Today, I’m whisking you all away to the east coast of Canada. This entire area has always seemed to me to be such a picturesque place (except when the snow matches height with the tops of houses), that I dream of a fantastic road trip, to see all the sites. More specifically, our stop on this Explore post is Halifax.

Halifax is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia. It was originally founded in 1749. A lot of early Canadian history can be discovered in this area, being a short stop from the ocean and a landing place for those coming from the old world. Though there was a former city named “Halifax”, the area is now an amalgamated muncipality. But the former name for its residents, under the previous incarnation, was “Haligonians”.

And, of course, I should mention the reason I have Halifax on my mind: I started reading Vicki Grant’s Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret yesterday, and having almost finished the book already, it seemed a perfect fit. So, let’s see what Halifax has in store for my future road trip (and yours?):

So, who’s with me on the road trip to Eastern Canada? Would Halifax make your travel list? I think a trip to this area in late summer/ early fall would add to the romantic feel. It could easily be extended to a trip down through the eastern part of the U.S. and would feature some of my favourite things in life….like lobster 🙂

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Jackie is a quirky mom, living in Ontario, Canada. She's a bookkeeper by day and a book lover by night. She also blogs at The Novel Nation and writes occasionally for Heroes and Heartbreakers.

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