Escorted Tours of Newfoundland and Labrador
When guests ask us how to correctly pronounce Newfoundland, we let them know we’re probably the last group they’d want to consult on any sort of linguistic matter. “… want to consult…” Most Newfoundlanders are still speaking ‘Early Modern English’ with the same dialects we’ve managed to preserve since the late 1700’s. RememberREAD MORE
Our Mother often reminds us; “Nobody comes to Newfoundland for the weather. Unless they really like weather. Because we’re weathering weather, whether we like it or not!” “…we’re weathering weather…” Newfoundland could best be described as the nose of North America, and many would suggest we’ve got it shoved in the queerest spotREAD MORE
Tour guide and super man, Mike Edmunds just completed a McCarthy’s Party 12 day, cultural immersion tour of Newfoundland and Labrador. He sent such lovely notes and photos throughout the week, we thought they were worth sharing in a blog. “Who says hot air only come from politicians …” The best comes fromREAD MORE
TO PETER LARACY AND THE MCCARTHY PARTY TEAM Hi Peter I arrived back home in Sydney Australia yesterday after having a wonderful time on the Tour in Newfoundland and Labrador followed by a visit to my sister in Ottawa. I would just like to say a big Thank You to you for providing aREAD MORE
Brother Mark arranged for our staff to see the ‘Come From Away’ musical when the cast from Toronto’s theater visited St. John’s, Newfoundland for a 10 day tour last January. It was magnificent. An emotional roller coaster that brought forth so many memories, teasing our sentiments without ever allowing us to fully embrace the feelingsREAD MORE
Yesterday we were invited to ‘The Rooms’ to hear Tony Curtis read from his new book, ‘This Flight Tonight’. Tony is an Irish poet of great renown, but his Mother best described this unique composition when she told him; “Don’t you call dis a book of poetry – dis is sometin you can actually read!”READ MORE
Newfoundland is a geological wonder that is worthy of notice, if not keen observation. The island comes by its nickname ‘The Rock’ with brutal honesty. This is the southern most extremity of the ‘Canadian Shield’; a region that was completely covered in ice sheets measuring a mile and a half in thickness. Glacial ice ofREAD MORE
May is usually a time of great anticipation for McCarthy’s Party Tours. Though our travel season doesn’t officially start until June, we celebrate early arrivals with a gusto, welcoming specialty groups and conference travelers who are fortunate enough to experience the last of a wonderfully whimsical winter and this magical month of weather madness. Remember,READ MORE
‘Screech’ is an award-winning Demerara Rum that is manufactured in Jamaica for an exclusive bottle and branding agreement with Newfoundland’s Liquor Corp. As the name suggests, this is a unique marketing concept which is based on a steeped history of trade that defines our island’s partnership. Together with our Caribbean cohorts, we form aREAD MORE
We had a very special guest join our last ‘Guide’s Book Guild Gathering’ – three of them in fact. Each of whom exhibited a strong connection to this month’s reading selection, Kevin Major’s novel, ‘Found Far and Wide’. A factional recount of a Newfoundlanders role in WW1 history – most particularly, the Gallipoli campaign whereREAD MORE