Posts Tagged ‘Newfoundland tours’
COME FROM AWAY – HERE TO STAY
Everyone is talking about the Broadway Musical sensation, ‘Come from Away’ that we saw in St. John’s, Newfoundland last week. And why wouldn’t we? Its an amazing performance that truly captures every human emotion experienced by those passengers who were grounded in Gander during the 911 attacks, and the Newfoundlanders who helped them survive, and…
Read MoreKEEPING IT REAL
We take some criticism for not “Tuning” the photographs we use in our McCarthy’s Party social media posts. My cousin David tells me we live in a digital age and the human eye has come to expect vivid displays of colour on our electronic screens. In order to find and maintain an audience, he insists…
Read MoreREALITY CHECK
We left Newfoundland on July 1, 2005, and on our very first day in Vancouver I landed a job as a “Genny” truck driver with a television / movie production company. It was a bizarre set of circumstances that made for a great story. So entertaining, I wrote a “Pilot” for ‘Skerry Boy Television’; a…
Read MoreANTI – ARCTICA
Newfoundland is an ideal destination for anyone wishing to experience an arctic environment in true safety and comfort. “… influence of the ‘Labrador Current’…” Despite our southern latitudinal position, Newfoundland can exhibit cool, and even cold temperatures during any season thanks to the influence of the ‘Labrador Current’ and the frigid waters it…
Read MoreSPEAKING IN TONGUES
My wife had just returned from Switzerland where she spent the better part of the summer with our 2 young children. I was working on the mainland while they were away so when we reunited all hands were anxious to get to Bonavista to spend some time in our beautiful seaside cottage (www.marbellacottage.com) , visit…
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