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RE: Nova Scotia: Would love your expert advice.

by Ploughjockey 10 May 2012

Your itinerary looks like it has a lot of unnecessary backtracking. If you're going to go to Advocate Harbour, I'd go on the way into…
Re: Senior Travelers Two Weeks in Maritime Provinces

by rebeccaanne 06 May 2012

My family did a trip quite like this when I was 12 and it is one of my favourite family vacation memories! It was my mother, my younger…
Nova Scotia: Would love your expert advice.

by ryderjb 04 May 2012

Hi everyone! This is my first time using the Lonely Planet forums to gather information based on other travelers experiences. I noticed…
Re: What to see in one week in PEI and Nova Scotia

by gwenmccauley 07 April 2012

Hiya - If you are driving an RV you might want to check costs of traveling by ferry vs the fixed link. If you do take the ferry from PEI…
Re: 2 weeks in Canada, starting Toronto - what to do??! Itinerary suggestions?

by wpawlowski 02 April 2012

Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy is doable in two weeks. We have done it in this time frame with my wife from Hamilton, ON. The driving distance…
Re: 2 weeks in Canada, starting Toronto - what to do??! Itinerary suggestions?

by wpawlowski 02 April 2012

Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy is doable in two weeks. We have done it in this time frame with my wife from Hamilton, ON. The driving distance…
Re: What to see in one week in PEI and Nova Scotia

by seatothesky 02 April 2012

I think it would be useful to break up the week with 3 days in PEI and 4 in Nova Scotia. PEI Day 1- Summerside. Pretty town on the…
RE: Nova Scotia and PEI/Newfoundland?

by sun_cherry 31 March 2012

I've never been to PEI or Nfld, but have spent a lot of time in NS. I would suggest a minimum of 10-12 days there. If the weather is…
Re: Nova Scotia and PEI/Newfoundland?

by NMMackenzie 28 March 2012

I spent 3 days in NS last year, flying to & from Halifax. I hired a car & did Cape Breton (I'm a Gaelic speaker from Scotland!). Stayed…
RE: Vehicular ferry Nova Scotia to Newfoundland and back

by FirstCircle 21 March 2012

Not to sidetrack the discussion, but I wasn't necessarily pegging New Brunswick as a bad place to visit, just that if I had the time between…
RE: Canada - 7-10 Days May/June with Pregnant Wife

by LKWatts 10 February 2012

I have travelled Canada extensively and my favourite places are Nova Scotia - Peggy's Cove - Cape Breton Island. And the whole of Vancouver…
Re: 7-day Itinerary for Nova Scotia in July

by gwenmccauley 07 January 2012

If you're thinking of driving from Halifax to Cape Breton and spending a good part of your week there consider taking the coastal road…
RE: Maine/New Brunswick OR Nova Scotia/New Brunswick?

by dood456 06 January 2012

Hi there, I'm from New Brunswick and although Fundy National Park is my favorite destination within all three areas you are thinking of…
RE: 7-day Itinerary for Nova Scotia in July

by sultanofbrunei 02 January 2012

Great, thanks everyone. Yeah, I was thinking we'd fly into Halifax and spend two nights there (exploring as far south as Lunenburg) before…
RE: Non-obvious geography

by RayCCroc 08 December 2011

"Down East" musically means the Maritimes, particularly Cape Breton Island, where the strongest musical tradition is.
Re: Backpacking Toronto-Nova scotia

by thedeeperyougo 14 October 2011

You're in for a great trip! I drove out east from Toronto to Cape Breton two years ago and it's a trip I recommended recently to some…
Re: Backpacking Toronto-Nova scotia

by saskja 03 October 2011

If you have a car, you may pay a [visit to Grosse-Île|http://www.croisiereslachance.com/en/cruises/cruises.php] and its [Irish Memorial…
Re: Looking for secret swimming holes

by carman 14 September 2011

Hey Elsa, I know a few here on Cape Breton Island but you have to visit me at my place to find out :) bearonthelake.com Carm Edited by:…
RE: suggestions on US beach vacation in September?

by ianw6705 22 August 2011

A colleague of mine from Manhattan is holidaying on Cape Breton Island as we speak - says the weather is beautiful, but the water is about…
RE: Boracay in the Top Ten Islands in the World

by bounty98 17 July 2011

its not about what they know, its a survey they conduct each year, you know popular opinion. Cape Breton Island is a nice place actually…
RE: Fall trip to Nova Scotia! Can you look over our itinerary?

by MichaelPatrick 13 July 2011

All of your input has been very useful. I've looked over our itinerary again taking into consideration all of your suggestions and have…
Re: Fall trip to Nova Scotia! Can you look over our itinerary?

by fanjoy 13 July 2011

I have travelled around Nova Scotia many times as a tourist and I think you may be disappointed if you are looking for such specific things.…
RE: Fall trip to Nova Scotia! Can you look over our itinerary?

by xochitecatl 13 July 2011

In Halifax you could stay here: http://www.gardeninn.ns.ca/ Go to: -The maritime museum -The Old Triangle and/or The lower deck....the…
Fall trip to Nova Scotia! Can you look over our itinerary?

by MichaelPatrick 13 July 2011

Hey everyone, My girlfriend and I will be visiting Nova Scotia for a week to a week-and-a-half in early October and would love it if…
Re: trip to Nova Scotia and PEI

by holidayvisitor 10 July 2011

Here is Plan B: it is a pity that we have only 8 days there and so the focus is on Cape Breton and PEI - with a small day trip from Halifax…