11 Awesome Itineraries That Will Take You To Every Region of Nova Scotia

The Port Beautiful Balcony Annaolis Valley Nova Scotia

May 14, 2015 The Local Traveler

Updated May 10, 2016 The May long weekend is once again upon us, and with it comes the start of the summer road trip season. If you don't have plans yet (or are looking to plan summer travels over the weekend) we've got you covered. Last year, we covered 12 day trips within two hours of… Read More

Hubbards Market and Other Weekend Adventures

May 11, 2015 The Local Traveler

After the winter we've had, this recent stretch of sunny hot spring days have felt like therapy. I've been spending every spare second on my deck, bringing my little canna seedlings outside with me while I work. When the summer weather stretched right into the weekend, we filled the car with friends and hit the road… Read More

Otter Creek Brewery – Middlebury, VT

May 7, 2015 The Local Traveler

I tried Otter Creek long before this first visit to Vermont. I was in New Hampshire with my parents and planning a stop at Tullys, which is reputed to be one of the best craft beer stores on the East Coast. In preparation for that trip, Drew sent me a list of beer he wanted… Read More

French Dining in the Lobster Capital of the World – Shediac, NB

May 5, 2015 The Local Traveler

A giant statue of a lobster welcomes visitors to Shediac, New Brunswick. Its big red body and giant claws make this mascot hard to miss. Canada is known for "world's largest" mascots that lay claim to our country's biggest, best, and most bountiful places, and in Shediac the world's largest lobster statue is there to remind visitors that… Read More

A Tale of Three Coffee Shops – Truro, NS

May 1, 2015 The Local Traveler

Originally posted Dec. 9, 2012 as "A Tale of Two Coffee Shops". Updated May 1, 2015 I often find myself traveling north from Halifax, or returning from New Glasgow, Cape Breton or New Brunswick. On these trips I almost always find myself wondering where to get a good coffee in Truro. I am usually in… Read More

Drop-In Brewery – Middlebury, VT

April 29, 2015 The Local Traveler

Drop-In Brewery feels something like an arcade. A grown up arcade. With beer. There are tables with vintage boxers and hungry hungry hippos set up and ready to play. It's a pretty relaxed place. Shelves of glass wear, bottles, and knick knacks from around the world line one wall, and band posters and signs fill… Read More

Close To Home: Planning a Food Road Trip

April 28, 2015 The Local Traveler

A few years ago we came across a little passport called "The Chowder Trail". The book had 35 chowder locations in Nova Scotia sorted by region, with a space for notes, and a place in the middle to collect stamps. Once we had a stamp or two, we felt compelled to try them all. We… Read More

Manuka Restaurant – Moncton, NB

April 26, 2015 The Local Traveler

It doesn't look like much from outside. A little yellow house with a bright red door on the corner where Alma and Botsford streets meet, just a short distance from Moncton's core. Had we not been looking for it, we might have missed it completely. Manuka, the restaurant inside that little yellow house, only opened in late… Read More

Long Trail Brewery – Plymouth, VT

April 22, 2015 The Local Traveler

We almost didn't go to Long Trail Brewery. With so many to visit in a limited time, we were of the mind that we'd try to stick to the ones you have less opportunity to try, and, being Vermont's biggest brewery, it's a bit easier to otherwise find Long Trail. However, there it was along our… Read More

Saint John Ale House – Saint John, NB

April 19, 2015 The Local Traveler

"That's really deeply satisfying." I dig in for a second bite, curling the house made duck egg pasta around the fork, making sure to get some of the house cured pancetta and creamy duck yolk in the mix. We're at the Saint John Ale House, a place we always like to visit when in Saint John.… Read More

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