The old man (Gert) placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink. Gert unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing one half in front of Stella. Gert then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of Stella.READ MORE

There are many reasons to explain why Newfoundland has become such a popular tourism destination of late. Our provincial television / video advertisements have effectively impressed our country’s natural beauty on a travel demographic who appreciate everything from our magnificent coastal ‘landwash’ to our deeply rooted culture. The people of Newfoundland are spectacular hosts whoREAD MORE

Our fishing crew recently hired out as a service boat to assist a drilling crew that were taking soil samples for the new wharves they plan to build in the east end of St. John’s harbour. Basically, we were using our boat’s powerful engine to move the heavy cement blocks used to moor the rigREAD MORE

I recently shared a photograph of a beautiful painting my cousin Jacqui posted on her Facebook page. It was truly exquisite and I was especially proud of her efforts.     Though I stated as much in my comments on her post, I don’t believe any amount of verbiage could effectively express my awe andREAD MORE

In most parts of North America February 2nd is Groundhog Day. Groundhogs are not native to the island of Newfoundland, so people used the weather conditions on Febuary 2nd, which is known as Candlemas Day, to determine future weather conditions. “If Candlemas Day be clear and fine, the rest of winter is left behind; IfREAD MORE

I love when guests ask about the brightly painted homes they see in St. John’s and how we came to choose such a wonderful palette of colours. Years ago we had no historical references to explain our preference for paint, so we used our heads and applied some good old fashioned Newfoundland logic to createREAD MORE

A post by Linda: Cindy Leder sent me this pic. We’re friends on Facebook. She was on my tour a few years ago.     On another note, Vietnam is a tad bit different. Tipping all guides and servers well as this is a poor country trying desperately to get tourism right. Sometimes I’ll tellREAD MORE

I landed a job with a film production crew on the very first day I arrived in Vancouver back in 2005. It was a quick, rather impromptu interview so I hadn’t received any details about the position and didn’t know what to expect when I arrived on set. I heard the boys worked in theREAD MORE

One of the especially interesting characteristics guests will discover on a visit to Newfoundland are the many quaint, and sometimes bizarre place names found throughout the province. From ‘Come by Chance’ to ‘Heart’s Content’, ‘Quidi Vidi‘, ‘Brigus’, ‘Cape Freels’ and ‘Bareneed’ – we’ve had a great bit of fun with the labels we’ve provided throughoutREAD MORE

If there is a single location for a writer to sit and find inspiration in Newfoundland it would have to be the Ferryland Lighthouse on the Southern Shore of the Avalon Peninsula. Surely a visit with the lighthouse owner / operator Jill Curran would be more than enough as she can regale you for hoursREAD MORE