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Canada East Coast

Bras d’Or Lake: Kayaking, Sailing,…

July 13, 2026

Most Cape Breton trips get planned around motion. Drive the Cabot Trail, hike the Skyline, race the fog before it...

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Canada East Coast

Where to Stay in Cape…

July 12, 2026

A common Cape Breton mistake starts with one innocent thought: "It's an island. How far apart can anything really be?"...

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Canada East Coast

Fortress of Louisbourg: A Full-Day…

July 11, 2026

Photo: Eduard47 / CC BY-SA 4.0 A man in an 18th-century French uniform stops you at the gate. He's not...

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Canada East Coast

Whale Watching in Pleasant Bay:…

July 9, 2026

The Zodiac hits open water and the engine drops down a gear, and for a second everyone on board just...

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Canada East Coast

Skyline Trail: The Complete Hiking…

July 7, 2026

I hiked the Skyline Trail on a fall morning, the kind where the fog hasn't decided yet whether it's staying....

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Canada East Coast

Wild Swimming in Nova Scotia:…

July 3, 2026

The first time I waded into the Atlantic at Lawrencetown Beach, I made it to my knees, gasped like I'd...

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