Its Canada’s 150th birthday and on this day of celebration its difficult to remember July 1st as a day of memorial for Newfoundland. But on this date in 1916 – 778 of our boys were instructed, “Over the top” and reminded to “Fall on the barbwire”, if they were shot at Beaumont Hamel during theREAD MORE

A few years ago I had the great fortune to find myself guiding a private tour for a really interesting character and his family of three – him, a son of about 17, and his wife. This gentleman had recently sold a huge, advertising agency he’d created in Chicago. Now retired he had taken upREAD MORE

My brother Mark has suggested that our guides provide a personal reading list of Newfoundland books we can add to their profile page on the McCarthy’s Party Tours website. This is part of our plan to familiarize our guests with their potential hosts and perhaps afford them with an opportunity to better prepare for theirREAD MORE

Guests often ask about the oddly shaped boxes located at the head of nearly every driveway that intersect the highways and byways here in Newfoundland. As is often the case with guest’s queries, I could provide an answer with just two simple words, but as everyone knows, we Newfoundlanders rarely forego an opportunity to “spinREAD MORE

My brother Mark and I were looking for a new venue for the ‘Taste of Newfoundland’ experience we offer to convention planners here in the capitol city of St. John’s. We currently visit the ‘Quidi Vidi Brewery’ to sample their many varieties of craft beer – most especially the ‘Iceberg Beer’ that is actually brewedREAD MORE

A post from Linda: Hi to everyone, Hope all is well. Wish I could be home for the guides’ trip. Intercession started this week, so I’m in the home stretch now and will be flying home in late June.     I went to Cyprus for Easter break and boy there’s something about islanders. WhatREAD MORE

For those who read my blogs on a regular basis, you may notice a running theme in many of my stories as I attempt to explain the beauty and diversity of Newfoundland’s weather. Like I often suggest, “You don’t come to Newfoundland for the weather – unless you really like weather!”     This pastREAD MORE

When most people think of winter tourism it usually conjures up images of sporting and recreation activities like skiing, ice skating, snow shoeing and perhaps snowmobiling. We also tend to think of well known winter destinations like Aspen, CO, Whistler, BC or the Swiss Alps. Thus, when Newfoundland talks about expanding our tourism season toREAD MORE

This is the first day of Spring and surprise, surprise – we are in the “throws” of yet another snowstorm here in Newfoundland. Thankfully, while the remainder of North American’s look forward to April showers and the hope of May flowers, we remain unperturbed, for Newfoundland’s spring season promises a very different celebration.     While weREAD MORE