Hospitality Guide

Nova Scotia. If I had to sum it up in one word? Beautiful. The people? Amazing.  The food?  Excellent.  The hospitality? Even better.  My first real adventure with the HG to Nova Scotia was much more than I had anticipated. For me, the East coast is like a world that is hardly spoken about, not by the media, not even the average Joe Schmoe knows much about the East side. Just a place where beer and lobster come cheap. But believe it or not, there is actually more to it then that!  (well, lobster and beer are still fairly priced- I wasn’t that far off! ) Not only are the views stunning, the people are so nice and genuine that a Torontonian, such as myself, could become a little skeptic of their friendliness; only to find out that Nova Scotians, are just that. The cleansiness of the entire province and the joie de vivre about the population, does make it seem like we aren’t in Kansas anymore.  It’s a great escape from all that that is concrete. 

 George, the host/ producer of the show, Claudio the camera stud and I shared many great moments on our way to Cape Breton.  Taking a very long, but scenic route to the most northern point of the province, 8 hours later from Halifax, actually, 4 hours too many - getting lost doesn’t help, and not to mention 8 hours of listening to possibly the worst music my ears have ever experienced (sorry boys, my blog) we finally arrived in Cape Breton. The views were simply spectacular; the air so fresh, so CO2- free; and the beautiful Atlantic Ocean stretching out as far as the eye can see, made the  drive definitely all worth while.  This is also where we met Graham Hudson- epidemy of hospitality - Operations Manager for Highlands Links Golf Course, a public golf course owned by Parks Canada, equipped with your choice of moose, bear or bald eagles. Sheer beauty.

Lisa