Travel Articles: Newfoundland

The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador is a culturally and geographically unique place in Canada. This region is still very isolated and the people proudly share their culture that is based on the ancient legacies of fishing and the fur trade

I didn't know what I'd be getting into-- just my dad and me, on a ship together with 180 strangers for 15 days. The itinerary looked like a real adventure: hopping on a charter flight from Toronto to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, and from there exploring majestic fjords, glaciers, and tundra along some of the most remote coastlines in the world. When …

We awoke to a beautiful sunny day anchored in a cove near the visitor’s center of Terra Nova National Park. We couldn’t believe our luck at having such lovely weather, especially for the final excursion of our 14-day voyage. We left the ship in our usual color-coded zodiac groups, blissful in the sunshine and calmer waters of the …

The following day held more Viking-related discovery as we made our way in to Newfoundland’s northernmost tip to the L’anse aux Meadows archaeological site. We landed utterly soaked from the zodiac ride, rain and wind pelting our faces on our way in. A warm bus awaited to deliver us to the visitor center, where we had a chance to dry …

It has been said, "Gros Morne is to geology what the Galapagos are to biology." The Park's mountains are both picturesque, and highly unusual: the Tablelands, a 600m (1900 ft) high plateau, forms one of the world's best examples of ancient rock exposed from the earth's interior.

The Park's fjords are equally stunning, …

One of my favorite aspects of traveling solo are the friends I meet along the way. Not having a traveling companion means that I have to put myself out there, talk to strangers, and (gasp!) even share a cabin with another solo female traveler. I've always been very lucky to have excellent roommates (takes one to know one) and this time was …