Maryhill Burgh Halls
Maryhill is an area of Glasgow close to where we live which, although not particularly touristy, has some interesting developments going on. It dates from the coming of the canals… Read more Maryhill Burgh Halls →
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 →
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
On Tuesday, we drove across NS from Halifax to Annapolis Royal, and it RAINED – the sort of rain we’d left home to avoid! We had decided to detour via… Read more Lunenburg, Nova Scotia →
Halifax and Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
(For more photos, see my Nova Scotia Pinterest Board and John’s photo journals.) Halifax is just over an hour’s flight from Montreal. We arrived on a balmy Saturday evening to… Read more Halifax and Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia →
Mont-Royal and Oratoire St Joseph, Montreal
Yesterday, we walked in the opposite direction, all the way up to Mont-Royal, Montreal’s mountain. It’s a stiff climb, about 760 feet, but worth it for the views. The park… Read more Mont-Royal and Oratoire St Joseph, Montreal →
Old Montreal
The old part of Montreal, down by the St Lawrence River, is beautiful to wander round. It’s also warm at the moment which, for refugees from the Scottish summer, is… Read more Old Montreal →
The Glasgow Gallivanter 