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Safety Halifax
11 Reviews Halifax is a very safe city overall. Areas to stay clear of include Gottingen (only at night...during day is not horrible at all and there is a major police detachment right there), Uniacke Square...
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Driving Halifax
5 Reviews Driving in Halifax is rather easy. You have to be aware which lane to choose well in advance and at some crossings the traffic lights are located behind the crossing; at other spots before the...
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Peggy's Cove Halifax
2 Reviews When enjoying the breathtaking view of Nova Scotoa's Coastline beware of the dangers of huge rogue waves. Although some of the coastline melts into wide beaches most has a very rugged cliff stewn...
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Ah Cape Breton a place of stunning beauty with its mountains seascapes and fabulous beaches. When I first wrote the tip and put it under 'warnings of danger' I made a mistake, but did I really? Cape Breton and the Cabot Trail still today creeps back into my memory and was a place I really did not want to leave. Any re visit to Nova Scotia I may plan in the future will see me spending a lot more time in this most scenic part of Canada.
One thing we seemed to have issues with in Nova Scotia were road signs - or perhaps the lack of road signs. Confusing signage and directions dogged us on more than one occasion. We especially got into a loop on the day we visited Tatamagouche and Pugwash, and the Jost Winery. There was this "scenic drive" (and it was beautiful) that we followed, and they failed to post turns on more than one occasion. We stopped in at this cute little general store near Pugwash, and (exasperatedly) asked for directions. The guy helped me out, and he remarked that we were the third group of American visitors who'd stopped in for directions that very morning. We thanked him and left with a jar of local black currant jam that we purchased.Take a look at the photo in this tip. Doesn't it look like it doesn't really matter WHICH way you go? It was Halifax to the left and Halifax to the right. In that case, it...
Make sure that your car/truck has a large engine and really good brakes - the Cabot trail is really punishing for a fuel efficient automatic. My car has never been the same since we did the Canot trail in it. If you still want to see parts of Cape Breton and avoid the trail, take the highway through the middle of the province - it's much faster and easier
The roads in Nova Scotia are very bad in some areas once you get off the main highways. The worst sections we drove on where between Antigonish and Sydney, where I drove and average of about 25 mph. It was raining a lot, and water was standing in the road in many places, plus you couldn't see the crater sized potholes. There were even "flying stones" :-) Lol ! Better stones I suppose than low flying UFOs....We thought that sign was funny, so I took a photo. We didn't actually see any "flying stones"....
I don't know what it is about restaurants outside of the cities....the service is sooo slow. . Don't get me wrong . i love them all still but wow do they make you wait . It's a small town NS thing I think. It drives me nuts when i only want lunch and gotta go.. oh well a least we always have a Tim Hotons nearby to go to.
When the Scots emigrated to Pictou I thought they must have brought the famous Scottish midge with them, but no, these nasty biting insects are Canadian home grown black flys = just as nasty with a lingering itch and a nasty red blemish to follow.Sitting outside on a summer evening OUCH!My husband's legs looked like chicken pox next morning! Don't wear perfume, don't sit near water and do use insect repellant I found a good one made from natural plant based ingredients.
Great place, so cool on a hot day but must be freezing when the suns not out.Wear sensible shoes, we saw lots of people wearing flip flops and even high heels.Watch out for your children, I know they have a natural tendency to run about, but slipping on these huge rocks doesn't bear thinking about.
In Nova Scotia it is mandatory to wear your seat belt in a vehicle. There is a fine if you get caught without it buckled.Baby seats and booster seats for children under 60 pounds. Speed and distances are posted and measured in Kilometers. Maximum speed on 100 series highways is 110 KPH, some may only be 100 KPH. Smaller secondary highways will be 80-90 KPH. The highways and rural roadways are patrolled by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). In many places you may turn right after a full stop at a red light. It will be posted if you are not allowed to do this.
I'm what I'd like to call a human monkey. I have to climb things, I'm nimble, and I have lice....ehh forget that last part.The rugged coastline at Peggy's Cove was like a playground for me. Lots of huge granite boulders to frolick about on. Only problem was that I was being careless and had some shoes on with minimum traction. Needless to say, I took a bad spill and scraped myself up. Be careful when climbing around these boulders, even if you are a monkey girl like me.
Cambridge Suites Hotel Halifax
5 Reviews and 375 Opinions We stayed here for an extended stay when relocating and found it very convient. It is clean ,...
Smuggler's Cove Inn Lunenburg
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Best Western Mermaid Yarmouth
1 Review and 24 Opinions Have only booked others in here. They have been quite happy with this place. It's not too pricey,...
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Q: Hello, My wife and I will arrive in Halifax this Friday, around 9pm and will leave on Tuesday, around 6 pm. What will be the...
A: First of all, I assume you are flying in. Halifax Airport is a fair distance out of the city (a good 45 minute drive), really almost half way between Halifax and Truro. ...
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