of the most interesting brewery tours I have ...

East Coast
Jul 10, 2007

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First Entry
Aug 28, 2006 (1 photos)

... visiting his sister in law. It was a great home cooked meal eaten at a table. WOW how nice. We are currently in Halifax. The weather is great and we have been doing a lot of housekeeping here. Our mobile home has needed some repairs. Breaks, a ...

Nova Scotia
May 17, 2005 (6 photos)

... 12.00 noon as it has been for hundreds of years. Public transport not being so good in these parts of Canada we decided to hire a car in Halifax for 7 days to explore the 3 Canadian Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Price Edward Island. Canada ...

Greetings from halifax my last travelogue ...
Jul 16, 1999

... an actual bed... and Dalhousie provides a complimentary breakfast. I'm staying in Studley House (how apropos!). I walked all over Halifax today, visiting the Historic Properties, taking a tour around The Citadel, taking a rest in the Public Gardens, and ...

Reunion...
Sep 26, 2008 (25 photos)

Well we made it, :) We are camped just outside Halifax in a lovely little spot called Glen Margaret, overlooking St. Margarets Bay.    The campsite is a large one, but at this time of the year it is winding down, ...

14.4 ounces of steak
Jun 24, 2005 (4 photos)

Day 2: Today was a free day mostly for me because Katie was working. Since I had already done some resume work and job applying the day before, I decided to just go all out vacation and went into tourist mode. After getting up and a very late 11am I got ...

Halifax, Nova Scotia, 4th - 7th June 2007
Jul 7, 2007 (15 photos)

Halifax, Nova Scotia.  Well we had to start our trip through Canada here really, as we both come from Halifax, England.  After the farting about trying to get some accommodation for our first night here, we arrived at mid-night off the bus and ...

Fisheries, Ferries and Fumes
Jun 5, 2008 (13 photos)

... of who-knows-what into the clear blue sky.  Indeed, we had left the "Green Province" of PEI.   Our overnight stay was at a Wal-Mart in Halifax.  Early to bed in hopes of an exciting, informative day around the province's capital tomorrow!

I'm leaving on a jet plane....
Jun 23, 2005

... down the shoot and everyone was leaving. Luckily after they called to double check it was there. A chatty cab ride to downtown Halifax followed and I think I learned about as much about a person as you can in 25 minutes. Once I arrived at Quinpool place I ...

First few days of the trip
Aug 29, 2009

... lemon cake for dessert that the waitress brought because we were about to start our voyage.  The next morning we left for Halifax.  It’s a cool city right on the waterfront, and Tommy and I were able to order our first legal drinks at the ...

On to Nova Scotia
Apr 11, 2006 (10 photos)

Hi guys, After the bus trip from hell, I finally arrived at Halifax, 16 hours of sleep deprived travel, not a lot of fun!!! The highlights of Halifax can be seen attached, I met some cool peeps here, 2 Aussies, 1 Swiss, 1 Canadian, had some good ...

Last days in Nova Scotia
Jun 2, 2004

... brave the unpredictable waters. it was gorgeous. Wandering around the old wooden crab and lobster pots and little fishing boats. Back to Halifax and a night out. We headed to our fav place, the Lower Deck, where we settled in to watch a Newfie Band ( ...

Hanging out in Halifax
Sep 1, 2006

Visited Halifax and Peggy's Cove - pictures coming soon. And by soon I mean, when I get back home and can find a scanner!

Home again
May 25, 2005

Well my trip has come to an end. I flew back to London Tuesday May 24, then i flew to Halifax, Nova Scotia May 25. My trip was great, i saw many things and had a wicked time. Met some great people along the way! And i manage to come back home without ...

Raiders of the Lost Creek
Jun 25, 2005 (7 photos)

... weather that we had to cool off from. It made the last 3 holes about as unenjoyable as golf can be. So if you are ever in Halifax and want to go golfing, please do not go to Lost Creek. A cool drive home was just what we needed. A tour through the little ...

Happy New Year
Jan 9, 2009 (44 photos)

... had asked if it was OK for us to join in after the formalities were complete. As with so many Halegonians (residents of Halifax) we have met, their hospitality was amazing and so we found ourselves welcome wedding crashers. In fact it seemed that many of ...

Greetings From Canada Day
Jul 1, 2009 (7 photos)

... travel plans were for 2 months in Canada, so far I have been here over a month and still haven't left Eastern Canada. I really like Halifax I have decided. The people are really friendly and nice. For example, the other day an Australian girl and I were ...

entry 5: Calgary/Halifax
Aug 16, 2009

... 8217;ve really been looked after here. Anyway back to the real story… The first day, Wednesday, I was wandering around Halifax and went down to walk along the harbour and discovered there is an international buskers festival here! So the first day I ...

back on north american soil
Aug 11, 2007 (12 photos)

... on every other thursday, or they are just broken...so sorry for the wait! It was sort of wierd walking off the plane in halifax, huge scent of pine and ocean, a very nice combination, and being back in north america makes me feel that I have really come ...

HOME
Apr 8, 2009

I had an amazing, extremely memorable two weeks.  I learned so much, saw so much, and experienced so much.  It was unforgettable.  And I made many wonderful friends.   But it is awesome to be home.  There is no place like ...

Halifax
Oct 27, 2007

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Halifax.,................
Aug 17, 2007

this is my last destination before finishing, i will be leaving in the next few days......

LEAVING ON A JET PLANE...
Mar 18, 2009

Hi everyone, In just three days I will be embarking on quite an adventure!  The adventure of a lifetime really.  Laura (a fellow Dalhousie oceanography graduate student) and I will be bound for the Galapagos Islands (~900 km west of ...

Haligonians for a day ...
Jun 6, 2008 (16 photos)

... landed on, and it was with a bit of awe that I tread there, knowing this was where "Papa" first set foot on Canada.  I knew that some of his immigration papers had been submitted by one of the design architects years before (Thanks, Wesley!) so I was ...

Halifax
Jul 26, 2006 (16 photos)

I was impressed with how much Halifax has changed since I was younger. The harbour front has developed a lot. We only spend a day there, but I would recommend no less than two. We stayed at the Haliburton Inn. It was nice, but most of the rooms are one ...

Annapolis Royale
Jul 25, 2006 (37 photos)

... and cards. I am hoping to scare up a bridge game. We will see. Tomorrow is another free day followed by a dinner cruise in Halifax harbor. I have to tell you my friends that this is not a user friendly web site. It has taken me 4 1/2 hours to ...

Not there yet...but stoked!!
Nov 22, 2006

Only three days until Steve and I fly into Havana for our week long "second" honeymoon. Hi everyone who is joining me here in cyberspace. There's a lot of planning which goes into leaving your kids behind with relatives to go on a vacation. Not only ...

We're really doing it! (Part 1)
Aug 18, 2008 (2 photos)

... Please feel free to send us email or comments on the blog. Both Steve and I are as scared as we are excited about the move from Halifax to Vancouver...but we know that it is the right move for us at this point in our life. It is hard to believe that we ...

First Stop Heyyyy!
Aug 27, 2009 (5 photos)

Daddio and I made it to Nova Scotia ! I met a few people doing SAS who were on our flight from Boston to Halifax. We had to go on a very small plane--frightening. They said we were over the weight limit and asked if any of the 50 passengers would take a ...