Category Archives: Adventure and Entertainment

Local Tasting Tours: Night Out on Quinpool

Local Tasting Tours Quinpool Road restaurants

May 23, 2014 The Local Traveler

While in New York a few months back, one of our top to-do's was a food tour. For us, truly experiencing a place involves some lips-on action with locally produced goods, and hearing about the history that has made a place's food culture what it is. But, oddly enough, we had never thought to take…Read More

Newsies on Broadway – New York

April 10, 2014 The Local Traveler

My first trip to New York was two years ago. I was traveling with Drew and three friends. We packed into a van with a full cooler and five suitcases and drove straight through from Halifax to New York. Along the way, we each listed our top picks for our too-short trip to the Big Apple. Mine was Broadway. "You…Read More

Nova Scotia Scores Two Major Golf Events for 2014

February 6, 2014 The Local Traveler

In 2014, Nova Scotia will be home to not one, but two events owned and operated by PGA Tour. According to NovaScotia.ca, Ashburn Golf Course has secured the Web.com Tour for both 2014 and 2015, with a potential 2016 stop. According to the press release, the event has the potential to bring thousands of people,…Read More

On Losing an Election, and the Start of a New Adventure

November 12, 2013 The Local Traveler

Our thoughts on running an election campaign, losing the election, and starting over. This blog isn't about politics, it is about adventure, but it is also about our adventures together, and I would feel remiss not to comment on something so powerful in our lives in this space that has become so much about both…Read More

Oyster Tonging & Shucking in PEI

July 8, 2013 The Local Traveler

Erskine Lewis sits in a small presentation room in Salutation Cove, Prince Edward Island, flipping through photos of his past guests. He tells us stories of past tours, cruise ships bringing 50 guests at a time, and two particularly memorable ladies who showed up with a cooler of champagne and spent more than 3 hours…Read More

TreeGo Mactaquac Park – Fredericton, NB

Climbing through the spider web at TreeGo Fredericton

June 14, 2013 The Local Traveler

A few months ago I decided that summer 2013 was going to be my summer of adventure (#SummerOfAdventure). So naturally, when planning a recent trip to Fredericton, TreeGo was at the top of my list. Last summer I tried OnTree, a (then) new outdoor adventure park in Martock. Despite my best intentions, OnTree was not…Read More

Anchors Above Zipline Adventures – French River, NS

May 2, 2013 The Local Traveler

There are only a few things that really bother me. Loud eaters and being woken up from a deep sleep are high on that list, but it is a simple phrase that gets me going the most. “There is nothing to do in Nova Scotia.” I'll admit, there have been times in the past that…Read More

East Coast Outfitters – Lower Prospect

April 17, 2013 The Local Traveler

Since Drew and I met we have had something of a battle of the paddles. I was a member of my junior high canoe club, and he’s had a dream of circumnavigating Nova Scotia by kayak. I prefer sitting up high in an open canoe, while he likes to be enclosed right down on the…Read More

Hatfield Farm Sleigh Rides – Hammonds Plains, NS

April 11, 2013 The Local Traveler

Like many people, I find the winter months really hard. Short days, long cold nights and a general grey to everything leaves me feeling pretty drained. This winter, we combated the winter blues with lots of outdoor activities. I learned to snowshoe, had some fun winter hikes, started running regardless of weather and took in…Read More

Snowshoeing at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park

Two pairs of Canadian Made Snowshoes in the snow

January 10, 2013 The Local Traveler

I am a big offender for spending the winter months in hibernation. I hate the cold, and while I am always up for a new adventure, mixing my lack of coordination with ice and snow has always seemed like a recipe for disaster. I haven't even been to the Oval yet... This winter, I have made the…Read More