Travelling through the small northern communities in the Yukon- like Haines Junction and Beaver Creek has been fun, but was time to hit a lively town: Dawson City, Canada. This is where the beginning of the Klondike gold rush began, which turned a small town into a booming city of 30,000.
I explored most of Dawson [...]

The exhilarating past two days of a glacier tour and fishing is over and today we made our way to the infamous Beaver Creek. Actually, it was only infamous to me, as Jim had been talking about it since the beginning of my trip.
Beaver Creek, Yukon: home to about 110 residents and the most westerly [...]

I had a pretty disappointing time in Sydney, but the unfortunate weather carried over during my time in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, too. I was particularly excited to check out this mining town, as a dear friend of mine was born here and has talked about it since I’ve known him.
But as I drove east [...]

Driving the Cabot Trail, discovering Gampo Abbey and hanging out at the Fortress of Lousibourg were highlights of my time in Cape Breton. It was a letdown, then, when I arrived in Sydney, toted as the “big city” of Cape Breton Island.
Granted, I couldn’t give it much of a chance. I had so little time [...]

Driving south through the lovely St. Ann’s Bay, I crossed the Englishtown Ferry and made my way to Baddeck. This town is counted as the hub of tourist activity in Cape Breton, mostly because of the many Baddeck accommodations and the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site of Canada.
Hotels in Baddeck
I was lucky enough to [...]

The lively town of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, with its Acadian community, charmed me. I was greeted with “Bonjour” in stores and museums, which I thought was fun. Gaelic signs when I first drove into Cape Breton and now hearing French (well, Acadian), all on one small island. I love this place!
This is like the gateway [...]