Canadian Rockies: Lake Louise
The end of a wonderful holiday – and a look back at a previous one.
Canadian Rockies: Jasper and the Icefields Parkway
Adventures in Jasper.
Canadian Rockies: Num-ti-ja Lodge
A good stop on the way from Banff to Jasper.
Canadian Rockies: around Banff
Looking back to my 50th in 2007.
Following in the footsteps of literary heroines
Last summer, I fulfilled a long-held ambition to visit Prince Edward Island, setting for one of my favourite childhood books, Anne of Green Gables. I wrote about it here, and… Read more Following in the footsteps of literary heroines →
Nova Scotia: end of a holiday
Our last full day was spent driving back to Halifax. Things didn’t go that well – the weather was awful, it absolutely poured, and we got held up at the… Read more Nova Scotia: end of a holiday →
Cape Breton: Baddeck, Louisbourg and Iona
For our last few days in Cape Breton, we stayed in the Chanterelle Inn, near Baddeck. This was the only place we chose to stay which was not in a… Read more Cape Breton: Baddeck, Louisbourg and Iona →
Cape Breton: the National Park
From Mabou, we drove north to join the Cabot Trail (John Cabot landed in North America in 1497, though it’s by no means certain it was in Cape Breton). The… Read more Cape Breton: the National Park →
Cape Breton: Mabou and the Ceilidh Trail
The last week of our trip is on Cape Breton Island – named in 2011 by Travel and Leisure magazine as one of the world’s best islands to visit, although… Read more Cape Breton: Mabou and the Ceilidh Trail →
A day with Anne of Green Gables
I couldn’t come to Nova Scotia and not detour onto Prince Edward Island, Canada’s smallest province and the location for LM Montgomery’s books. I read Anne of Green Gables and… Read more A day with Anne of Green Gables →
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
Wolfville is a pretty little university town at the other end of the Annapolis Valley. While we were in the area we visited: Halls Harbour. Part of the attraction of… Read more Wolfville, Nova Scotia →
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
Annapolis Royal is one of the oldest European settlements in Canada. It started in 1605 as Port Royal and changed hands between the French and the British many times in… Read more Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 