Saint Pierre and Miquelon Travel Blogs

Birding to Cape St. Mary's
Jun 22, 2001

... solidify their claim to a portion of the fishing rights around the island of Newfoundland. In late 1696 and early 1697, under the leadership of Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, the French marched overland from Plaisance to the Southern shore, up towards St. ...

one last step on european soil
Aug 24, 2007 (10 photos)

... still had to fulfill my curiosity and check it out. I had a fun two days speaking french again, eating a chevre chaud salad and strolling around.  This place was settled by Basque fishermen, so there is a heavy basque influence. (guys in town playing ...

st.pierre and miquelon
Nov 15, 2005

nothing

Pligrimage - Pelerinage en Abitibi
Jun 26, 2008 (21 photos)

... 25th, we (the gang along with Pierre`s parents, sisters and respective familes) all departed for the region Abitibi where Pierre and his family grew up.  This region is about 6 hours north of Montreal.  It`s a gold mining region.& ...

10 Burin
Aug 27, 2007 (34 photos)

... return in a couple of hours to retrieve the liquor once the salt had dispersed into the sea :) - pretty neat. St Pierre and Miquelon are volcanic islands with a total population of 6,600 extremely friendly people; everyone says at least "bonjour" and ...

vive la france au canada
Jul 17, 2009

... is either borderline 16 or above 50. um... great. even the live music was a bit lame. at least they were serving desperados and fin du monde beers. otherwise, all there is to do is walk and explore. the streets are empty. the croissants are under-cooked, ...

Oh Snap!
Jul 12, 2009 (5 photos)

... .  Just like the French to mess things up. I turned around and drove most of the Way to the Capitol city of Saint John so I could see it in the morning. Took the opportunity to visit a different penisula of Newfoundland that I hadn't expected to have ...