Posts Tagged ‘tourism’
THE SON ALSO RISES
McCarthy’s Party’s most popular day tour is the ‘Historic St. John’s and Cape Spear’ experience; providing a brilliant introduction, interpretation, and orientation of Newfoundland’s capital and its environs – including Cape Spear, the most Easterly Point in North America. This is the oldest colonized region in the new world and our local guides will regale…
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Craig Borden from ‘Rugged Edge Sports’ introduced us to some members of Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency’s new STAR program (Strategic Tourism for Areas and Regions) in the Corner Brook / Bay of Islands / Humber Region last week. The purpose of this initiative is to utilize a STAR certified consultant to work with a committee…
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…
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I once heard it said (though I can’t find any verification on the internet) that Newfoundland boasts more musical recordings than any other country in the world. And that was quoted back in a time when you had to pay for access to a recording studio; long before the advent of internet, hand held recorders,…
Read MoreNAUGHTY AND NICE
Guests will often hear me suggest that the best time to visit Newfoundland is “Right now!”, and never have I believed this to be truer than “Right Now!” While our traditional tourism season runs from late May through the end of October, I guarantee that anyone who pays us a visit at Christmas, will receive…
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