Boston Canada Travel

What a beautiful hidden coastal paradise! Formerly a fish-processing town, stinking of sardines that drove the tourists away. Now it’s Bar Harbor without the high-ticket price, complete with gourmet restaurants, historic inns and a hopping art scene. Berry Manor, Rockland’s Most Romantic Getaway Arriving in Rockland, we were greeted at the Berry Manor with the [...]

I was invited to visit a friend in Sandwich for Labor Day Weekend, so seized the opportunity to check out one of the oldest communities in Massachusetts & on the Cape. In spite of the pending recession, the crazy stock market and Hurricane Irene, Sandwich seems to be doing quite well! Fiddlestix Food Trolley Heidi [...]

The food truck trend has finally made it to Cape Cod with Fiddlestix Trolley, the first of its kind in Sandwich, MA. Heidi Pleso, the owner of the month-old operation, has owned an operated a number of Sandwich establishments, including Sous Chef at the Belfry Inn & Bistro, Owner/Operator for Whistleberries in Barnstable Village and [...]

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the existence of windjammer cruises. A windjammer parade is scheduled for July 15th followed by a free concert with Gordon Bok and Friends!  To celebrate the 75th anniversary of windjamming in America, the Maine Windjammer Association is pulling out all the stops to give windjammer guests and Rockland [...]

Even for those of us who are fairweather or band-wagon hockey fans, at best, I have to pause to mention that we couldn’t have won the Stanley Cup without the Canuck’s help. Brad Marchand is the super rookie from Nova Scotia, who is proving himself to be a superstar at age 23! Then there’s Patrice [...]

1) The exchange rate! With the Canadian Dollar at highs not seen since 2007, the bang for the loonie goes much further than the greenback. 2) Massachusetts has put going green as a top priority, so it’s easy to find restaurants and hotels offering recycling, locavore menus from nearby farms and public transportation to get [...]

Although St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, you can still learn about Boston’s Irish legacy with Beacon Hill Walking Tours. Thanks to John Feeley and Cheryl McDonald, both of Irish descent, this new idea may become a permanent tour later this spring and summer. Owners and operators of Beacon Hill Walking Tours, the idea [...]

Ottawa’s Byward Market reminds me very much of Boston’s Quincy Market, also known as Faneuil Hall Marketplace. Quincy Market, built in 1824-26 was a place where merchants and food vendors could sell their wares right from the dock. The first Byward Market building was constructed in 1826 from private financing by Colonel By, famous for [...]