Halifax Hostel

... the City Hall and had a tour of the building.  The lass was really nice and we chatted about the differences between the two Halifax's.  Their's has a port, an international airport and is a city, ours doesn't and is a town.  We went to the ...

... benzyol and TNT, collided with another tanker in the Port and exploded, killing thousands and flattening a huge area of northern Halifax. To complicate matters, on the night of the explosion a foot of snow fell so anyone still trapped in their collapsed ...

... trip intact, which made me happy as I jumped on the airport shuttle to downtown Halifax. The look of the HI hostel in Halifax was not so great (I later found out the local independent backpackers is much nicer, despite having a less convenient ...

... thanks to some great passengers and a driver on the transit, and a guy who was riding his bike, but stopped to say "Welcome to Halifax, the hostel is that way" we found it! It isn't air conditioned (we are spoiled now after Montreal, lol) and it is in a ...

... (adding to my list of North American experiences) and made some plans for the next few days. Emily's brother is also in Halifax for the weekend (hence I'm hostelling) so last night we went on a booze cruise around the harbour. The evening was 80s themed ...

So guys here we are in Beautiful Nova Scotia, Halifax!! We are staying at this Little Hostel close to the down town area, which is nice as everything is pretty much within walking distance.  Our 1st day we got up early and headed out towards the ...

Arrived in Halifax today! Got all my luggage here, relief. I have been exploring the city a bit with a few new friends I have met along the way... I board the ship tomorrow and then I don't know when I'll have internet to be able to update this. Goodbye ...

... 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, ...

... running out of time on the net here. Love this place reminds me a little of Freo. 22nd August 2007 - Montreal to Halifax After again spending a fortune getting to the Montreal airport I caught my plane without any hassels and arrived in Nova ...

... of tears or snow or maple leaves or mooses in the world, and thus no one gave enough of a fuck to attack Canadia. Although Halifax was never attacked, the city was leveled once. How you ask? I'll tell you. A munitions boat - filled with tons upon tons ...

Well the flight from London to Halifax was shorter than I expected, at only 6 hours. I had a stroke of luck when I landed, as there was an irish lady called Lorraine hanging around the transport counter looking for people to share a taxi into town, as the ...

... - lots of free yummies, and a car show in one of the local parks. I'm helping out at the hostel here in return for my accommodation. I stopped in at Halifax after Cape Breton, did a day tour out to Peggy's cove, Lunenburg. Peggy's cove was pretty but ...

... way! In the afternoon I walked up Citadel Hill and then discovered another section of town, including the public gardens. Luckily the hostel has free internet (including wireless) and a coffee shop downstairs, which is open until 10pm, as it's not in a ...

... . You’ll have to go check it out. Small port city, lots of hills, not a lot going on. Stayed in the Hi Halifax Hostel on Barrington St, and running on 2 hours of sleep, the late night jam session wasn’t exactly welcomed. The flight out from ...

Meeting Tania at Halifax, we hired a car and drove into Halifax. We are staying in a dodgy part of town called Halifax hostel, which is quite nice. We dumped our stuff and headed straight out to the waterfront. Lower Deck Bar - real maritimes music. ...

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The halifax backpackers hostel was definatly a nice one. The staff was very friendly and helpful, and the pub crawl rocked :). Halifax is sort of a small place, not too terrible much to do without going out on a boat, or paying alot to do touristy ...

... , but a pound of clams later I was full to the brim; I just hoped stories of dodgy seafood hadn’t extended to Halifax.  The Farmers’ Market was nearby Pier 21, a historical site similar to Ellis Island in New York, where immigrants to ...