We had just finished eating dinner at the hotel restaurant and it was meant to be a low key night, but as we walked toward the lobby, Mike thought he caught someone special in the corner of his eye. We took a few steps back and sure enough, it was him. Our new friend, Mike [...]
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Monday, August 22nd, 2011
When you only have so much time in one place you have to be selective, especially when there is so much to do – and in Halifax, that’s absolutely the case. We took our first day one step at a time, wandering around most of the city on foot and stopping by some pretty cool [...]
While we couldn’t eat authentic Prince Edward Island lobsters because the season had just passed, it didn’t feel right leaving PEI without a proper lobster supper. Following a tip from a local, we found ourselves spending our last night in on this beautiful island in Cardigan - Cardigan Lobster Supper to be exact. The lobster [...]
One day a while back I asked Mike what he thought about us becoming an “active” couple. While we are both reasonably athletic people, we have some roadblocks–we don’t ski or golf or have bikes. We have resolved to eventually get into hiking since there are plenty of options for us in the New England [...]
Until recently I couldn’t trace my family tree beyond a simple branch or two. My mom is Irish, and so am I, as she has always pridefully reinforced. On the other side though, my dad has been doing a lot of research to trace our history back to the first Forshner to make his way [...]
Except ones that are already cooked, and are from Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. I hope you guys have a great weekend! See you the other side…
Once upon a time vacation to me meant weekends and sporadic weeks away with my family. It was a road trip to a little house in Maine. In the winter it meant figure skating on a frozen lake, sledding and snowmobiling. In the summers it meant lobster, writing our names in the air with sparklers on [...]
Beyond the landmarks and the sights, and even the cuisine, it’s the fleeting, unexpected parts of travel that can be the most memorable. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar in New Orleans is said to be the oldest bar in the United States. Today, it seems to run on barely any electricity – it’s lit only by [...]
