Excellent video. I'd just like to add: - Do the Cabot Trail counterclockwise if you're not afraid of steep drop-offs. - The Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax is a must-see around Canada Day. I also love New Year's Eve in Halifax. All the ships and vessels in the harbour blow their foghorns at midnight. There are so many different tones that it's like a concert. - L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site near St. Anthony in Newfoundland is a 1000 year old fascinating piece of Viking history. - You haven't lived until you've seen the northern lights dancing over the Torngat Mountains in Labrador. - Be careful when driving in Newfoundland. There are so many moose, we call them speed bumps.
Greetings from Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island. I've call the Island home now for 27 years and love it. I have a log home on Brackley Bay and can see the dunes of the Beach from the Bay. Great video.
Hey Mert! You were obviously smitten with Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland, and understandably so! It is spectacular! What surprised me, however, was that the narrator neglected to say that the "Tablelands" to which she referred are the only place in the world where you can actually walk ON THE EARTH'S MANTLE! The ground/rock there actually looks other-worldly, as the Mantel protrudes through the Crust of the planet! A Unesco World Heritage site, it is a marvel and, from the top, you'll get the most spectacular view of that inland fjord that really made your eyes widen when you saw it in the video. The pretty little green brewery in the scenic Quidi Vidi Village in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, actually makes its Iceberg Beer from harvested icebergs! The world's purest water, it comes from icebergs which break off glaciers formed in Greenland up to ten thousand years ago, well before any pollutants were introduced to the planet. Come visit Newfoundland in the spring and experience the icebergs up close as they drift past on the Labrador Current, through Iceberg Alley on their way to melting in the Atlantic Ocean!
I’m from PEI and camped at Forillion this summer as a last minute getaway with friends.. we were shocked how pretty the Gaspe is.. we didn’t really have expectations and we were blown away by the cute little seaside towns and views. I’d go back in a heartbeat
I hope you visited Perce when passing through, the rock I could see from my elementary school everyday. It was a great place to grow up. Glad you enjoyed your stay. :) @@Macmannn
In summer,purple wild flowers in Atlantic provinces is indeed gorgeous, especially lupin in Prince Edward island,apart from the beautiful coastline ,nice and friendly people,enjoy seafood like delicious lobster is a must
My house is shown at 11:45-11:52! Quidi Vidi in St. John’s. 3 mins from downtown, but a quaint village within the city with narrow streets, sitting on the North Atlantic.
I live on the north shore of Prince Edward Island.. minutes from a gorgeous beach. There were days this summer it was like bath water. I’ve lived away from PEI different times in my life but my heart will always be here.. there’s just something about PEI
P.S. one of our best singers ever, Rita MacNeil was from Cape Breton. You should check her out. She did Celtic style music. We lost her a few years ago at quite a young age.
My mom is from Cape breton and yes my favourite island too. The video only show a small bit of what we have here in altantic Canada. Summertime is tourist season here people from all over the USA and Canada come here to enjoy want have to offer. And going to add that we are the most friendly too. Your welcome here anytime.
Been to all but PEI. Atlantic Canada is very beautiful, but not many job opportunities there. Cape Breton is where I feel my spirit lives, too bad I am all the way over in Alberta. My nephew got married to a girl recently. Both grandparents hailed from Holland. They discovered both immigrated through Halifax's Pier 21 on the SAME DAY, albeit different ships. What a coincidence. Cabot Trail is indeed beautiful and can be done in one day if you don't have time to stay overnight.
The Maritimes are beautiful, been there a few times. You should also check out the Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie in French) in eastern Quebec. It is a popular road trip on highway 132, in eastern Quebec. You need at least 1 week to take most of it in.
I recommend visiting PEI after the 1st week of September. Most tourists, at least all the ones with kids, leave once school begins. PEI is Canada's food island and the bounty of the fall harvest here is amazing. We are basically some of Canada's most fertile soil and farmlands surrounded by the bounty of some of the warmest waters in the North Atlantic! Absolutely everything is fresh in September and early October and probably travelled less than 20 miles to land on your dinner plate. That combined with a lot less tourist traffic makes it a perfect time to visit. Keep in mind once things start to get cool in mid October, a lot of businesses close their doors for the winter. So it's about a 6 week window of visitor paradise. Cheers!
If you were to scrunch all of the landmass together to form one continent, you would see how beautifully Scotland and the rest of the British Isles fit into our eastern landscape, in the same way the coast of africa fits beautifully into the gulf of mexico, so knowing they were once one land mass - it is easy to see why eastern canada reminds you of scotland.
Wow!!! We’ve finally started to explore Atlantic Canada after being awed by Western Canada and we are hungry to go back. So far we’ve done the Cabot Trail, Halifax, the Bay of Fundy, St. John’s in NFL and the Bonavista UNESCO site in NFL. We’ve barely scratched the surface. The people, the fabulous fresh seafood, the stunning scenery are second to none. Just LOVE IT there. ❤️We are from the village of Elora in Ontaro.
I live in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Not only is the East Coast beautiful but friendly as well. I'd love to invite you to my home and show you around.
I'm so glad u did a video on Atlantic Canada. I would never move out of here. I live just outside Miramichi city along the Miramichi river and love it. I also lived in Moncton NB and Halifax NS. If I had to pick another place to live it would be back to Halifax. The city is just the right size and so much to do there. It has everything a bigger city has but with all the history that that goes with it. If your as big of history buff as me Atlantic Canada is the place to be. P.S also old Quebec City is about a 6 hour drive from me, I know it's not Atlantic Canada but there's just so much preserved history there. Cheers mate. Have a good one
Hey, Mert, I live in Halifax, have all my life. It's a fun city, and you mate, would love it. And i started my 20+ year career in tourism at Peggys Cove. A place very near and dear to me. My favourite thing to do here in Nova Scotia, is to ride the tidal bore. Yes, I've driven the Cabot Trail a few times. Far more enjoyable driving it in my car than driving it a tour bus.
I've stayed 2 separate times at the Fortress Louisbourg, I didn't sleep in the tents we stayed in one of the houses, it was incredible beyond anything I have ever experienced, the place is known to be haunted.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are two of the original 4 provinces to sign onto Confederation in 1867. The others were Ontario and Quebec. Newfoundland and Labrador were the last signees in 1947? Last note. My city of Calgary was founded by a Scottish military officer named Colonel James McLeod. Named after Calgary on the Isle of Mull.
Mert as a Scotsman you would enjoy learning about the Hector in Pictou Nova Scotia. It carried the first group of Scottish settlers to the area, many fleeing their displacement during the highland clearances!
New Brunswick has much more the Hope🎉well Rocks!! It has Middle Island where the Irish was quarantined when the fled Ireland to escape the potato famine in the 1800. We also have the Christmas Mountians, and our rivers are know for the beautiful Atlantic Salmon! We also have the home of Max Aiken Lord Beaverbrook
I'm from BC, but I love the Maritimes. The Cabot trail is beautiful. I'd love to do it in autumn. We have lots of amazing road trips in Canada. The Sea to Sky Highway is beautiful. The Okanagan Valley in BC. Banff to Jasper. That's just the tip of the iceberg.
I grew up in New Brunswick and live in Fredericton. It's a beautiful region that is finally coming into its own after decades of neglect and hardship (and a few disasters, including economic and ecological and meteorlogical and military disasters). In the 2010's and 2020's especially the region's really started to boom. All of the cities are posting incredible growth rates (and the growing pains associated with fast growth). The City of Moncton, New Brunswick is one of the fastest growing in Canada at the moment. Finally! A video mentions the Donair! The Donair was created in Halifax from a Greek immigrant in the 70's apparently. It spread rapidly across Atlantic Canada, but never really spread out from there until recent years. Like Poutine, it's a classic post-Last Call hangover food. My mom is from Cape Breton, so we did a lot of trips to the island while I was growing up. With family that were lobster fishermen, we also had an in for getting fresh lobster, to the point that it isn't really a 'special' meal for us. ("Lobster again? *sigh* :) ). Lobster is so common here that local McDonalds and Subway restaurants have it on the menu, though usually just as a seasonal item. ("The McLobster is back!" ) Aside from that, Cape Breton is as beautiful as it looks, and somewhat unappreciated. It's had some hard times through the decades with it's main city (Sydney) stagnating for decades due to its main industries (Coal mining and fisheries) collapsing in the 80's and 90's. But it's finally turning itself around with a focus on education, tourism and tech industries. The scenary is beautiful, and it has some of the best beaches in the region IMO. (Glace Bay/Dominion beach for example). It's saying something that for a small area of the region, Cape Breton had 2 spots on this list (Fort Louisburg and the Cabot Trail). As for the Bay of Fundy, it's as amazing as it looks. One thing you might want to check out sometime is the CBC series "Race Against the Tide". It's a Sand Castle building competition show that they film on a beach on the Bay of Fundy. They've had 3 seasons of it so far and the sculptures they've made have been amazing... and they all wash out to sea by the end of the day. And finally, for my area of the Maritimes. unlike the other provincial capitals, Fredericton is inland and probably the least Maritime of the Maritime cities. It's situated on the Saint John River, in an area of the province known more for potato farming than fishing. But it's got a lot of history, including the countries oldest High School and oldest University. The Saint John river is an incredible river too; the second biggest river between (but not including) the Saint Laurent and the Mississippi. It's industrial days are behind it now, making for a very peaceful river to sail and canoe and boat along in the summer, or to check out the falls at Grand Falls gorge. If you follow the Trans Canada from Edmundston to Fredericton, you'll see how the province's French and English parts mix with the northern areas being French while the central and southern areas are very English. There's a youtube video (or more) that will cover the cities, towns and villages along the Saint John river that is quite interesting to watch.
It's also worth mentioning that Nova Scotia's population is roughly 30% of Scottish descent. There's a lot of Scottish influence in Nova Scotia's culture.
There's also a (small) community of Scottish Gaelic speakers dating back to the Highland Clearances. My mom's family lives in Annapolis Valley and several times when I was young we would go to the Highland Games in Antigonish - usually the 1st or 2nd week of July.
You nailed it Mert, eastern Canada is steeped in history and great places to wonder around and soak it all in. You'll sometimes feel that you're the only one there. And for sure have an Alexander Keiths ale :)
Two things they didn’t mention about Newfoundland is the amount of moose you can see from the Trans Canada Highway and almost all restaurants offer moose burgers.
New Brunswick has so much more than just the Hopewell Rocks! In Miramichi we have Middle Island where the Irish was quarantined when they fled Ireland due to the potato famine, we have the Christmas mountians and and The Miramichi river is so well know for the best Atlantic salmon in the world, and was the home of Max Aiken--Lord Beaverbrook!!
You do know that Nova Scotia is New Scotland. The Atlantic provinces have my heart although I now live in Alberta. I’ve been to every spot this describes many times plus so many more. It’s my home. I just live in AB. Scotland comes second! The history there is varied and very old. Come and visit…to all four!
Awesome video! I am blessed to be born in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada is overlooked, but sometimes that can be a good thing. We are the oldest area in Canada, most untouched beautiful land, will few people (compared with other provinces) if you want a slower pace, peace, quiet and to relax in nature, we are it. Don’t get me wrong there are so many festivals, markets, awesome seafood ( NB lobster fishers are just about to put out there traps in the bay of Fundy tomorrow) but I’m just happy here and don’t plan on moving.
I was born in Moncton but I have lived in Ottawa for many years. We always went back to cottage every summer at❤ Parlee Beach. Greatest memories. I love and miss the Maritimes. But not the 150cm of snow Cape Breton just got.😮😢❤
just remember if you are walking around the woods or in the bush as they say make sure you find a sturdy stick or buy a strong walking stick it may come in handy if you run into a coyotes cougar or other big animals whether predator or not only a few places have cleared out the predator wildlife mostly southern ontario for the rest keep an eye out as you walk ,, our parks usually have something in it that may look upon you as prey or a annoyance
The Great Bear Rainforest in BC, Canada... lots of people visit the east I lived in P.E.I for years the saying is true great place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there
Hello Mert I live just outside of Halifax. If you ever visit I have an extra room for you and your wife to stay. I be your tour guide and show you spots more amazing then you seen in this video. For example Cape Split.
I’m from interior BC and would love for you to react to the Okanagan. You will be blown away, as well. It’s a more desert valley in Canada with beautiful lakes, wineries, sceneries and booming cities (especially Kelowna). It’s a stunning drive through there from Vernon to Penticton/Osoyoos
Ontarian here. I’ve only been to Nova Scotia once. Atlantic Canada is probably the most underrated part of the country. It’s near the top of my bucket list as a retiree. Lunenburg needs to be singled out as does George Street in St.John’s
I'm a newfie lad ... got married in 76 and my wife and I honeymooned on PEI ... stayed at a lovely cottage near Brakley Beach ... totally enjoyed the walks in the sand .. it was late August so we waded in the water but I wouldn't dive in , was too cold at the time :)
My stomping grounds. There is lots to see and do here. Its not as convenient as larger cities. However I would never raise my son anywhere else in Canada. Hope everyone is taking care Gros Morne I have to admit is one of the most beautiful places I've visited. Fundy park is nice, but compared to gros morne. It doesn't hold a candle.
Best seafood for sure. Video failed to talk about the various French Acadian villages (being Acadian myself). For beaches, I enjoy going to Aboiteau in New Brunswick as you can see the confederation bridge (odd it wasn't mentioned in the video). For breweries, so many amazing micro breweries. Pump House & Cavok are probably my 2 favourite in my region. You would need a year to try them all. Our beer is as good as Innis & Gunn. Scotch Ale is sometimes available depending on the brewery. Cheers
I guess the creators of the video didn't want to bring up the Acadians due to the Great Expulsion. That tragic event is often swept under the rug, except in Acadian areas.
Check out videos of Pier 21 in Halifax. Amazing history and first point of contact for a great number of immigrants to North America. The Cabot Trail is a cross between Irish hills and the Scottish NC 500. The video you watched of the Trans Canada from Toronto west to BC is nice but it misses the other third of the Trans Canada from Toronto going east. Wonderful in its own way.
You can get 'doner kebabs' in Canada but in Atlantic Canada the 'donair' (pronounced doh-n-air) outsells it by a massive margin. Notice the different spelling and different pronunciation so they don't get mixed up. The donair is a Canadianized version of the Greek-Turkish original. It was invented and popularized by a Greek immigrant to Halifax.
My sister and I did a 2 week tour of the Atlantic Provinces. Not nearly long enough!! Absolutely beautiful with wonderful people! The only thing that went wrong was that we lost a day trip to Labrador during to a hurricane. Yikes! Being a prairie girl from Manitoba, hurricanes really scare me. We were on Cape Breton Island when it happened. Fortunately it wasn’t a really bad hurricane like Fiona was. I love all of the provinces but Cape Breton (part of Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland were my favourite. And as someone else mentioned a must visit is L’Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland.
a week-end camp & canoe trip would be awesome along the shores of Nova Scotia with all the estuaries where you can pick fresh clams & fiddle heads while fishing each day..
Hi, Mert, Barb here from Cape Breton Island. I love your reaction videos about Canada. My husband and I drove the Trans Canada Highway in 1975, taking 3 weeks so we could visit friends along the way, the ones who had gone "down the road" before us. I worked in Ft McMurray, Alberta. First as an auditor during the construction of the Syncrude Tar Sands Plant and then working as a labour foreman building condos to house all of the workers in the Mac. We've driven back and forth three more times since. The next time was supposed to be driving our motorcycles, instead of towing them. 😅 An accidental fall took me off bikes, but sent me back to school. I took a Geology course and discovered why so many of my Scottish ancestors (Barra MacNeil; MacMullin) felt like Cape Breton was like home. When Pangea broke up, it was like bread dough being torn asunder. My prof has an insect named after him; he found part of it in the cliffs of Point Aconi Beach, Cape Breton and the other part in a cliff in Scotland. It's the same land. If you follow the northern CB you will feel like you're in Scotland Wales and Ireland. The Bras d'Or Lakes is a large body of salt water in the middle of the Island. It has two inlets and one outflow, has the same tides as the ocean and is perfect for sailing and swimming; it's 10⁰ warmer than the Atlantic Ocean.😊 It's written up in sailing magazines all around the world. Sorry for the length; I honestly could go on for days. Funny Story: I'm Baha'i and one year I had all of the young men in a Baha'i Dance Troupe that was comprised of university students. The kids from Scotland and Germany resembled sheepdog and needed shearing. I arranged a hair appointment but they were busy with a chess tournament with my sons and their friends. I finally said, "Get yer arses in gear, NOW!" The Scottish boy giggled at what he heard and sheepishly said that he felt like he was home. 😂 He'd not been able to take a speaking role until he got to Nova Scotia, where he was understood. If you come to Nova Scotia (New Scotland; Nouvelle Écosse), and Cape Breton Island (l'ile du cap breton), you will hear Welcome, bienvenue, and ciad mile failte (one hundred thousand welcomes). You can even visit the Gaelic College, where Scottish linguists come to hear the old Gaelic and sit in classes with local children. I speak Acadian French. I learned it at l'université Ste Anne, the only Acadian University in the world. The Acadian language spoken in the Maritimes is the French language as it was spoken before the revolution. I met a man from Paris who told me that meeting true Acadians, both here and Louisiana (Cajuns whose ancestors went there after the expulsion of the Acadians from the Maritime Provinces.) Is like an Englishmen meeting people who still Shakespeare's English. This was fun! Check out the Black Highland Regiments from the Atlantic Provinces, that were instrumental in Canada taking Vimy Ridge in WWI. They wore kilts as they should be worn and the Germans called them the crazy Canucks. 😂😂
According to the information from the Canadian Legion, it was crazy Canucks. I had a Reach For the Top style team and this tidbit was a wee bit of the material my team used to prepare.
Hi, thanks for this video. You’re right! Atlantic Canada is highly under rated. As a New Brunswicker i can say we are the most under rated province in Canada. We are known as the drive through province but we have all of the things shown in this video and more! Sandy beaches, dunes, rocky coastline, historical villages and experiences. We also have many micro breweries and distilleries and 3 small but lively cities. The natural beauty here is Canada’s best kept secret. The thing this video doesn’t mention is the best thing about Atlantic Canada. The people!!!! We are one of the friendliest regions in the world. When are you coming for a visit?
I’m from Nova Scotia. My mother was born in Ballater but moved to Newfoundland when she was 4. Her Mom was a war bride. She said your accent reminds her of her older sister’s who remained in Scotland. Newfoundland is my favourite place to visit.
The British, Scottish , Irish and French who originally settled here promptly came and named every city and town after their home . We have a London, a Newmarket, New Glasgow, Cheltenham, Halifax, Prince George, Queen Elizabeth Highway, Victoria. Princess Margaret Hospital. King Edward Hotel , Limehouse, Milton, I could go on and on.😀
I love how you said sorry, for the British for attacking the fort twice..lol and they didn't put in any on New Brunswick. I lived in New Brunswick, Miramichi, my mother and her family grew up there. first time flying there I looked out the window and all i could see was trees and rivers, spotted with random houses.
Mert, although Atlantic Canada is amazing, is not really underrated...it is very well know by many in North America and beyond. The area has a huge tourist industry. Many many tourists from Canada, United States and Europe visit the area every year during the summer months. Small PEI even seems to get over crowded with tourists during the summer. Atlantic Canada is a wonderful place to live partly because there are only about two million permanent year round residents.
As beautiful as the atlantic provinces all are in thier own ways,atlantic Canada's main feature is its people...going to the maritimes or to newfoundland means entering into a slightly different canada...the places a nation known for friendly folks points to as the most friendly...the culture of both are unique from each other and both slightly different to the rest of canada...in a word its home,even if your actual home is somewhere very far away...its that universal feeling of home,where people smile and joke the first time they meet you,where they will help strangers like they were friends,and you're made to feel welcome
I've lived in Grand Falls NL, Halifax NS, and several towns and cities in NB. Never lived in PEI, but have been there many times. A beautiful part of Canada in the summer and fall.
I've not been to Newfoundland and Labrador yet, but have visited the other provinces twice. The beauty of the Maritimes is that they're so small. Driving from Point A to B takes no time at all, so a lot of sights can be seen in a short time.
@@sirslice7531 Since I said I haven't been to NL and Labrador yet, it stands to reason that I was not referring to NL and Labrador when I said that driving the Maritimes was easy. 🙂
While the beaches on the south coast of Nova Scotia are beautiful, the water temps are quite cold at the best of times. The beaches on the east cost of New Brunswick, on the other hand, have the warmest temps north of the USA Carolinas. Google Earth Nova Scotia and the sheer number of lakes becomes obvious. I have fished many and they are my favorite feature.
I live in Nova Scotia. I've been to all of these places except for Newfoundland (the ferry/flight cost is wild!) I prefer Five Islands or Burntcoat Head over Hopewell Rocks. Louisbourg is cool, and I worked for two summers at the Halifax Citadel. My grandparents immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland in the early 1950s, landing at Pier 21. My grandmother came in the middle of February, she immediately wanted to go home.
Hey Mert, I love your videos. I live on Prince Edward Island. Atlantic Canada is pretty special. Much more laid back than the rest of Canada. When you decide to visit Canada try and make your way to Atlantic Canada 🇨🇦 you won't be disappointed.
I grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, so I’ve travelled all over the Maritimes. Halifax is not a good place to visit, it’s a drug pit. Classified said it best “but swimming in Halifax harbour is like swimming in diseases” But in saying that, the bay of funny is pretty cool. Used to go to Parly Beach every year as a kid. Got some nice sunburns and memories from there. Also, my grandfather was one of the survivors of the Springhill Mine Disaster. His clothes and some other things are in the museums in Springhill, Nova Scotia
I'm sure the rest of the folks from Atlantic Canada will more than cover everything I can possibly think of, so I'll go to the question I have: Does anyone know of a direct way to specifically get Mert's attention? I know he looks through some of the comments, but I have something in particular I want to ask him. Is there a twitter page? an email address? Is there some other social media or something so that I don't have to just hope that he perhaps sees this?
Pictou (near New Glasgow), Nova Scotia is where Scottish emigrants first landed and became the biggest Scottish colony in America. There's a replica of the colonial ship The Hector. You can visit to get a taste of what passengers endured on the voyage across the ocean. And yes, Atlantic Canada has the best seafood I've ever had. If you go to the right spots, you can literally see them loading fresh fish on to the dock and into the back of the restaurants.
You could easily spend more than a week in Nova Scotia and still not see it all! One branch of my family came here from France in the 1600s. If you come, do it in the fall. The Annapolis Valley is brimming with local produce, cider, wine, etc. The Port Royal and Fort Anne National Historic Sites are a fantastic walk through history to see the life of some if the first Europeans to come to the Maritimes. If you are going to do beaches: Crescent, Rissers, Carter's, and Crystal Crescent beaches are all absolutely amazing. Then head up to the Cabot Trail to see the stunning fall colours (and stop at Louisburg). I have lived all over Canada and places overseas and I'll pick NS every time.
Unexpected to see someone from across the pond interested in Canada--usually it's the other way around. Was for me, until I hitched across Canada. Since then it's been more about experiencing where I live more deeply. Not saying I'd turn down a trip to the UK, but I've watched leaves come out after a prairie winter, hung out with orca on the west coast, kayaked over large sections of the waters off Vancouver Island, and had black bears in my backyard. . Deeply, not widely for me. Oh, and remember: if you come over, you may have trouble going back. We are a pretty incredible place.
Enjoyed this sir, I haven't been back for a few years and now I'm thinking of heading back this summer. Note: If you start drinking in Newfoundland you might not make it off the Island ... LOL. If you're from Scotland, you'll love eastern Canada.
I'm a Newfoundlander and I can guarantee you that you'd fit right in there! I also find it extremely funny because I feel a lot of people there would just mistake you for a Newfoundlander with your accent. It's crazy to me how similar it is to some of the areas here. 😂
The boat tour of Western Brook Pond (freshwater fjord) in Gros Morne is breathtaking. Be prepared for all types of weather.
Excellent video. I'd just like to add:
- Do the Cabot Trail counterclockwise if you're not afraid of steep drop-offs.
- The Nova Scotia International Tattoo in Halifax is a must-see around Canada Day. I also love New Year's Eve in Halifax. All the ships and vessels in the harbour blow their foghorns at midnight. There are so many different tones that it's like a concert.
- L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site near St. Anthony in Newfoundland is a 1000 year old fascinating piece of Viking history.
- You haven't lived until you've seen the northern lights dancing over the Torngat Mountains in Labrador.
- Be careful when driving in Newfoundland. There are so many moose, we call them speed bumps.
I did it ccw a few years ago. I do not like steep drops. I was a little white knuckled!
As a Haligonian, I love seeing other people discover Halifax. It's awesome.
@@Spore9996 Same!
Greetings from Brackley Beach, Prince Edward Island. I've call the Island home now for 27 years and love it. I have a log home on Brackley Bay and can see the dunes of the Beach from the Bay.
Great video.
Hey Mert! You were obviously smitten with Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland, and understandably so! It is spectacular! What surprised me, however, was that the narrator neglected to say that the "Tablelands" to which she referred are the only place in the world where you can actually walk ON THE EARTH'S MANTLE! The ground/rock there actually looks other-worldly, as the Mantel protrudes through the Crust of the planet! A Unesco World Heritage site, it is a marvel and, from the top, you'll get the most spectacular view of that inland fjord that really made your eyes widen when you saw it in the video.
The pretty little green brewery in the scenic Quidi Vidi Village in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, actually makes its Iceberg Beer from harvested icebergs! The world's purest water, it comes from icebergs which break off glaciers formed in Greenland up to ten thousand years ago, well before any pollutants were introduced to the planet. Come visit Newfoundland in the spring and experience the icebergs up close as they drift past on the Labrador Current, through Iceberg Alley on their way to melting in the Atlantic Ocean!
Gaspe, where I grew up was amazing. Sort of Atlantic Canada. Just in Quebec.
I’m from PEI and camped at Forillion this summer as a last minute getaway with friends.. we were shocked how pretty the Gaspe is.. we didn’t really have expectations and we were blown away by the cute little seaside towns and views. I’d go back in a heartbeat
I hope you visited Perce when passing through, the rock I could see from my elementary school everyday. It was a great place to grow up. Glad you enjoyed your stay. :) @@Macmannn
Its even more beautiful when the leaves change!!
The fjord is in western book pond, has absolutely stunning
I'm from Vancouver Island and visited NS and PEI this past summer. It is amazing. We just loved it and will be going back.
lived there as a child for about 10 years awesome experience
Nova Scotian here, please visit and thanks for showing the maritimes some love!
Have not yet but planning to go to Newfoundland as my paternal ancestors (including fisherman) were part of the settlers of the Bonavista area
In summer,purple wild flowers in Atlantic provinces is indeed gorgeous, especially lupin in Prince Edward island,apart from the beautiful coastline ,nice and friendly people,enjoy seafood like delicious lobster is a must
I am Canadian and love Newfoundland & Labrador. The landscapes are wonderous and the people are fabulous!
I would include that part of Quebec where the Saint Lawrence empties out into the Gulf...
You need to do a video on the Gimli Glider!
My house is shown at 11:45-11:52! Quidi Vidi in St. John’s. 3 mins from downtown, but a quaint village within the city with narrow streets, sitting on the North Atlantic.
I live on the north shore of Prince Edward Island.. minutes from a gorgeous beach. There were days this summer it was like bath water. I’ve lived away from PEI different times in my life but my heart will always be here.. there’s just something about PEI
Nova Scotia has quite a few white sand beaches such as Martinique Beach where you'd swear you were in the tropics in the summer.
P.S. one of our best singers ever, Rita MacNeil was from Cape Breton. You should check her out. She did Celtic style music. We lost her a few years ago at quite a young age.
I’ve been to gros Morne it is stunning. The highlight for me was the boat tour of the fjords.
Definitely on my bucket lists.
Ice Berg beer from Nfld is delicious….so refreshing!
Alexander Keith’s from Nova Scotia is my favourite pale ale!
I love Atlantic Canada.Gros Morn is World Class..It calls to My Celtic Heart..
Newfoundland has some of the best salmon fishing in the world
My mom is from Cape breton and yes my favourite island too. The video only show a small bit of what we have here in altantic Canada. Summertime is tourist season here people from all over the USA and Canada come here to enjoy want have to offer. And going to add that we are the most friendly too. Your welcome here anytime.
I was raised in Ontario and live in Alberta now. I have never visited the Maritimes but they are on my official bucket list.
Been to all but PEI. Atlantic Canada is very beautiful, but not many job opportunities there. Cape Breton is where I feel my spirit lives, too bad I am all the way over in Alberta. My nephew got married to a girl recently. Both grandparents hailed from Holland. They discovered both immigrated through Halifax's Pier 21 on the SAME DAY, albeit different ships. What a coincidence. Cabot Trail is indeed beautiful and can be done in one day if you don't have time to stay overnight.
The Maritimes are beautiful, been there a few times. You should also check out the Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie in French) in eastern Quebec. It is a popular road trip on highway 132, in eastern Quebec. You need at least 1 week to take most of it in.
I recommend visiting PEI after the 1st week of September. Most tourists, at least all the ones with kids, leave once school begins. PEI is Canada's food island and the bounty of the fall harvest here is amazing. We are basically some of Canada's most fertile soil and farmlands surrounded by the bounty of some of the warmest waters in the North Atlantic! Absolutely everything is fresh in September and early October and probably travelled less than 20 miles to land on your dinner plate. That combined with a lot less tourist traffic makes it a perfect time to visit. Keep in mind once things start to get cool in mid October, a lot of businesses close their doors for the winter. So it's about a 6 week window of visitor paradise.
Cheers!
If you were to scrunch all of the landmass together to form one continent, you would see how beautifully Scotland and the rest of the British Isles fit into our eastern landscape, in the same way the coast of africa fits beautifully into the gulf of mexico, so knowing they were once one land mass - it is easy to see why eastern canada reminds you of scotland.
Yup. Geologically the rock strata also match perfectly.
I've been to the beaches, the waters freezing in Nova Scotia. Oh and watch out for the sand fleas ,lol they bite.
So much beauty in Atlantic Canada would never live any place else!!
Wow!!! We’ve finally started to explore Atlantic Canada after being awed by Western Canada and we are hungry to go back. So far we’ve done the Cabot Trail, Halifax, the Bay of Fundy, St. John’s in NFL and the Bonavista UNESCO site in NFL. We’ve barely scratched the surface. The people, the fabulous fresh seafood, the stunning scenery are second to none. Just LOVE IT there. ❤️We are from the village of Elora in Ontaro.
I know alot of people who love to road trip the cabot trail on motor bike
Driven the Trail. Driven the TransCan. Lived summers in the east coast esp n.b. WE have the best country in the world. Period. Full stop.
No 3 is where I was born and raised
I live in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Not only is the East Coast beautiful but friendly as well. I'd love to invite you to my home and show you around.
I'm so glad u did a video on Atlantic Canada. I would never move out of here. I live just outside Miramichi city along the Miramichi river and love it. I also lived in Moncton NB and Halifax NS. If I had to pick another place to live it would be back to Halifax. The city is just the right size and so much to do there. It has everything a bigger city has but with all the history that that goes with it. If your as big of history buff as me Atlantic Canada is the place to be.
P.S also old Quebec City is about a 6 hour drive from me, I know it's not Atlantic Canada but there's just so much preserved history there. Cheers mate. Have a good one
Hey, Mert,
I live in Halifax, have all my life. It's a fun city, and you mate, would love it.
And i started my 20+ year career in tourism at Peggys Cove. A place very near and dear to me.
My favourite thing to do here in Nova Scotia, is to ride the tidal bore.
Yes, I've driven the Cabot Trail a few times. Far more enjoyable driving it in my car than driving it a tour bus.
I've stayed 2 separate times at the Fortress Louisbourg, I didn't sleep in the tents we stayed in one of the houses, it was incredible beyond anything I have ever experienced, the place is known to be haunted.
this is my neck of the woods new scotland
Domairs were invented in Halifax over 50 years ago. You really should visit Canada or interview a Canadian on your channel. 🖐
Tony's on Robie Street is my go-to eatery after a night out at the pubs. If it ain't Tony's, it ain't worthy of bein' called a donair!
@@sachospunn3809 Stuck in Ontario and the Donairs are disappointing.
Did you know millions of years ago Canada and Ireland was connected.
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are two of the original 4 provinces to sign onto Confederation in 1867. The others were Ontario and Quebec. Newfoundland and Labrador were the last signees in 1947?
Last note. My city of Calgary was founded by a Scottish military officer named Colonel James McLeod. Named after Calgary on the Isle of Mull.
Mert as a Scotsman you would enjoy learning about the Hector in Pictou Nova Scotia. It carried the first group of Scottish settlers to the area, many fleeing their displacement during the highland clearances!
Yoo! Good call out he'd love it
My beautiful home and birthplace ❤❤
New Brunswick has much more the Hope🎉well Rocks!! It has Middle Island where the Irish was quarantined when the fled Ireland to escape the potato famine in the 1800. We also have the Christmas Mountians, and our rivers are know for the beautiful Atlantic Salmon! We also have the home of Max Aiken Lord Beaverbrook
I lived in St. Andrews in NB for a couple of years. It's a beautiful place to visit with loads of history.@@bonniefournier2430
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I'm from BC, but I love the Maritimes. The Cabot trail is beautiful. I'd love to do it in autumn. We have lots of amazing road trips in Canada. The Sea to Sky Highway is beautiful. The Okanagan Valley in BC. Banff to Jasper. That's just the tip of the iceberg.
I grew up in New Brunswick and live in Fredericton. It's a beautiful region that is finally coming into its own after decades of neglect and hardship (and a few disasters, including economic and ecological and meteorlogical and military disasters). In the 2010's and 2020's especially the region's really started to boom. All of the cities are posting incredible growth rates (and the growing pains associated with fast growth). The City of Moncton, New Brunswick is one of the fastest growing in Canada at the moment.
Finally! A video mentions the Donair! The Donair was created in Halifax from a Greek immigrant in the 70's apparently. It spread rapidly across Atlantic Canada, but never really spread out from there until recent years. Like Poutine, it's a classic post-Last Call hangover food.
My mom is from Cape Breton, so we did a lot of trips to the island while I was growing up. With family that were lobster fishermen, we also had an in for getting fresh lobster, to the point that it isn't really a 'special' meal for us. ("Lobster again? *sigh* :) ). Lobster is so common here that local McDonalds and Subway restaurants have it on the menu, though usually just as a seasonal item. ("The McLobster is back!" )
Aside from that, Cape Breton is as beautiful as it looks, and somewhat unappreciated. It's had some hard times through the decades with it's main city (Sydney) stagnating for decades due to its main industries (Coal mining and fisheries) collapsing in the 80's and 90's. But it's finally turning itself around with a focus on education, tourism and tech industries. The scenary is beautiful, and it has some of the best beaches in the region IMO. (Glace Bay/Dominion beach for example). It's saying something that for a small area of the region, Cape Breton had 2 spots on this list (Fort Louisburg and the Cabot Trail).
As for the Bay of Fundy, it's as amazing as it looks. One thing you might want to check out sometime is the CBC series "Race Against the Tide". It's a Sand Castle building competition show that they film on a beach on the Bay of Fundy. They've had 3 seasons of it so far and the sculptures they've made have been amazing... and they all wash out to sea by the end of the day.
And finally, for my area of the Maritimes. unlike the other provincial capitals, Fredericton is inland and probably the least Maritime of the Maritime cities. It's situated on the Saint John River, in an area of the province known more for potato farming than fishing. But it's got a lot of history, including the countries oldest High School and oldest University. The Saint John river is an incredible river too; the second biggest river between (but not including) the Saint Laurent and the Mississippi. It's industrial days are behind it now, making for a very peaceful river to sail and canoe and boat along in the summer, or to check out the falls at Grand Falls gorge. If you follow the Trans Canada from Edmundston to Fredericton, you'll see how the province's French and English parts mix with the northern areas being French while the central and southern areas are very English. There's a youtube video (or more) that will cover the cities, towns and villages along the Saint John river that is quite interesting to watch.
It's also worth mentioning that Nova Scotia's population is roughly 30% of Scottish descent. There's a lot of Scottish influence in Nova Scotia's culture.
There's also a (small) community of Scottish Gaelic speakers dating back to the Highland Clearances.
My mom's family lives in Annapolis Valley and several times when I was young we would go to the Highland Games in Antigonish - usually the 1st or 2nd week of July.
You nailed it Mert, eastern Canada is steeped in history and great places to wonder around and soak it all in. You'll sometimes feel that you're the only one there. And for sure have an Alexander Keiths ale :)
You are seeing summer views….winter is cold, ice, big winds, can be very miserable
Newfoundland❤️🇨🇦❤️
Two things they didn’t mention about Newfoundland is the amount of moose you can see from the Trans Canada Highway and almost all restaurants offer moose burgers.
The first few moose in NL was imported from NB
New Brunswick has so much more than just the Hopewell Rocks! In Miramichi we have Middle Island where the Irish was quarantined when they fled Ireland due to the potato famine, we have the Christmas mountians and and The Miramichi river is so well know for the best Atlantic salmon in the world, and was the home of Max Aiken--Lord Beaverbrook!!
You do know that Nova Scotia is New Scotland. The Atlantic provinces have my heart although I now live in Alberta. I’ve been to every spot this describes many times plus so many more. It’s my home. I just live in AB. Scotland comes second! The history there is varied and very old. Come and visit…to all four!
Awesome video! I am blessed to be born in New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada is overlooked, but sometimes that can be a good thing. We are the oldest area in Canada, most untouched beautiful land, will few people (compared with other provinces) if you want a slower pace, peace, quiet and to relax in nature, we are it. Don’t get me wrong there are so many festivals, markets, awesome seafood ( NB lobster fishers are just about to put out there traps in the bay of Fundy tomorrow) but I’m just happy here and don’t plan on moving.
I was born in Moncton but I have lived in Ottawa for many years. We always went back to cottage every summer at❤ Parlee Beach. Greatest memories. I love and miss the Maritimes. But not the 150cm of snow Cape Breton just got.😮😢❤
cape breton hands down 🎉
just remember if you are walking around the woods or in the bush as they say make sure you find a sturdy stick or buy a strong walking stick it may come in handy if you run into a coyotes cougar or other big animals whether predator or not only a few places have cleared out the predator wildlife mostly southern ontario for the rest keep an eye out as you walk ,, our parks usually have something in it that may look upon you as prey or a annoyance
The fiords in Newfoundland are just like the ones in Norway. Alot of people don't even know they exist - unfortunately
Just remember the Atlantic Ocean is cold!!!
The Great Bear Rainforest in BC, Canada... lots of people visit the east I lived in P.E.I for years the saying is true great place to visit but you wouldn't want to live there
Hello Mert I live just outside of Halifax. If you ever visit I have an extra room for you and your wife to stay. I be your tour guide and show you spots more amazing then you seen in this video. For example Cape Split.
I’m from interior BC and would love for you to react to the Okanagan. You will be blown away, as well. It’s a more desert valley in Canada with beautiful lakes, wineries, sceneries and booming cities (especially Kelowna). It’s a stunning drive through there from Vernon to Penticton/Osoyoos
I’m live in The Okanagan too and he would love it here.
Beautiful, but full of retired yuppies from other parts of Canada.
Those beaches look fun, but then you see the icebergs float by and realize the waters are quite cold.
HINT: try the Tidal Bore of the Shubenacadie River in Nova Scotia,,, it is NOT boring....
Ontarian here. I’ve only been to Nova Scotia once. Atlantic Canada is probably the most underrated part of the country. It’s near the top of my bucket list as a retiree. Lunenburg needs to be singled out as does George Street in St.John’s
I'm a newfie lad ... got married in 76 and my wife and I honeymooned on PEI ... stayed at a lovely cottage near Brakley Beach ... totally enjoyed the walks in the sand .. it was late August so we waded in the water but I wouldn't dive in , was too cold at the time :)
Alexander Keith's beer would be the only one I tried, damn good.
My stomping grounds. There is lots to see and do here. Its not as convenient as larger cities. However I would never raise my son anywhere else in Canada.
Hope everyone is taking care
Gros Morne I have to admit is one of the most beautiful places I've visited. Fundy park is nice, but compared to gros morne. It doesn't hold a candle.
Best seafood for sure. Video failed to talk about the various French Acadian villages (being Acadian myself). For beaches, I enjoy going to Aboiteau in New Brunswick as you can see the confederation bridge (odd it wasn't mentioned in the video). For breweries, so many amazing micro breweries. Pump House & Cavok are probably my 2 favourite in my region. You would need a year to try them all. Our beer is as good as Innis & Gunn. Scotch Ale is sometimes available depending on the brewery. Cheers
I guess the creators of the video didn't want to bring up the Acadians due to the Great Expulsion. That tragic event is often swept under the rug, except in Acadian areas.
Check out videos of Pier 21 in Halifax. Amazing history and first point of contact for a great number of immigrants to North America. The Cabot Trail is a cross between Irish hills and the Scottish NC 500. The video you watched of the Trans Canada from Toronto west to BC is nice but it misses the other third of the Trans Canada from Toronto going east. Wonderful in its own way.
You can get 'doner kebabs' in Canada but in Atlantic Canada the 'donair' (pronounced doh-n-air) outsells it by a massive margin. Notice the different spelling and different pronunciation so they don't get mixed up. The donair is a Canadianized version of the Greek-Turkish original. It was invented and popularized by a Greek immigrant to Halifax.
My sister and I did a 2 week tour of the Atlantic Provinces. Not nearly long enough!! Absolutely beautiful with wonderful people! The only thing that went wrong was that we lost a day trip to Labrador during to a hurricane. Yikes! Being a prairie girl from Manitoba, hurricanes really scare me. We were on Cape Breton Island when it happened. Fortunately it wasn’t a really bad hurricane like Fiona was.
I love all of the provinces but Cape Breton (part of Nova Scotia) and Newfoundland were my favourite. And as someone else mentioned a must visit is L’Anse Aux Meadows in Newfoundland.
a week-end camp & canoe trip would be awesome along the shores of Nova Scotia with all the estuaries where you can pick fresh clams & fiddle heads while fishing each day..
Weddings at Fort Louisbourg?
best seafood in the world
No more talking about Atlantic Canada. It’s supposed to be a secret! 🤫
That was going to be my comment too. Now I'll have to think of something else, lol!
Hi, Mert, Barb here from Cape Breton Island. I love your reaction videos about Canada. My husband and I drove the Trans Canada Highway in 1975, taking 3 weeks so we could visit friends along the way, the ones who had gone "down the road" before us. I worked in Ft McMurray, Alberta. First as an auditor during the construction of the Syncrude Tar Sands Plant and then working as a labour foreman building condos to house all of the workers in the Mac. We've driven back and forth three more times since. The next time was supposed to be driving our motorcycles, instead of towing them. 😅
An accidental fall took me off bikes, but sent me back to school. I took a Geology course and discovered why so many of my Scottish ancestors (Barra MacNeil; MacMullin) felt like Cape Breton was like home. When Pangea broke up, it was like bread dough being torn asunder. My prof has an insect named after him; he found part of it in the cliffs of Point Aconi Beach, Cape Breton and the other part in a cliff in Scotland. It's the same land. If you follow the northern CB you will feel like you're in Scotland Wales and Ireland.
The Bras d'Or Lakes is a large body of salt water in the middle of the Island. It has two inlets and one outflow, has the same tides as the ocean and is perfect for sailing and swimming; it's 10⁰ warmer than the Atlantic Ocean.😊 It's written up in sailing magazines all around the world.
Sorry for the length; I honestly could go on for days.
Funny Story: I'm Baha'i and one year I had all of the young men in a Baha'i Dance Troupe that was comprised of university students. The kids from Scotland and Germany resembled sheepdog and needed shearing. I arranged a hair appointment but they were busy with a chess tournament with my sons and their friends. I finally said, "Get yer arses in gear, NOW!" The Scottish boy giggled at what he heard and sheepishly said that he felt like he was home. 😂 He'd not been able to take a speaking role until he got to Nova Scotia, where he was understood.
If you come to Nova Scotia (New Scotland; Nouvelle Écosse), and Cape Breton Island (l'ile du cap breton), you will hear Welcome, bienvenue, and ciad mile failte (one hundred thousand welcomes). You can even visit the Gaelic College, where Scottish linguists come to hear the old Gaelic and sit in classes with local children.
I speak Acadian French. I learned it at l'université Ste Anne, the only Acadian University in the world. The Acadian language spoken in the Maritimes is the French language as it was spoken before the revolution. I met a man from Paris who told me that meeting true Acadians, both here and Louisiana (Cajuns whose ancestors went there after the expulsion of the Acadians from the Maritime Provinces.) Is like an Englishmen meeting people who still Shakespeare's English.
This was fun! Check out the Black Highland Regiments from the Atlantic Provinces, that were instrumental in Canada taking Vimy Ridge in WWI. They wore kilts as they should be worn and the Germans called them the crazy Canucks. 😂😂
The Germans called the black watch " the ladies from Hell".
According to the information from the Canadian Legion, it was crazy Canucks. I had a Reach For the Top style team and this tidbit was a wee bit of the material my team used to prepare.
Hi, thanks for this video. You’re right! Atlantic Canada is highly under rated. As a New Brunswicker i can say we are the most under rated province in Canada. We are known as the drive through province but we have all of the things shown in this video and more! Sandy beaches, dunes, rocky coastline, historical villages and experiences. We also have many micro breweries and distilleries and 3 small but lively cities. The natural beauty here is Canada’s best kept secret. The thing this video doesn’t mention is the best thing about Atlantic Canada. The people!!!! We are one of the friendliest regions in the world. When are you coming for a visit?
I’m from Nova Scotia. My mother was born in Ballater but moved to Newfoundland when she was 4. Her Mom was a war bride. She said your accent reminds her of her older sister’s who remained in Scotland. Newfoundland is my favourite place to visit.
The British, Scottish , Irish and French who originally settled here promptly came and named every city and town after their home . We have a London, a Newmarket, New Glasgow, Cheltenham, Halifax, Prince George, Queen Elizabeth Highway, Victoria. Princess Margaret Hospital. King Edward Hotel , Limehouse, Milton, I could go on and on.😀
I love how you said sorry, for the British for attacking the fort twice..lol and they didn't put in any on New Brunswick. I lived in New Brunswick, Miramichi, my mother and her family grew up there. first time flying there I looked out the window and all i could see was trees and rivers, spotted with random houses.
I think The British have a bigger issue to be sorry for. Can you say Cajun?
Mert, although Atlantic Canada is amazing, is not really underrated...it is very well know by many in North America and beyond. The area has a huge tourist industry. Many many tourists from Canada, United States and Europe visit the area every year during the summer months. Small PEI even seems to get over crowded with tourists during the summer. Atlantic Canada is a wonderful place to live partly because there are only about two million permanent year round residents.
As beautiful as the atlantic provinces all are in thier own ways,atlantic Canada's main feature is its people...going to the maritimes or to newfoundland means entering into a slightly different canada...the places a nation known for friendly folks points to as the most friendly...the culture of both are unique from each other and both slightly different to the rest of canada...in a word its home,even if your actual home is somewhere very far away...its that universal feeling of home,where people smile and joke the first time they meet you,where they will help strangers like they were friends,and you're made to feel welcome
I've lived in Grand Falls NL, Halifax NS, and several towns and cities in NB. Never lived in PEI, but have been there many times. A beautiful part of Canada in the summer and fall.
I've not been to Newfoundland and Labrador yet, but have visited the other provinces twice. The beauty of the Maritimes is that they're so small. Driving from Point A to B takes no time at all, so a lot of sights can be seen in a short time.
Note, Newfoundland isn't part of "The Maritimes". Meanwhile, Atlantic Canada includes The Maritimes plus Newfoundland and Labrador.
@@sirslice7531 Since I said I haven't been to NL and Labrador yet, it stands to reason that I was not referring to NL and Labrador when I said that driving the Maritimes was easy. 🙂
While the beaches on the south coast of Nova Scotia are beautiful, the water temps are quite cold at the best of times. The beaches on the east cost of New Brunswick, on the other hand, have the warmest temps north of the USA Carolinas. Google Earth Nova Scotia and the sheer number of lakes becomes obvious. I have fished many and they are my favorite feature.
donairs were invented in halifAX
I live in Nova Scotia. I've been to all of these places except for Newfoundland (the ferry/flight cost is wild!) I prefer Five Islands or Burntcoat Head over Hopewell Rocks.
Louisbourg is cool, and I worked for two summers at the Halifax Citadel.
My grandparents immigrated to Canada from Northern Ireland in the early 1950s, landing at Pier 21. My grandmother came in the middle of February, she immediately wanted to go home.
Hey Mert, I love your videos. I live on Prince Edward Island. Atlantic Canada is pretty special. Much more laid back than the rest of Canada. When you decide to visit Canada try and make your way to Atlantic Canada 🇨🇦 you won't be disappointed.
I grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick, so I’ve travelled all over the Maritimes. Halifax is not a good place to visit, it’s a drug pit. Classified said it best “but swimming in Halifax harbour is like swimming in diseases” But in saying that, the bay of funny is pretty cool. Used to go to Parly Beach every year as a kid. Got some nice sunburns and memories from there. Also, my grandfather was one of the survivors of the Springhill Mine Disaster. His clothes and some other things are in the museums in Springhill, Nova Scotia
I'm sure the rest of the folks from Atlantic Canada will more than cover everything I can possibly think of, so I'll go to the question I have:
Does anyone know of a direct way to specifically get Mert's attention? I know he looks through some of the comments, but I have something in particular I want to ask him. Is there a twitter page? an email address? Is there some other social media or something so that I don't have to just hope that he perhaps sees this?
Pictou (near New Glasgow), Nova Scotia is where Scottish emigrants first landed and became the biggest Scottish colony in America. There's a replica of the colonial ship The Hector. You can visit to get a taste of what passengers endured on the voyage across the ocean. And yes, Atlantic Canada has the best seafood I've ever had. If you go to the right spots, you can literally see them loading fresh fish on to the dock and into the back of the restaurants.
The New Glasgow lobster suppers shown in the video are in New Glasgow, PEI
You could easily spend more than a week in Nova Scotia and still not see it all! One branch of my family came here from France in the 1600s. If you come, do it in the fall. The Annapolis Valley is brimming with local produce, cider, wine, etc. The Port Royal and Fort Anne National Historic Sites are a fantastic walk through history to see the life of some if the first Europeans to come to the Maritimes. If you are going to do beaches: Crescent, Rissers, Carter's, and Crystal Crescent beaches are all absolutely amazing. Then head up to the Cabot Trail to see the stunning fall colours (and stop at Louisburg). I have lived all over Canada and places overseas and I'll pick NS every time.
😂😂😂’Sorry…’ - that was so sweet. It’s ok…we all live in unity here in Nova Scotia now. We are free, friendly and all inclusive.
Unexpected to see someone from across the pond interested in Canada--usually it's the other way around. Was for me, until I hitched across Canada. Since then it's been more about experiencing where I live more deeply. Not saying I'd turn down a trip to the UK, but I've watched leaves come out after a prairie winter, hung out with orca on the west coast, kayaked over large sections of the waters off Vancouver Island, and had black bears in my backyard. . Deeply, not widely for me. Oh, and remember: if you come over, you may have trouble going back. We are a pretty incredible place.
Enjoyed this sir, I haven't been back for a few years and now I'm thinking of heading back this summer. Note: If you start drinking in Newfoundland you might not make it off the Island ... LOL. If you're from Scotland, you'll love eastern Canada.
I'm a Newfoundlander and I can guarantee you that you'd fit right in there! I also find it extremely funny because I feel a lot of people there would just mistake you for a Newfoundlander with your accent. It's crazy to me how similar it is to some of the areas here. 😂
I would highly recommend a month stay in Atlantic Canada It is a much slower pace so a more relaxing trip as opposed to hustle and bustle of Ontario.
fort is haunted i wouldnt do it lool
i hate to say canadian big cities aren't really canadian this is is every province outside the cities
You might swim here but your wife would probably not have a good time it is the north Atlantic after all not like a lake or equatorial ocean
Nova Scotia = New Scotland.