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Historical Halifax — A Visit to Pier 21 — Canadian Museum of Immigration
Unless you’re from Halifax (my hand is up), an immigrant to Canada between 1928 and 1970, or a Canadian who went overseas during World War 11, you probably don’t have a clue of the important role Halifax played. Between 1928 and 1970 Pier 21 in Halifax was Canada’s gateway to a million immigrants….YES..ONE MILLION! Then,…
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Waterways and Sandy Beaches to Wake-up Your Travel Bug
Nothing inspires the travel bug in me more than a photo of a beautiful waterway/white sandy beach. When I find blog posts featuring water I am always eager to read them. Perhaps it’s because I grew up in Nova Scotia…”Canada’s Ocean Playground”, where the North Atlantic is only moments away, and white sand beaches are…
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Travel Photo Thursday — June 21st, 2012 — Nova Scotia Moments
Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. The semester finished yesterday, and I am getting ready to head out to Prague and the Czech Republic on Monday. What a difference a year makes! On the exact same date last year I was heading across the Atlantic to land in Halifax at 2:30am in the morning.…
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Travel Photo Thursday — May 3, 2012 — Nova Scotia – Canada’s Ocean Playground
Welcome to another week of Travel Photo Thursday. This is the time of the year when I start yearning for the beach. If I was at home in Nova Scotia, I would be beach walking on the weekends. Being on the North Atlantic means that our waters really don’t get warm enough to swim in until…