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Fox Hill Cheese House – Port Williams, NS

Foxhill Farm Cheese
Fox Hill (@foxhillcheese) cheese and milk are already staples of our weekly Halifax Seaport Market purchases.  For those who aren’t familiar with Fox Hill Cheese House’s products, let me indulge you. The milk is non-homogenized and comes in 1L returnable glass bottles.  They have a wide variety of cheese, including feta, parmesan, gouda, havarti, and… Read More

The Local Wedding Nova Scotia

Anyone who has been following our adventures for the past year and a half might know that we are not one local traveler but a couple of local travelers.  In fact, we are a couple and we recently got married. Although our wedding isn’t necessarily something random readers would travel to, it was still most… Read More

Our 8 Rules for Local Travel

A turtle crosses the road in Liverpool, Nova Scotia
It’s not just about traveling in your own city, province, or country (although we think that’s really important, too). Here are our rules for traveling like a local traveler – whether your adventure takes you around the corner or around the world: If you can drive, don’t fly.  If you can take the bus, don’t… Read More

The Bistro – New Glasgow

The Bistro New Glasgow
After our wildly popular and much debated post on Pictou County pizza, we have decided to return to PC to check out some of the other dining options.  If a slice isn't what you're in the mood for and it's a special occasion or you're just looking to treat yourself, you really can't do any… Read More

#21 Bus Route – Lakeside

Governors Lake Nova Scotia
For our third post on day-trips and vacation spots in HRM accessible by bus (and bike!), we'll take you for a ride on the #21.  We were originally thinking of doing a post combining routes #21, #22 and #23 to cover all the lakes you can get to along St. Margaret’s Bay Road.  Then we… Read More